Month: December 2004

U.S. management of the Iraqi economy was plagued by irregularities, corruption, failures, and the mishandling of billions of dollars, according to analysts and multiple recent audits. Sloppy accounting and lax oversight of contracts were routine under the now defunct U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which handled Iraq’s reconstruction funds and left blueprints for the economy … Continue reading “Mishandled Money Plagued US-Ruled Iraq”

During the Balkans wars of the 1990s, quite a few people who dared question the Official Truth as presented by the Western media and governments frequently complained that reports from Bosnia and Kosovo at the very least distorted the truth, and sometimes even made it up entirely. As intervention escalated and the shape of the … Continue reading “Deception as a Way of Life”

On Dec. 6, Pentagon boss Donald Rumsfeld promised four more years of death and destruction in Iraq. Assuming the war continues to cost the U.S. taxpayers $6 billion per month – not including reconstruction costs, fat no-bid contracts for the Bush administration’s major contributors, and replacement costs of the military equipment that is being blown … Continue reading “A Catastrophe Calculator”

"I believe I served my country honorably," says Specialist E-4 David W. Qualls: "Even though I did not expect to be rotated to Iraq, I did my time and served to the best of my ability. And I was proud to serve. But the Army made an agreement with me and I expected them to … Continue reading “The ‘Stop Loss’ Scam”

Congressman Ron Paul today denounced the national ID card provisions contained in the intelligence bill being voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives, while urging his colleagues to reject the bill and its new layers of needless bureaucracy.   Visit Rep. Ron Paul’s archives.     "National ID cards are not proper in a … Continue reading “Ron Paul Denounces National ID Card”

Last weekend alone, over 70 Iraqis were killed in violence around their country. Yet these are only those reported as a result of spectacular, "newsworthy" incidents like car bombs or clashes between the resistance and occupation forces. Iraqis are dying everyday from other things, like violent crime, kidnappings where families can’t afford to pay the … Continue reading “Those Left Behind”

BAGHDAD – The Baghdad Medical City has begun to look nice in its new coat of paint. It does not look that nice to Dr. Hammad Hussein, ophthalmology resident at the center. "I have not seen anything which indicates any rebuilding aside from our new pink and blue colors here where our building and the … Continue reading “Iraqi Healthcare Given A ‘New Look’”

Leading up to the war in Iraq, evangelical Christians became perhaps the most enthusiastic advocates of imperium. Though politicians have often abused "Just War theory," it is still an integral part of Christian ethics when examining issues of war and peace. Thus, one must ask, was the Iraq war "just" based on the criteria of … Continue reading “Pro-War Christians Should Come Clean”

We are driving across Baghdad when a GMC full of armed men races past our car, missing it by inches. Along with guns pointed out their windows at us (and all the other cars), a couple of the men hold their hands out, waving them down toward the ground in order to instruct the traffic … Continue reading “Fallujah as a ‘Model City’”

Scott Horton talks with Dr. Gordon Prather about the drive for war with Iran and who’s behind it. Interview conducted Dec. 4, 2004. Check out Scott’s other interviews with prominent antiwar and libertarian personalities. Download MP3 Listen to Streaming Audio Physicist James Gordon Prather has served as a policy implementing official for national security-related technical … Continue reading “Where Have We Heard This Before?”