Month: August 2004

The Neocon Civil War

It was all too delicious for words. Francis Fukuyama, the boy wonder of the neocons who had famously pronounced the End of History, sat listening to a lecture by War Party stalwart and neocon comrade Charles Krauthammer, and wondered if the former psychiatrist had become unhinged: "As he was listening to his friend Krauthammer deliver … Continue reading “The Neocon Civil War”

Gitmo Trials ‘Designed to Convict’

Pre-trial hearings that began Tuesday at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of prisoners taken in the U.S. "war on terrorism" are "designed to convict," says one expert. The lack of attorney-client confidentiality, absence of an appeals process, classified testimony and the two and a half years that many detainees have been held … Continue reading “Gitmo Trials ‘Designed to Convict’”

People of Najaf Trapped in War They Don’t Want

NAJAF – Najaf was in the grip of eerie silence Tuesday despite the U.S. jets flying across clear skies and the sound of mortar blasts that shook the town. After three weeks of often pitched battles between armed followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr on the one hand and a coalition of Iraqi and … Continue reading “People of Najaf Trapped in War They Don’t Want”

Bush’s Unwilling Poster Children

From Bush press conference on Tuesday: "QUESTION: You’re not going to Athens this week, are you? BUSH: Athens, Texas? (LAUGHTER) QUESTION: The Olympics in Greece. BUSH: Oh, the Olympics. No, I’m not. QUESTION: Have you been watching? BUSH: Yes. It’s been exciting. QUESTION: Did a particular moment stand out? BUSH: A particular moment? I liked … Continue reading “Bush’s Unwilling Poster Children”

A Pretext for War

James Bamford, veteran journalist and author of A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies, discusses neoconservative foreign policy. Interview conducted by Scott Horton. Check out Scott’s other interviews with prominent libertarians and antiwar personalities. Recorded Aug. 14, 2004. Windows Media Player Download MP3 James Bamford, the author of the … Continue reading “A Pretext for War”

Hippocratic Oath AWOL at Military Prisons

NEW YORK – Secret detention centers in Iraq and Afghanistan must be included in U.S. military monitoring of prisoner mistreatment, according to an article in the Lancet medical journal that details collusion between medical staff and abusive interrogators. While much evidence in the ongoing military investigations has been made public, the article also notes that … Continue reading “Hippocratic Oath AWOL at Military Prisons”

Neocon Treason

Having experienced the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, do Americans wish they had elected Patrick J. Buchanan president? Was Buchanan America’s last chance to put a true patriot in the Oval Office? America was meant to cultivate its own garden, to steer clear of foreign entanglements and permanent alliances, and to serve as an … Continue reading “Neocon Treason”

The Government Says We Need More Government

The 9-11 Commission report, released late last month, has disrupted the normally quiet Washington August. Various congressional committees are holding hearings on the report this week, even though Congress is not in session, in an attempt to show the government is "doing something" about terrorism in an election year. The Commission recommendations themselves have been … Continue reading “The Government Says We Need More Government”

Former Exiles Dominate Iraqi Puppet Govt

In what had been touted as Iraq’s first democratic election, last week’s tumultuous Iraqi National Conference closed with a four-judge panel selecting a list of candidates for the Interim National Council, leaving the hundreds of delegates invited to the conference to approve the decision with only a show of hands. In the end, the same … Continue reading “Former Exiles Dominate Iraqi Puppet Govt”