Month: November 2005

Female GI Stands Against War as She Faces Deployment

Fort Benning, GA – Army National Guard Specialist Katherine Jashinski, on active duty with the 111th ASG since January of this year, will make a public statement Thursday against war as a conscientious objector in the face of orders to participate in weapons training and deploy to the Middle East. She will be joined by … Continue reading “Female GI Stands Against War as She Faces Deployment”

Indian Nuclear Deal With US Turns Faustian Bargain

NEW DELHI – Indian leaders are finding, to their dismay, that they confront far tougher choices in implementing a controversial nuclear agreement they signed with the United States than they had bargained for. These choices pertain to a sequence of steps New Delhi must take that could prove a potential obstacle to the deal’s execution, … Continue reading “Indian Nuclear Deal With US Turns Faustian Bargain”

Libby Indictment May Open Door to Broader Iraq War Deceptions

The details revealed thus far from the investigation that led to the five-count indictment against I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby seem to indicate that the efforts to expose the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson went far beyond the chief assistant to the assistant chief. Though no other White House officials were formally indicted, … Continue reading “Libby Indictment May Open Door to Broader Iraq War Deceptions”

Backtalk, November 17, 2005

A ‘Legal’ US Nuclear Attack Against IranIt’s much worse than that. This is self-fulfilling prophecy.The Iranians know what’s going on: Whatever evidence Iran provides will be dismissed as lies by the U.S. Like Iraq, no denial or evidence will ever be sufficient. The U.S. will cook up new bogus stories one after another, the Iranians … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 17, 2005”

The Senators’ Rebellion

The recent Senate vote to require regular reports from the White House detailing all the wonderful “progress” we’re making over there was more reflective of a desire to cover their asses as election time approaches than it was of growing antiwar sentiment in the U.S. Congress. This, after all, is substantially the same group of … Continue reading “The Senators’ Rebellion”

Republicans Cut and Run from Iraq and Bush

Although he dislikes foreign travel and formal summits, U.S. President George W. Bush must be relieved to be spending this week as an honored guest in several Asian capitals. According to the stereotype, Asians are unfailingly polite. The same can no longer be said even of the president’s fellow Republicans in Washington – not to … Continue reading “Republicans Cut and Run from Iraq and Bush”

In Praise of ‘Virtual States’

If you are like me and you’ve been following the news on a regular basis for a while, say, 20 or 30 years, the chances are that whether it was 1977 (when you got married), 1986 (when your kid was nine years old), or 2003 (when the grandkid was on the way), you were watching … Continue reading “In Praise of ‘Virtual States’”

What Are They Cooking Up in the White House?

We know one thing about the Bush administration: despite the president’s Veterans Day speech on the “irresponsibility” of “rewriting history,” he and his top officials – possibly the greatest gamblers in our history – had no hesitation about writing their own ticket to history and rejiggering the facts wherever necessary in the run-up to war. … Continue reading “What Are They Cooking Up in the White House?”

Congress Sends Mixed Signals on Detainee Rights

As U.S. President George W. Bush’s poll numbers plummet, questions about how his administration "sold" the invasion of Iraq to the public and its treatment of prisoners seized in the "war on terror" continue to dog the beleaguered president, stalling his second-term agenda. In the Senate, Democrats have mounted a spirited campaign to insist that … Continue reading “Congress Sends Mixed Signals on Detainee Rights”