Month: March 2004

Gap Grows Between US, World Public Opinion

Mistrust of the United States, particularly US President George W. Bush, has grown steadily in western Europe over the past 10 months while anti-American sentiment in the Arab world remains pervasive, says a major new public-opinion poll of nine countries. Large majorities in each of the eight foreign nations surveyed (the United States was the … Continue reading “Gap Grows Between US, World Public Opinion”

Did al-Qaeda Win the Spanish Elections?

This silly question is being asked by billionnaire Rupert Murdoch’s and Conrad Black’s media outlets all over the world in blazing headlines. For some strange reason, the billionnaires aren’t happy that the Socialist Workers’ Party won the elections in Spain, and are trying to portray the outcome as cowardice on the part of the Spanish … Continue reading “Did al-Qaeda Win the Spanish Elections?”

Terrorists – and Freedom Fighters?

Between 1971 and 1973, he was commander of the Derry Brigade of the Provisional IRA, which fought gun battles with British soldiers in a war that would cost 320 lives. Arrested in Donegal near a car loaded with 5,000 rounds of ammunition and 250 pounds of explosives, he was sentenced to six months by a … Continue reading “Terrorists – and Freedom Fighters?”
Casualties in Iraq I would like to see a breakdown, if it is possible with the information you can get, of the wounded as to how many are "life changing" wounds. In other words, how many are receiving wounds that will hamper their future lives in terms of physical and mental activity? This is certainly … Continue reading “”

Spanish Blowback: Iraq War Boomerangs

It was just last week, on the eve of the bloodiest act of terrorism in Europe’s modern history, that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director George Tenet warned that the U.S. administration’s optimistic rhetoric on winning the “war on terrorism” was premature. Al-Qaeda has “infected others with its ideology, which depicts the United States as Islam’s … Continue reading “Spanish Blowback: Iraq War Boomerangs”

The Iraq War: Is the United States Better Off?

Before the Iraq war began, the President and his Administration claimed that Saddam Hussein was an immediate threat to the United States. The country had weapons of mass destruction and could use them against America or give them to terrorist groups. The White House talked about mushroom clouds. As we know now, neither nuclear weapons … Continue reading “The Iraq War: Is the United States Better Off?”

Government Lies on Iraq, Bombings, Led to Defeat at the Polls

Within just four days, terrorism radically changed the direction of the general elections that took place Sunday in Spain, and tested the public’s tolerance of concealment and manipulation of information in the investigation effort. On Sunday, the governing Popular Party (PP) lost 35 seats in Congress and its absolute majority. To judge by the opinion … Continue reading “Government Lies on Iraq, Bombings, Led to Defeat at the Polls”

Greece Cracks Down on Political Asylum as NATO Called in for Olympics Security

NATO is being asked to take a hand in security for the Olympic Games to be held in Athens in August. The day after bombs killed some 200 and wounded more than 1,400 in Madrid, the Greek government formally asked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to get involved in Olympics security operations. Security is … Continue reading “Greece Cracks Down on Political Asylum as NATO Called in for Olympics Security”