Brownback Knocks Down Lieberman Claim That Iraq Resolutions 'Encourage The Enemy'  —  This morning on Fox News, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) echoed the Bush administration and claimed that people who oppose escalation in Iraq are emboldening terrorists.  "[I]t will discourage our troops …

Grand Delusion  —  It's quite a juxtaposition.  In Iraq, American soldiers are finally beginning the hard job of establishing a measure of peace, security and order in critical sections of Baghdad — the essential prerequisite for the lasting political solution everyone claims to want.

A Reluctant Rebel's Yell  —  From Vietnam to Capitol Hill, Chuck Hagel has never been afraid to fight.  Now he talks about what could be his biggest battle yet: a run for the White House.  —  Chuck Hagel wears pain on his face.  The senior senator from Nebraska earned two Purple Hearts in Vietnam …

Muslims urged to refuse 'un-Islamic' vaccinations  —  A leading Islamic doctor is urging British Muslims not to vaccinate their children against diseases such as measles, mumps, and rubella because they contain substances making them unlawful for Muslims to take.

5 Myths About Suburbia and Our Car-Happy Culture  —  They don't rate up there with cancer and al-Qaeda — at least not yet — but suburban sprawl and automobiles are rapidly acquiring a reputation as scourges of modern American society.  Sprawl, goes the typical indictment, devours open space …

ANTI-WAR PROTEST: WHERE IS EVERYONE?  —  I was too young for the May Day protest against the Viet Nam War held in Washington, D.C. in 1971.  My friends and I talked about going for weeks prior to the event, seeing ourselves as something as a cross between Che Guevara and Abbie Hoffman.

Bin Laden, The Left and Me  —  As a conservative author, I'm used to a little controversy.  Even so, the reaction to my new book, "The Enemy at Home," has felt, well, a little hysterical.  —  "Ratfink writes new book," James Wolcott, cultural critic for Vanity Fair, declares in his blog.

Myths of the Iraq War  —  January 28, 2007: Top 10 Myths of the Iraq War.  In no particular order.  There are more, but ten is a manageable number.  —  1-No Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).  Several hundred chemical weapons were found, and Saddam had all his WMD scientists and technicians ready.

Jeb Bush Rallies Conservatives at Summit  —  Non-Candidate Shows Ability to Excite the Party  —  At a time when the conservative movement is looking bereft, humbled by midterm-election defeats and hungering for a presidential candidate to rally around, Jeb Bush delivered yesterday in Washington …

Biden: 'Failed policy' emboldens enemy  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman on Sunday dismissed criticism that a resolution opposing a troop buildup in Iraq would embolden the enemy and estimated perhaps only 20 senators believe President Bush "is headed in the right direction."

Evidence From Bite Marks, It Turns Out, Is Not So Elementary  —  FIFTEEN years ago, Roy Brown, a hard-drinking man with a criminal record, was convicted of stabbing, beating, biting and strangling a social worker in upstate New York.  The case rested largely on one piece of forensic evidence …

Accurate, but Not the Whole Story  —  Accurate stories can be misleading.  Two recent Page 1 stories — one on the Fairfax County libraries and the other on the sale of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards's Georgetown house — brought complaints that there was less there than met the reader's eye.

Hamas, Fatah Clashes Continue in Gaza  —  Gunmen from rival Hamas and Fatah movements battle each other in Gaza; 25 dead since Thursday  —  (AP) Hamas and Fatah gunmen battled each other in the streets Sunday, having sent civilians fleeing from their homes in an increasingly bloody power struggle …

Iraq cultivates ties to Democrats  —  Expecting both U.S. parties to play a role in shaping policy, Baghdad starts building new relationships.  —  BAGHDAD — Representatives of Iraq's government are hedging their bets on America's political future, hoping to keep U.S. support for their country strong …

It Has Unraveled So Quickly  —  A PAINFUL measure of just how much Iraq has changed in the four years since I started coming here is contained in my cellphone.  Many numbers in the address book are for Iraqis who have either fled the country or been killed.  One of the first Sunni politicians: gunned down.