Month: July 2008

Which country is the rogue nation? Iraq? Iran? Or the United States? Syndicated columnist Charley Reese asks this question in a recently published article. Reese notes that it is the U.S. that routinely commits “acts of aggression around the globe.” The U.S. government has no qualms about dropping bombs on civilians, whether they be in … Continue reading “We, the Salt of the Earth,
Take Precedence”

The Bush administration has justifiably criticized the Zimbabwean regime of liberator-turned-dictator Robert Mugabe. It has joined a unanimous UN Security Council resolution condemning the campaign of violence unleashed upon pro-democracy activists and calling for increased diplomatic sanctions in the face of yet another sham election. In addition, both the House and the Senate have passed … Continue reading “African Dictatorships and Double Standards”

Sen. John McCain presents himself as a what-you-see-is-what-you-get presidential candidate: clean, pragmatic, following his convictions even when not politically expedient. He considers himself to be someone who would make an excellent foreign-policy president. But this image sits in contrast with the International Republican Institute (IRI), for which McCain has served as board chairman since 1993. … Continue reading “John McCain and the International Republican Institute”

Updated at 10:20 a.m. EDT, July 2, 2008Bombings across central and northern Iraq left a number of casualties. At least 24 Iraqis were killed and 77 more were wounded in these and other attacks and raids. No Coalition deaths were reported. At least one person was killed and 40 more were wounded in a truck … Continue reading “Tuesday: 24 Iraqis Killed, 77 Wounded”

If President George W. Bush wants to boost Republican chances of holding on to the White House and keeping Democratic gains in Congress to a minimum in the November elections, he might consider taking an attack on Iran before the end of his administration "off the table." Of course, that’s probably the last thing Bush … Continue reading “Does Iran Have Bush Over a Barrel?”

Some of us have known for years that the U.S. government’s basis for holding prisoners without charge or trial in the "War on Terror" has more to do with a fantasy world in which nonsense masquerades as truth, logic is skewed, and nothing that is uttered remotely resembles evidence that would stand up in a … Continue reading “Alice in Guantánamo”

New arguments by analysts close to Israeli thinking in favor of U.S. strikes against Iran cite evidence of Iranian military weakness in relation to the U.S. and Israel and even raise doubts that Iran is rushing to obtain such weapons at all. The new arguments contradict Israel’s official argument that it faces an "existential threat" … Continue reading “Anti-Iran Arguments Belie Fearmongering”

Neoconservative pundits have a tendency to assert that something is true even if it is not and then repeat the assertion over and over again to give it credibility. Repeating a statement without subjecting it to any critical analysis is generally regarded as little more than a rhetorical gimmick. Last week’s New York Times featured … Continue reading “Neocons Stay on Message”