Month: October 2006

Updated at 11:20 a.m. EST, Nov. 1, 2006 In the latest developments in war-torn Iraq, 80 Iraqis were killed and another 37 were wounded in violent acts. At least 40 more Iraqis are reported kidnapped in one incident alone and the U.S. military also reported two more American servicemember deaths today. One American soldier was … Continue reading “Tuesday: 80 Iraqis, 2 American Soldiers Killed; 37 Iraqis Wounded”

LONDON – More than three years after London saw its biggest ever rally to prevent the war in Iraq, the group Stop the War is launching a new campaign to pull coalition forces out of Iraq. That rally in 2003 failed to stop the war, as the massively backed coalition had set out to do. … Continue reading “UK: Once Again, Stop the War”

President Bush and Karl Rove realize they are losing the pre-election public relations battle with the Democrats over the war in Iraq. Rove, the president’s political ace, didn’t think the American people could intellectually process more than three words. So he cleverly tried to define the president’s position on the war as "stay the course" … Continue reading “Filling the Spin Vacuum”

November 1956, 50 years ago, was a month the drama of which many of us can yet recall. It was a defining moment of the Cold War. This was the month Eisenhower was reelected in a landslide and in which he laid down, in simultaneous crises, the new ground rules of the Cold War, both … Continue reading “November ’56: Defining Moment”

As the position of the Coalition forces in Iraq looks increasingly untenable, it is not just the fate of the national military contingents that is in question. Private military contractors, which make up the second largest Coalition contingent, are also considering their future following the end of the "Baghdad bubble," the boom in the industry … Continue reading “Mercenaries Look Beyond Iraq”

When President George W. Bush was asked at his news conference last Wednesday whether we are winning in Iraq, he answered, "Absolutely; we’re winning." The disingenuousness was almost enough to provoke sympathy for the beleaguered president as he lived through another bad week with further diminished credibility. A letter winner in cheerleading at Andover and … Continue reading “Bush the Cheerleader”

The third and final act in the national tragedy that is the Bush administration may soon play itself out. The Okhrana reports increasing indications of "something big" happening between the election and Christmas. That could be the long-planned attack on Iran. An attack on Iran will not be an invasion with ground troops. We don’t … Continue reading “Third and Final Act”

For the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, active-duty members of the military are asking members of Congress to end the occupation of Iraq and bring U.S. soldiers home. More than 100 soldiers announced Wednesday that they are seeking protection under the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (DOD directive 7050.6) to file … Continue reading “Active-Duty GIs Call for Withdrawal”

A Jewish Hitler? Justin Raimondo: My first letter. Thanks for your site, which I have been compulsively reading for months now. It gathers the cream of commentary like no other. Two things: Since reading “Reconnecting With the Reality-Based Community,” Scott McConnell’s review of Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World by Anatol … Continue reading “Backtalk October 31, 2006”

Updated at 11:50 a.m. EST, Nov.3,, 2006 In Iraq, there is little doubt now that the holiday break from violence was just that. At least 107 Iraqis have so far died on Monday and another 120 were wounded. The U.S. death toll for October alone hit 101 today making this the fourth deadliest month since … Continue reading “Monday: 107 Iraqis, 1 Marine and 1 US MP Killed; 120 Iraqis Injured”