Month: January 2005

My friend from Baquba visited me yesterday. He brought the usual giant lunch of home-cooked food he always brings when he comes to see me. I’m still eating it, actually. I had it again for dinner tonight. Ah, the typical Iraqi meal. He owns four large tents, and rents them to people in his city … Continue reading “‘Fallujah Is Fine, Now Go Back to Sleep’”

DUBAI – Democracy in Iraq is in the eye of the beholder. The elections on Jan. 30 may be touted as the first step toward freedom in the strife-torn country, but the chance to vote in their own government has evoked mixed emotions among Iraqi expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This mood … Continue reading “Lowered Expectations for Iraqi Expatriate Turnout”

OTTAWA – With Canada’s governing Liberal Party clinging to power by a shaky minority in Parliament, Washington’s controversial North American missile defense program may create a crisis that will force the country into a snap election. Even within the Liberal Party, many MPs are opposed to the missile defense system and the George W. Bush … Continue reading “US Missile Shield Finds Few Takers in Canada”

Those who pressed Congress to take responsibility for its actions in 2002 – in other words, to either unambiguously declare war upon Iraq or unambiguously decline to do so – were, of course, handled badly. Congress didn’t declare war, roundly defeated a resolution declaring war, and in fact specifically declared in its “resolution authorizing the … Continue reading “The War Party’s Achilles’ Heel?”

Scott Horton talks with Sibel Edmonds about her attempts to have the information she knows declassified, and what you can do about it. Interview conducted Jan. 22, 2005. Check out Scott’s other interviews with prominent antiwar and libertarian personalities. Download MP3 Listen to Streaming Audio Sibel Edmonds began working for the FBI shortly after the … Continue reading “Exhuming the Truth”

  Watch Ron Paul deliver this speech to the House of Representatives on video.     America’s policy of foreign intervention, while still debated in the early 20th century, is today accepted as conventional wisdom by both political parties. But what if the overall policy is a colossal mistake, a major error in judgment? Not … Continue reading “What if It Was All a Big Mistake?”

A few days ago, during an interview, I was asked to provide comments regarding the inspector general’s (IG) report into my allegations, and I was asked whether or not I agreed with the report’s conclusion that the FBI did not take my reports and allegations seriously, although they were supported by facts, evidence, and other … Continue reading “Demand Accountability”

BRUSSELS – The European Union restored ties with Sudan Tuesday and offered 50 million euros ($65 million) in aid to help boost a peace agreement after the end of one of Africa’s longest-ever civil wars. Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, and Louis Michel, EU commissioner for development signed the accord with Sudanese … Continue reading “EU Resumes Aid to Sudan”

ARBIL – Ahmed Khani sips his tea as he reclines in a high-back leather chair, a sepia-toned portrait of the father of Iraqi Kurdish nationalism, the late Mullah Mustafa Barzani behind him. In the portrait, Barzani wears military fatigues and the traditional Kurdish headscarf. Khani is wearing a suit. Ahmed Khani is the deputy local … Continue reading “Kurdish Parties Eye Independence”

Riding over opposition from its Democratic members, the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday voted 10-8 to send the nomination of Attorney General-designate Alberto Gonzales to the full Senate for confirmation, possibly as early as next week. In another widely anticipated victory for President George W. Bush, his former national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, easily won confirmation … Continue reading “Rights Groups Take Rare Step of Repudiating Nominee”