Backtalk

Why Are We In Iraq? Justin’s takedown of the horrid Michael Young (WSJ op-ed, Aug. 19) was spot on. That piece is the poster child for the incoherence of the libertarian imperialists. While it is difficult to decipher exactly what Young is saying for most of his article, one point comes through. Blame the victims! … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 29, 2005”

A Young Man’s Death in IraqHello Mr. Engelhardt, I read Mr. Christensen’s account of the loss of his young friend in the Aug. 14 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. I was very moved by it, and reread it several times. It provoked a series of issues that I feel are being inadequately addressed in … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 22, 2005”

Casualties in IraqSomething struck me this morning. The official U.S. death toll is compiled of soldiers who were actually killed or died while in Iraq but not those taken for treatment outside the country who died afterwards from their wounds.My question is: how many of the seriously wounded who were taken to hospitals outside Iraq … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 16, 2005”

Nuclear China Good, Nuclear Iran Bad?Paul – What is with the Republican and conservative rant? You would make a lot of sense if you included the Democrats. They are in it together. If you have not caught on by reading many good articles on this site, then here it is: ISRAEL and OIL, that is … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 14, 2005”

Female Circumcision Surfaces in IraqIt’s just before 2:00 a.m. on the east coast, and the fifth headline from the top on Antiwar.com – immediately after the report about nine more U.S. military deaths – announces that female circumcision has, ah, "surfaced" in Iraq. If there’s one thing that puzzles me more than how one would … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 12, 2005”

Who’s Behind the Coming War With Iran? An otherwise informative article was badly damaged by your repeated reference as a Trotskyite someone in the State Department. I fail to see the necessity to dredge up this red-baiting with references to a Bolshevik who has been dead for one hundred years. The whole argument is irrelevant … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 9, 2005”

Pledge WeekOK, Justin, I’m doing the right thing and contributing money to Antiwar.com now. I check the site every day and routinely “talk up” Justin’s columns so much among my friends that my wife refers to him as my “buddy Justin.” As in, “So, what does your buddy Justin have to say today?” I’m sure … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 5, 2005”

G. Federsel’s BacktalkAfter reading Paul Roberts’ reply to my letter posted on July 19, I felt compelled to register my rebuttal. It seems to me that I touched a raw nerve.I have been called all kinds of names, but this is the first time I have been called an ignorant, brainwashed brownshirt. It was quite … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 28, 2005”

‘PlameGate’ Hardly a Summer Squall “‘Plamegate’ Hardly a Summer Squall” is very important in making people understand that the Plame leak is only the tip of the unexposed iceberg-sized scandal of fabricated intelligence. However, what everyone except UPI’s Richard Sale is missing is that Lewis Libby’s colleague in the vice president’s office, John Hannah, was … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 20, 2005”

Moonie McCarthyism Why are you posting links from the World Peace Herald? Who are these folks anyway? A quick Google search reveals them to be a publication founded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who also founded the Washington Times, a neocon organ. Their “news” seems to be mostly pro-Bush propaganda, such as the piece on … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 19, 2005”