So said New York Times columnist William Safire who added that it "is worth reading." Bush' address certainly merits a careful reading, though not for the reasons Safire thinks.

BY Paul Street 13 November 2003

"We had a great day," Schrumpf told Times reporter Dexter Filkins: 'We killed a lot of people'. A soldier recalled watching one of the women standing near the Iraqi solider go down. 'I'm sorry' he said: 'But the chick was in the way'.

BY Paul Street 31 March 2003

It brings us to the point where we are compelled to embrace extra-legal direct action and open civil unrest to undo the new slaughterhouse of Empire.

BY Paul Street 17 March 2003

A chronic 'disconnect between message and reality' -- 'how stupid does the Bush gang think we are?'

BY Paul Street 28 January 2003

Is America really a God-ordained City on a Hill, one that "stands taller and sees farther" than the rest of the world?

BY Paul Street 22 October 2002

Refuting and explaining the popularity of 9-11 conspiracy theories

BY Paul Street 7 July 2002

Liberal-Left misrepresentation of Left commentary on 9-11

BY Paul Street 5 May 2002