Surfzilla vs. the Banzai Pipeline
There’s a lot to be said for the North Shore of Oahu, destination-wise. The food is surprisingly tasty. The landscape is wet, tangled, ropy and green, writhing suggestively in a mist of sex aromas —...
View ArticleIs it a leak if it wasn’t a secret in the first place?
George W. Bush has said that it was “disgraceful” for the media to report that the United States is monitoring bank transactions. Republican Rep. Peter King has called for a criminal prosecution of the...
View ArticleSurfzilla vs. the Banzai Pipeline
Hobnobbing with the Pipe Masters at Oahu's G-Shock Triple Crown of Surfing.
View ArticleIs it a leak if it wasn't a secret in the first place?
The Boston Globe says that the Bush administration's transaction-monitoring program was in the public domain long before reporters dug in.
View ArticleAnd keep a close eye on those Macacans, too
The Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee endorses racial profiling at airport security checkpoints.
View ArticleGOP congressman on Holder: Which side is he on?
Peter King says the attorney general's move to investigate CIA abuse is a "declaration of war" against the Agency
View ArticleThomas Paine v. the Right's torture defenders
One of the heroes invoked by torture-lovers had nothing but contempt for their views.
View ArticleAnthony Weiner wins the morning
The New York Dem follows up his YouTube-ready floor tirade with a Fox showdown with Republican Rep. Peter King
View ArticleIRA terror victim speaks out against Peter King
"What really bothers me is the hypocrisy of the man," says a victim of a 1990 London bombing
View ArticleAbout that Republican who supports gun control ...
After the Arizona massacre, Rep. Peter King wants to make it illegal to bring a gun near a government official
View ArticleFour proposed security measures that won't work
Following Tucson, some legislators are suggesting new protective laws, but their ideas lack rationality
View Article"Radicalization" hearings lose anti-jihadist support
How professional anti-Muslim activists became disillusioned with their biggest ally in Congress
View ArticlePeter King promises to be polite at his anti-Islam HUAC hearings
The congressman will try as hard as he can not to say anything stupid while forcing Muslims to swear loyalty oaths
View ArticlePeter King's "radical Islam" hearings: For Fox viewers already scared of...
The HUAC-inspired spectacle will tap into a fear of Muslims already planted by the right-wing media
View ArticleKing: Hearings will help US-Muslim cooperation
The GOP congressman believes his incendiary hearings on domestic terrorism will reconcile Muslims to the police
View ArticleKing defends past IRA support, terror hearings
The New York congressman and chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, defends his ties to the IRA
View ArticleCivil liberties groups warn Peter King
The congressman's Muslim "radicalization" hearing must not turn into an ideological witch hunt, coalition says
View ArticleJon Stewart calls out Peter King
"Wow. Wait until Congressman Peter King gets a hold of terrorist sympathizer Peter King."
View ArticleDoes Peter King know the IRA killed an American?
A London car bombing by the Irish terrorist group -- backed by the now-congressman -- left one young American dead
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