Backtalk

Can a Nuclear Strike on Iran Be Prevented? Given that the vast majority of the evidence presented in this article is incontrovertible, why is there no public debate? If this is so obvious as to be visible to all parties interested in the developments currently taking place in the Middle East, why are there no … Continue reading “Backtalk, December 1, 2005”

‘A Conspiracy So Vast…’Great article at Antiwar.com!I was wondering if you have read about the Judy Miller 9/11 attack warnings that were never published (except indirectly as shown below).In July of 2001 Judy Miller had top secret intelligence that a major terrorist attack was imminent. Who in the White House also knew?See this link: “The … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 25, 2005”

In Praise of ‘Virtual States’Might your virtual state concept suggest one human world and many divisions of government because the virtual states place the power of nations at rest?Clearly there is a human right, fully thwarted by the nation-state system, that entitles each individual to travel between nation-states and to take up residence in whatever … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 19, 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 Last Lie of the Iraq War ExposedThanks for the well-written article. Finally people are starting to get the message, but I believe it will take more time to expose all of the corruption and lies. At least the real news is starting to come out more in the mainstream media – that encourages me. … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 12, 2005”

My Weekend With the Wonks Leon Hadar’s well-written article on his meetings with the Washington policy wonks, “My Weekend with the Wonks,” is another bad omen of comparison between the Iraq war and Vietnam. Hadar says the wonks today have no clear answers to Iraq or our overall policy in the Middle East. Back then, … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 9, 2005”

Iraq by the Numbers George Bush stated that he would rather fight terrorism in Iraq than in the United States. But what if the result is the same? The next big number in Iraq is going to be when the number of American soldiers killed there is equal to the number of people killed in … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 29, 2005”

Powell Aide Blasts Rice, Cheney-Rumsfeld ‘Cabal’You once disputed my insistence that we are face to face with fascism. Do you still feel that we are not?~ Hal O’LearyJim Lobe replies:I think fascism has a number of attributes that don’t apply, the most important perhaps being the fuehrerprinzip, and, while there’s an effort to exalt Bush, … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 28, 2005”

Niger Uranium Forgery Mystery Solved?I solved that mystery a long time ago. Why did nobody, nobody in the government, ever say that Niger was a “bad” country? According to the evidence, Niger was selling uranium to Saddam Hussein, who was going to make a nuclear bomb and drop it on New York or London within … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 25, 2005”

Good News, or Urban Legends?Stan, Congratulations on an excellent article. Did you know the U.S. is spending $23,000 per Iraqi citizen on the occupation ($60 billion divided by 26 million population)? Why don’t we just withdraw all troops and all reconstruction efforts and pay each Iraqi (man, woman, and child) $23,000 per year to be … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 20, 2005”