Month: December 2001

My last New Year’s column contained a statement that stands out, in retrospect, as a prediction and a warning that, unfortunately, went unheeded. America, I wrote, "Stands astride the world, a global Gulliver lording it over the Lilliputians. But at the apogee of its power, the US is subject to the irony of world hegemony … Continue reading “FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS”

As Israel prepares to expel its Arab helots from Palestine, its "amen corner" worldwide is also on the march, excoriating anyone who looks cross-eyed at Ariel Sharon as an "anti-Semite." The latest front in this campaign is England, where Barbara Amiel, wife of media magnate Conrad Black, went on a rampage in the Telegraph, claiming … Continue reading “STRANGE SYMBIOSIS – ISRAEL & ANTI-SEMITISM”

"And thus the Third Age of Middle Earth began. History became legend, legend became myth – and some things that should not have been forgotten … were lost." With that prologue, J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings, is brought to the screen – and the good news is that, by the … Continue reading “SAURON IN WASHINGTON”

On Saturday, 15 December 2001, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have cleared the way for international monitors in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Many believe that such monitors would help end the increasingly bloody low-intensity war Israel is waging against Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories, as … Continue reading “Don’t Mention It:”

For the past week or so, I have been writing about the ominous implications of Carl Cameron’s four-part Fox News exposé of Israeli intelligence operations in the US. My most recent column on the subject was posted today (December 21). Cameron’s reports are, of course, key to understanding the context of these columns: without them, … Continue reading “Now You See It, Now You Don’t”

As the first year in the new millennium draws to a close, it might help us sort out what’s happened in the past three months – and thus how to respond – by compiling a summary list of What We Know. WHAT WE KNOW As was the case with various other major mass-murder bombings (East … Continue reading “25 Things We’ve Learned Since 9/11”

The minority of Americans opposed to the U.S. war in Afghanistan is increasingly being told by the warhawk majority that antiwar sentiment is tantamount to treason. One noteworthy example of this sort of foreboding accusation is being disseminated by the famous conservative pundit, David Horowitz, as was reported recently by Justin Raimondo. Horowitz’s accusation follows … Continue reading “Who Are The Real Traitors?”

You really have to hand it to the Israelis: they are nothing if not blatant. Their response to Fox News reporter Carl Cameron’s devastating exposé of Israel’s massive spy operation in the US can hardly be repeated with a straight face. Mark Regev, a spokesman at the Israeli embassy in Washington is quoted by the … Continue reading “THE SECRET WAR”

In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt was elected promising a 25% reduction in the federal budget, an end to deficits, and the restoration of a sound dollar. Within eight years the federal budget tripled, federal debt increased 155%, and the gold standard was repudiated – making the U.S. dollar a fiat currency. Roosevelt’s New Deal transformed America … Continue reading “Bush’s Coup d’Etat”

That was pretty exciting there, at least for a while: the Northern Alliance was closing in on Osama bin Laden, or so we were told, and the battle of Tora Bora was going to be Al Qaeda’s Gotterdammerung: the Mad Sheik’s last stand. They heard Osama’s voice giving commands to his beleaguered troops over the … Continue reading “THE 9/11 ENIGMA”