Backtalk

How Long Can This Go On? I just found your Web site by reading the piece by Mr. Roberts. Will definitely check it out in the future. Last winter, I had a back injury and looked at way too much C-SPAN. During this time I saw the shabby way the Democrats were treated in the … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 14, 2005”

The Democrats Are Irrelevant There have been any number of articles on Antiwar.com in recent weeks from leftists complaining about the lack of support from leading Democrat politicians in Washington for a pullout from Iraq. They also are complaining that very few of them showed up to the recent antiwar demonstrations in Washington a week … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 10, 2005”

The Greatest Strategic Disaster in US HistoryYour views are so shocking, one wonders what your evidence is. One story that has not appeared anywhere else in the news is that contained in the New Yorker "Talk of the Town" this week. It concerns the lengths important figures have had to go to warn people that … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 6, 2005”

England Sentenced to 3 Years for Prison Abuse It is another national disgrace that Pfc. England has been convicted in her court marshal and none of the senior commanders, including the commander in chief, have been indicted. I am a decorated/disabled Marine Corps veteran who served my country honorably in WWII and the Korean conflict. … Continue reading “Backtalk, October 2, 2005”

The Tragedy of a Complicit MediaExcellent, if very depressing, column.I’ve been worried for many years now about the sorry state of our primary and secondary school systems. I do believe that, beginning with Reagan, Republicans have made a conscious effort to “dumb down” our kids, to stymie critical thought, to actually “bend” history, science, literature, … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 27, 2005”

Why This Soldier Can’t Support This WarJustin Gordon: I have a lot of respect for your position. I served in the Navy during the war against Vietnam. Returning to Charleston, S.C., our home port at the time, I informed my captain that I would no longer be able to support the mission due to issues … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 21, 2005”

Why This Soldier Can’t Support This WarDear Sirs: Just as I heard the truth about Vietnam from veterans who were there, it is always refreshing to read an article like Justin Gordon’s. Wars built on lies, deceit, and greed will always fail and so will empires fall! I suggest that Mr. Gordon and others do … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 18, 2005”

Katrina and 9/11: Criminal IncompetenceThe incompetence was more learned behavior than criminal. Katrina exposed in New Orleans the effects of the evolution of the American mindset from rugged independence by local communities to a sense of dependency entitlement on others. Contrast that to our early history when everyone knew they were on their own to … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 16, 2005”

What’s Next, Mr. War President?“What will it take for Americans to reestablish accountability in their government? Bush has gotten away with lies and an illegal war of aggression, with outing CIA agents, with war crimes against Iraqi civilians, with the horrors of the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo torture centers, and now with the destruction of … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 9, 2005”

Iraq: The Democrats Are Just As BadIn his column, "Iraq: The Democrats Are Just As Bad," Justin Raimondo offers this as to why both parties uphold the occupation:"[I]t is the natural tendency of the Washington elites to assume the efficacy of government action as the solution to all problems."That is, I think, too charitable an … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 2, 2005”