CIA says Iraq is now a terrorist training groundWed Jun 22, 3:35 PM ET The CIA believes the Iraq insurgency poses an international threat and may produce better-trained Islamic terrorists than the 1980s Afghanistan war that gave rise to Osama…

On Thursday, June 23 at 7:15, I’m going to be phone-in guest on “Walking A Thin Line,” a radio talk program on WTAN-AM 1340 Clearwater, Fla., WZHR-AM 1400 Zephyrhills, Fla., DCF-AM 1450 Dade City, Fla. The subject of the broadcast…

A bunch of my new work is available on other web sites. Phil and I recorded two new podcasts on My ‘Lanta. My Scene & Herd column featuring Music Midtown, Vibe Musicfest and, most importantly, the Atlanta Harmonica Enthusiasts Meeting,…

As promised in my latest newspaper column, here’s the so-called Downing Street Memo, as printed in London’s The Sunday Times newspaper. SECRET AND STRICTLY PERSONAL – UK EYES ONLY DAVID MANNING From: Matthew RycroftDate: 23 July 2002S 195 /02 cc:…

Haven’t you ever wondered why you never see Indian mice with breast cancer? Turmeric fights breast cancer in mice – studyBy Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent Thu Jun 9, 4:19 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmeric, a yellow spice…

I’ve been busy. I’m now a contributor to Atlanta’s Metblog. It’s a group blog dedicated to all things Atlanta. I’ll be using it to talk about my neighborhood and things going on around town. I just wrote a piece about…

I saw one of my favorite new bands, The Futureheads, at The Loft last night. While at the show, I had what one might call an unfortunate incident. I got in a brief scuffle with a man in a green…

Because everybody knows that the January 30 elections stopped the insurgency. World > Terrorism & Security posted June 1, 2005, updated 12:00 p.m. ‘Peaceful’ Basra now out of control?Iraqi police chief say at least 50 percent of his force has…

This is funny, to me anyway: Rocker Jeff Baxter Moves And Shakes In National Security — Once With Doobie Brothers, Now in Counterterrorism, He Has Ear of Pentagon Jeff Baxter played psychedelic music with Ultimate Spinach, jazz-rock with Steely Dan…

Here’s a multi-punchlined gem from President Bush’s news conference today. He was responding to a question about Amnesty International’s recent report about U.S. abuse of war prisoners. I transcribed it after hearing it on the news. “It’s just an absurd…