With military manpower shortages arising out of the war in Iraq, there is talk in the air that the federal government might reinstitute the draft, most likely sometime after the November election. Such a prospect should cause every American to reflect not only on the...
If You Harbor Terrorists, You Are a Terrorist
While delegates to the GOP convention were congratulating themselves for their candidates tough stand against terrorism, the Bush administration was creating an international incidentlittle publicized in the United Statesby harboring a notorious...
The Election Isnt about Vietnam
What a topsy-turvy election! One candidate chose to fight in Vietnam. One candidate avoided it. So which candidate is supported by opponents of the Vietnam war? As I said, topsy-turvy. We hear lots of people say that the election should be about terrorism, Iraq,...
Backtalk, October 3, 2004
Putin, the PatriotMr. Raimondo: Very telling and interesting article indeed. Another interesting fact I found about the involvement of the U.S. neocon cabal in the Chechen conflict and their desire to weaken and isolate Russia through the Chechen rebels, arises from...
Even Neocons Agree: Kerry Won Debate
In the most important test of his presidential aspirations to date, Democratic candidate John Kerry clearly bested the incumbent, President George W. Bush, in Thursday night's debate on foreign policy, according to pundits and public-opinion polls taken after the two...
Terrorism, Justice and You
While the 9/11 Commission disbanded after the release of its report on July 22, ten former commissioners have announced the creation of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project (PDP). Over the next year, the PDP plans to "reach out . . . to communities around the country,...
Homeland Security: A Bad Joke
Any doubt that the Department of Homeland Security is a joke should be put to rest by its recent detainment and deportation of the pop singer Cat Stevens, who now calls himself Yusuf Islam. The entertainer has mysteriously made it to one of the watch lists that the...
Who’s Defending the Constitution?
President Bush charges that a President Kerry by acting constitutionally – would have given foreigners a veto over our launching a preemptive war. By law, the constitutional powers of the president to "introduce United States Armed Forces into...
Afghanistan Baiting the Well-Heeled Diaspora to Return
DUBAI - While the influential U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan predicts terrorist attacks before the presidential elections next week, he urged investors not to shy away from the war-ravaged country. "Enemies of Afghanistan's success have initiated an effort...
The Grand Illusion
When asked for their solution to the mess in Iraq, both of America's presidential candidates – Tweedledumb and Tweedlephony – advance the same line: "train more Iraqi security forces." Once enough Iraqis have been trained, they suggest, American...


