Month: March 2009

Those who bought into the slogans "Hope" and "Change" last fall should have read the fine print. We were warned. Over and over during the campaign for the presidency Barack Obama made it clear that "withdrawal" from Iraq on his flexible 16-month timetable meant only the removal of "combat forces." He has also made it … Continue reading “Finding Ways to Stay in Iraq”

Updated at 8:42 p.m. EST, March 3, 2009At least three Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in the latest attacks. One U.S. soldier was killed in Mosul during a mortar attack. Also, Baghdad police said 12 previously unreported bodies were found in Baghdad during February. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said that it was … Continue reading “Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded”

"[They] were not fighting this perpetual war for victory, they were fighting to keep a state of emergency always present as the surest guarantee of authoritarianism." – George Orwell, 1984 It looks like the fat lady will become a Victoria’s Secret model before she sings the finale of our woebegone war in Iraq. On Friday … Continue reading “Mission Accomplished Indefinitely”

It is time to put an end to fortress America and force Jack Bauer to retire. President Barack Obama is reportedly reviewing America’s involvement in various conflicts overseas as well as its domestic defenses. He would be well advised to make the review a thorough one, starting at zero and challenging every assumption being made … Continue reading “Radical Rethink Needed in Washington”

Updated at 8:00 p.m. EST, Mar. 2, 2009At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 32 others were wounded in the latest attacks. A U.S. was soldier was killed in combat. Meanwhile, Chemical Ali has received a third death sentence, but two Iranians could soon see their freedom. Also, the fate of millions of orphans could … Continue reading “Monday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 32 Iraqis Wounded”

Perhaps it has taken warnings to U.S. college students considering where to undertake the traditional undergraduate (and beyond) practices of drinking too much and looking for sex in a warm climate during spring break to bring the situation home to Americans. Various colleges and even the U.S. State Department have warned that something close to … Continue reading “Drug War Tragedy in Mexico”

Editor’s note: Justin Raimondo is traveling. The following column originally ran on Sept. 26, 2008.In a last-ditch, all-out effort to pave the way for war with Iran, Israel’s lobby in the U.S. has inaugurated a new front group: United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). What, “another” neocon front group – why is this important? With Richard … Continue reading “Iran: And the Beat Goes On”

Sometimes, it’s the everyday things, the ones that fly below the radar, that matter. Here, according to Bloomberg News, is part of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ recent testimony on the Afghan War before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: “U.S. goals in Afghanistan must be ‘modest, realistic,’ and ‘above all, there must be an Afghan … Continue reading “The Imperial Unconscious”

Updated at 8:20 p.m. EST, March 1, 2009At least four Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in violence today. No Coalition casualties were reported. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported that casualty figures surged in February, but they are still low compared to previous years. Also, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that … Continue reading “Sunday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded”