Month: March 2007

Foreign Follies: America’s New Global Empire Doug Bandow Xulon Press, 2006 384 pp. To say that Doug Bandow is prolific would be an understatement of enormous proportions. He turns out a weekly column for Antiwar.com and contributes to two blogs – 4Pundits and Citizen Outreach. Bandow is also the author of several books – Korean … Continue reading “Foreign Follies
a Sobering Read”

Updated at 11:35 a.m. EST, Mar. 31, 2007At least 239 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 427 were wounded in violent incidents. Although attacks continued in Baghdad and Iskandariya, today’s violence focused on areas where al-Qaeda operatives are believed to be active. An American soldier and an American contractor were killed by … Continue reading “Tuesday: 239 Iraqis, 2 Americans Killed; 427 Iraqis Wounded”

The conventional wisdom for dealing with Iran is demanding repeatedly that the Iranians end their uranium enrichment program and slapping on new sanctions. Although the December 2006 United Nations Security Council sanctions that banned countries from exporting nuclear and missile materials and technology to Iran probably were prudent, widening the sanctions outside the nuclear and … Continue reading “Making Iranians Rally
‘Round the Flag”

“Whatever happens in Iraq, retreat from the world is not an option,” wrote Financial Times columnist Philip Stephens last weekend. Why not? Because a world map highlighting those regions where the West’s vital resources are located would exactly overlap a map highlighting those regions where state power is crumbling, disease and poverty are pandemic, and … Continue reading “Interventions Without End?”

We have observed the same song and dance so many times before it’s hard to believe more didn’t see it coming. The Democrats once again let down their constituents and all the other voters who ushered them in to power last November – believing, in utter stupidity, that they would somehow halt the madness of … Continue reading “Broken Promises and Barefaced Lies”

Last week the House passed an emergency supplemental spending bill that was the worst of all worlds. The president’s request would have already set a spending record, but the Democratic leadership packed 21 billion additional dollars of mostly pork-barrel spending in an attempt to win Democrat votes. The total burden on the American taxpayer for … Continue reading “More Pork for More War”

Updated at 12:15 a.m. EST, Mar. 27, 2007At least 71 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 79 Iraqis were injured. Attacks were scattered around the country but Baghdad, Baquba, Mosul and Iskandariya took the brunt of the violence. Also, the Department of Defense announced that a Marine died in combat in Anbar … Continue reading “Monday: 71 Iraqis, 1 GI Killed; 79 Iraqis Wounded”

The timing of the recent incident in which 15 British sailors were arrested by Iran at the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab waterway for purportedly entering Iranian waters couldn’t have been more provocative if it had been planned that way. And perhaps it was. The question is, however, who did the planning? It happened on … Continue reading “The Coming War With Iran”

Excuse me if, at 62, and well into my second era of protest against yet another distant, disastrous, and disabling American war, I express a little confusion. Was it actually like this in Rome while the legions were off fighting on the German frontiers? Was this the way it felt in London while the imperial … Continue reading “Demobilizing America”

Bigotry and Ignorance of Islam Dear Sir: Thank you for your article! It is well written and true in its substance. It means that you understand very well the religion of Islam. … I wish there were more people like you and that your article finds a wider audience. The dialogues of interfaith start with … Continue reading “Backtalk, March 26, 2007”