PORTRAIT OF A WAR BIRD

National Review Online recently posted "Ten Questions for Adel al-Jubeir," yet another rant by Stephen Schwartz, the Michael Ruppert of the Right, who claims that the Saudi government was really behind the 9/11 attacks. It is the usual fare from the neocons’ resident Saudi-phobe, a weird mixture of smears and unintentional humor. For example, Schwartz … Continue reading “PORTRAIT OF A WAR BIRD”

TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE

Uh-Oh …. Don’t look now, but last week President Vladimir Putin had the bright idea of bringing back the five-pointed red star as the insignia of the Russian military. It all begins to make sense if we note the Russian government’s crackdown on … Barbie! The Guardian is on the story: "The Russian Ministry of … Continue reading “TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE”

Our Incoherent Foreign Policy Fuels Middle East Turmoil

Thousands of American troops already occupy Afghanistan, and perhaps hundreds of thousands more are poised to attack Iraq. The justification given for these military invasions is that both nations support terrorism, and thus pose a risk to the United States. Yet when we step back and examine the region as a whole, it’s obvious that … Continue reading “Our Incoherent Foreign Policy Fuels Middle East Turmoil”

The Whitewash Commission

Some of the media are politely calling it an inspired choice. But does anybody really think we will learn anything we didn’t already know from the commission to be headed by Henry Kissinger to look into the intelligence and enforcement failures that led up to the terrorist attacks of September 11? For that matter, does … Continue reading “The Whitewash Commission”

HAIL HENRY!

Rarely has there been a display of unanimity such as the universal hissing that greeted Henry Kissinger’s appointment as chairman of the "National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States." From Maureen Dowd’s reliably b*tchy response – "Who better to investigate an unwarranted attack on America than the man who used to instigate America’s … Continue reading “HAIL HENRY!”