Embedded Jailbird’s Song?

You don't suppose the principal reason President Bush named Bonkers Bolton to be our Ambassador to the United Nations – even though the Senate declined to confirm him – was so Bolton could claim "diplomatic immunity" when the Feds come to arrest...

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Survival of the Fittest, Indeed

We now have, just as my Confederate forefathers predicted, an imperial government in Washington. We are the only country in the world that has military forces permanently stationed all over the Earth. All imperialism, even the American form, is ultimately based on...

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‘What Have We Done?’

As the blood of US soldiers continues to drain into the hot sands of Iraq over the last several days with at least 27 US soldiers killed and the approval rating for his handling of the debacle in Iraq dropping to an all-time low of 38%, Mr. Bush commented from the...

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Lessons from Hiroshima, 60 Years Later

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60 years ago were stunning and sobering events. They brought World War II to an end, and everyone was thankful for that. Not too many of us stopped to think about the full implications of those bombs for our future. We were too...

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Europe Plays Nuclear Poker With Iran

The Iranian government's threat to resume limited nuclear activities after the European Union (EU) missed a deadline on Sunday to offer new incentives is clearly part of a calculated attempt to mount pressure on the EU-3 (Britain, France, and Germany). The EU-3 has...

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AIPAC Spy Nest Exposed

The other shoe has finally dropped in the case of the spy scandal involving the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In addition to five espionage-related charges filed against former Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin, two counts of conspiracy to...

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Constitution: How’s Chances?

It now appears likely that the Iraqis will come up with some sort of written constitution by the Aug. 15 deadline. Although President Bush has expressed aversion to strict deadlines for the United States, both Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the new U.S....

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Who’s Behind the Coming War With Iran?

Writing in The American Conservative's Aug. 1 issue, former military intelligence and CIA counterterrorism officer Philip Giraldi, now a partner in Cannistraro Associates, says that the vice president (who, according to the U.S. Constitution, has no authority but to...

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Backtalk, August 5, 2005

Pledge WeekOK, Justin, I'm doing the right thing and contributing money to Antiwar.com now. I check the site every day and routinely "talk up" Justin's columns so much among my friends that my wife refers to him as my "buddy Justin." As in, "So, what does your buddy...

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Media Flagstones Along a Path to War on Iran

On Tuesday, big alarm bells went off in the national media echo chamber, and major U.S. news outlets showed that they knew the drill. Iran's nuclear activities were pernicious, most of all, because people in high places in Washington said so. It didn't seem to matter...

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