Month: May 2005

“Intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy.” Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would see those words in black and white – and beneath a SECRET stamp, no less. For three years now, we in Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) have been saying that the CIA and its British … Continue reading “Proof the Fix Was In”

The latest attempt to move on from the Iraq war was set out by Prime Minister Blair last weekend. He was quoted by the BBC as saying: “We do say sorry for all those people who have died, but I cannot apologize for taking the country to war.” In other words, he’s sorry for the … Continue reading “Blair’s ‘Sorry’ Is Not Good Enough”

Kosovo’s Continuing Tragedy An old saying in Washington urges one to "believe nothing until it has been officially denied." Washington, Brussels, and the UN have been denying for years that their policies in the occupied Serbian province of Kosovo have in effect established a quasi-independent state, which would eventually officially separate from Serbia. Their deeds, … Continue reading “Slouching Toward Secession”

About a year ago, I had lunch with someone who then held a relatively high position in America’s homeland security forces. During our conversation, I casually referred to “somebody setting off a suitcase nuke in an American city.” He replied, “That will happen.” I therefore found striking the headline in this Sunday’s Washington Post: “U.S. … Continue reading “Fool’s Paradise”

“The United States of America will not permit the world’s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world’s most dangerous weapons.” This excerpt from his “Axis-of-Evil” State of the Union of 2002 is the heart of the Bush Doctrine. Under it, we invaded Iraq. To our eternal embarrassment, we found Iraq had none of … Continue reading “Bye-Bye, Bush Doctrine”

The day before yesterday, two demonstrations were held, just a few dozen kilometers apart. One took place at the Homesh settlement, not far from Jenin. Tens of thousands of settlers and their sympathizers came to demonstrate against the planned evacuation of this settlement. The demonstrators swore to sabotage the decisions of the government and the … Continue reading “Beat the Peaceful, Embrace the Violent”

The U.S. government doesn’t like what the media is reporting in Iraq, but don’t worry, they have a solution: shoot them, then arrest them. At the beginning of last month, a cameraman with CBS press credentials was shot and arrested on suspicion of “insurgent activity.” As usual, the military’s story went through a few different … Continue reading “The War Party’s
War on the Media”

UNITED NATIONS – When world powers adopted a treaty to stop the spread of nuclear weapons some 35 years ago, many hoped it would pave the way for total disarmament. Instead, nations, including some that created the 1970 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), have stockpiled thousands of nuclear weapons and even now are making new ones. … Continue reading “Nuclear Weapons Talks Open Amid Crisis”

Who and what is a neoconservative? Where do they come from? What do they have to do with Leon Trotsky, with Leo Strauss? How and why did they lie us into war with Iraq? These were my questions for Justin Raimondo on my radio show April 30, 2005, and this is what he said: Streaming … Continue reading “How Communists Became Republicans”

When Congress passed the PATRIOT Act in the emotional aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a sunset provision was inserted in the bill that causes certain sections to expire at the end of 2005. But this begs the question: If these provisions are critical tools in the fight against terrorism, why revoke them after five … Continue reading “PATRIOT Act Should Ride Into the Sunset”