Before and After Abu Ghraib, a U.S. Unit Abused Detainees  —  As the Iraqi insurgency intensified in early 2004, an elite Special Operations forces unit converted one of Saddam Hussein's former military bases near Baghdad into a top-secret detention center.  There, American soldiers …

Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches  —  WASHINGTON - "Some look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude that the war is lost and not worth another dime or another day," President Bush said recently.  —  Another time he said, "Some say that if you're Muslim you can't be free."

Saddam's Philippines Terror Connection  —  SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REGIME PROVIDED FINANCIAL support to Abu Sayyaf, the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group founded by Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law in the Philippines in the late 1990s, according to documents captured in postwar Iraq.

Losing Ground  —  A NEWSWEEK poll shows President Bush's approval rating dropping to new lows on domestic issues and rising public anger over Iraq and homeland security.  —  U.S. troops evacuate a wounded soldier from Balad to Kuwait on March 17.  A NEWSWEEK poll shows that only 29 percent …

Global Protests Mark Iraq War Anniversary  —  SYDNEY, Australia — Thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets around the world Saturday, marking the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with demands that coalition troops leave immediately.

Washington Post editorial repeats, AS FACT, debunked Bush talking point about Iran supplying IEDs in Iraq  —  (Hat tip to a Daily Kos diary.)  —  At this point, the errors are so massive and so ongoing that this is no longer just sloppy journalism.  —  The Washington Post editorial board …

Huge protests against French job law, some violence  —  PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of students, workers and left-wing politicians took to the streets across France on Saturday to press the conservative government to scrap a new law they fear will erode job security.

Mad Science  —  No question is too crazy to snare a prize  —  We're entering the science fair season, when schools teach children about science by making their parents conduct experiments.  Across America, grown men and women will be watching crystals grow, grapes shrivel …

Iraq Progress Report  —  Advocates for liberty weigh in after three years  —  As the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq approaches, Reason asked a wide range of libertarian, conservative, and freedom-minded journalists and academics to assess the war, the occupation, and how their views have or have not changed.

Advance Workers for Bush Impersonated Reporters  —  The White House said yesterday that it will discipline two government employees who masqueraded as journalists this month while scouting locations for a presidential visit to the Gulf Coast.  —  A Mississippi couple whose home was destroyed …