This is a brief summary of recent interesting content from a broad spectrum of political blogs. I hope you'll enjoy reading (and perhaps discussing) these thought-provoking pieces. Feel free to point out other posts you enjoyed. (Each installment in this series originally posted at Swords Crossed.)
Read on for this week's list...
On the Left:
Daily Kos: Alegre updates the dire situation in Darfur, where the refugee camps are full and the violence continues, and gives links for action.
The Left Coaster: Steve Soto suggests the sweetheart deal made with Griles is an attempt to protect the administration from Abramoff fallout.
The Daily Howler: Bob Somerby rails against the spread of an apples/oranges comparison intended to discredit Gore on global warming.
The Washington Monthly: Kevin Drum highlights the after-the-fact attempts to justify the USA firings and points out they don't hold up to scrutiny.
My Left Wing: Jeff Huber sees the lies about Pat Tillman's death as part of a larger pattern connected to military careerism.
On the Right:
Captain's Quarters: Ed comments on the suppression of opposition parties in Russia and fears for the future of democracy under Putin.
Middle East Journal: Michael Totten presents first-hand observations of Iraqi Kurdistan and discusses prospects for independence.
Outside The Beltway: James Joyner is concerned that using the Army to patrol the southern border might lead to politicizing the military.
The Volokh Conspiracy: Jonathan Adler opines that it's a good thing the DoJ's attempt to broaden RICO to target tobacco companies got torpedoed.
The Minority Report: daveinboca discusses Chirac's policy failures in France, his sinking popularity, and his possible successors.
Other:
Obsidian Wings: Charles Bird wants better information operations as part of the counterinsurgency strategy and passes on some observations from Yon.
Andrew Sullivan: Sullivan cites a recent Pew poll as evidence Rove's efforts have backfired and consigned the GOP to long-term minority status.
The Agitator: Radley Balko changes his mind on torture (with some qualifications) as he doesn't trust the government not to abuse such power.
The Forvm: Blue Neponset considers the House Iraq funding bill a political victory for the Democrats.
Swords Crossed: lordzorgon slams the Democrats for stuffing the funding bill with domestic pork and sees no signs of promised fiscal responsibility.
Perspectives on Last Week posted Monday, March 26
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