Senior U.S. interrogator in Iraq haunted by process that "betrays our traditions, and because it just doesn't work." Krugman: What to do? Look for the free lunches. GM and Ford apply to Sweden for aid to save Saab and Volvo. Brief on cholera, greed, and
The Bailout: now bigger than the expenditure for WWII and Vietnam combined. "Traditional Publishing R.I.P." chronicles the daily death of print. It's not really dismal. It's quiet here, you know. And there's no rats. CBGB's remains lay in
The Morning News wishes you a happy Thanksgiving. See you on Monday. On the state of Democracy in South-East Asia, with more info on yesterday's violence in Thailand. Sean Penn interviews both Castro and Chavez (with some help from Christopher Hitchens). Compendium of dead online services and
Bush grants 14 pardons, commutes two sentences--no word on Milken or John Walker Lindh, though more reprieves are expected. Zakaria: In effect, we're asking China to finance simultaneously the two largest fiscal expansions in human history--theirs and ours. Melody Barnes will head the Domestic Policy Council
Protestors shut down Bangkok airport with gunfire as Thai prime minister returns from summit. Disloyalty, or the whiff of it, set off a particular quivering. Ode to Bush's nostrils. Hitchens: The last thing we need is a Clinton in charge of foreign policy. Charities on tenterhooks while billionaires,
China, South Korea buy up huge tracts in Madagascar, Ukraine to ensure continued access to agricultural land. The Water Mill extracts clean water out of the air, has the potential to affect local climate if used en masse. Protests held in Iceland to free the man who flew a supermarket&
As Obama sets about creating 2.5 million jobs, his advisors talk about spending $700 billion. Obama Republicans tend to be students of Scowcroft. In light of Citibank's bailout, no banks are safe. Juicy: How Citi went from $244 billion to $20.5 billion in two years. Reasons
Good summary of the markets' deflation, and Citibank's frightening couple weeks ahead. Round-up of Citi's possibilities. Admitting that the big automakers already are bankrupt would go a long way in restructuring. Romney: Let Detroit go bankrupt. Kasparov: Obama must look at Russia's
Good summary of Detroit's recent power shifts, not getting a bailout, and losing its voice in the House. Op: China's recent Latin American dealings show it moving from global power to actor--a flood of trade is not universally appreciated. Sticks and stones may break your
To get the ball rolling: Federal judge orders five Guantanamo detainees released. The Economist predicts the world in 2009; e.g., an end to hubris. Op: If Obama needs the occasional cigarette to maintain his steely calm, let him have one. Nothing like a massive electoral loss to strip someone
