Backtalk

What $700 Billion? Must agree with Mr. Peña: the numbers do not add up. But what does add up is the money given away freely to Israel: much more than $700 billion. Presumably, giving money to “unfriendlies” in the form of legitimate purchases implies the USA is funding unfriendlies, which blows back at the U.S. … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 15, 2008”

September Surprise “For months, I’ve been warning in this space that an American attack on Iran is imminent, and now I see that the Dutch have reason to agree with my assessment. Their intelligence service reportedly has pulled out of a covert operation inside Iran on the grounds that a U.S. strike is right around … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 9, 2008”

Goodbye I am going to miss Charley Reese. One of the first things I have always done for the many years I have been reading Antiwar.com was to check to see if he had an article in that issue. Several years ago I called the editor of the local paper and canceled my subscription because … Continue reading “Backtalk, September 2, 2008”

Jonathan Gress’ Backtalk “The fact is both the Serbs and the Albanians are nasty pieces of work, just as both the Russians and the Georgians are nasty pieces of work.” This is exactly the attitude in the USA that has lead to so many problems in the world. If we look at what Americans have … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 26, 2008”

The Real Aggressor Close, Justin, but no cigar. The real aggressor in the Russia-Georgia fight is the fight promoter, the U.S. Our government trained, armed, and equipped the Georgian army to be among the strongest, pound for pound, in the world. We coached them to bomb the population center of Tskhinvali. And the U.S. had … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 19, 2008”

Bruce Ivins: The Movie Hi Justin, I’d like to add a few things for you to look into, if you are so inclined. First, the anthrax sent to the Democratic senators was highly potent. Some reports say it used either silica or an electrostatic charge to help the spores disperse into the air better (making … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 11, 2008”

Living Through the Age of Denial in America Engelhardt covers a lot of territory, but he engages the reader with a crisp writing style and a stunning grasp of information. His conclusion, that Americans have been living through an Age of Denial, is, alas, incontrovertible. At the end, Engelhardt offers a ray of hopeful light … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 5, 2008”

The War Party’s Credo Great essay. The problem on the left is, of course, Marx. There are far too many who believe that Marxism failed because of (well, fill in the blank) but notwithstanding the murder, mayhem, and environmental destruction, Marxist analysis is still valid. It just needs a purer, more humane application, they say. … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 30, 2008”

Are 400,000 Terrorists Trying to Attack the United States? I‘ve always wondered why the list is secret. If the intent is to make us safer, then why not publicize the list so that the bad guys know that they will be hassled at the airport? They will not show up with their current identity and … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 23, 2008”

Fisking Feith’s Faulty Case for War Mr. Henderson: You know what simply amazes me is the lack of insight (or maybe it’s just duplicity) of the journalists analyzing or commenting on the rationale for war with Iraq. Not once have I heard anyone question the likelihood of Iraq developing a nuclear arsenal, which was given … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 16, 2008”