Conservatives Challenge Obama Over Libya
Justin Raimondo on the antiwar right vs the ‘neo’ alliance
Month: March 2011
The Libya Show
Ron Jacobs on Washington’s shallow pretensions
Thursday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 11 Wounded
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in new attacks, but an unknown number of casualties in a jail riot could place the number even higher.
10 Reasons the US Should Leave Libya NOW
On the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein under intentionally false charges of possession of weapons of mass destruction, the American empire struck again, this time in Libya. Though it strikes me as self-evident that this was a foolhardy and wrong-headed plan, apparently my impression is not universally shared. Here, then, in … Continue reading “10 Reasons the US Should Leave Libya NOW”
Impeach Barack Obama
John Walsh challenges Tea Partiers and antiwar liberals
Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs
When all you have are bombs, everything starts to look like a target. And so after years of providing Libya’s dictator with the weapons he’s been using against the people, all the international community – France, Britain and the United States – has to offer the people of Libya is more bombs, this time dropped … Continue reading “Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs”
Neocon Foreign Policy
One of the enduring mysteries is why neoconservative foreign policy continues to dominate the Republican Party and also large parts of the Democratic Party even though that policy has been disastrous for the United States. No one – not even Secretary of Defense Robert Gates – is willing to call the two land wars currently underway in … Continue reading “Neocon Foreign Policy”
Wednesday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in new violence that focuses on Baghdad and Mosul.
The Immorality of ‘Humanitarian’ Military Intervention
I am sorry to report that I must add to my already considerable moral burden yet another set of murders committed by the U.S. government, funded by my taxes, and allowed by my complacency. As of March 19, 2011, I have fresh Libyan blood on my hands and on my soul. The U.S. (and U.K.) … Continue reading “The Immorality of ‘Humanitarian’ Military Intervention”
Buy Two Wars, Get Another for Half Price
Things are bad when a president who says he wants out of Iraq and claims American soldiers will soon start to withdraw from Afghanistan succumbs to international and domestic pressure to do the heavy lifting in yet another civil war—this time in Libya. It’s as if there is a “buy two wars and get the … Continue reading “Buy Two Wars, Get Another for Half Price”