Charley Reese

I‘m going to tell you what the real Bush administration policy is. I have no take-it-to-court proof. No one does, because the administration doesn’t tell the truth and is very secretive. But from conversations I’ve had with people from the Middle East and from extensive reading, I infer that the Bush administration’s policy encompasses three … Continue reading “What Bush Is Up To”

It was appropriate that the issue of government domestic spying was raised at the recent funeral of Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family were victims of a vicious domestic spying program instigated by the federal government. The parallels with today’s domestic spy program are almost exact. It was done in … Continue reading “Hey Bush: Obey the Law”

I laughed when Hamas swept the Palestinian elections. After all, President Bush and his gang of neoconservative ideologues have been preaching that democracy in the Middle East will lead to peace. Oops. Now the president will once more have to expose himself as the hypocrite he is. Democracy is good, in Mr. Bush’s view, only … Continue reading “Hamas and Democracy”

Both law-enforcement and intelligence agencies fundamentally depend on informants. Informants in foreign intelligence are at best traitors to their respective countries. Informants in domestic crime issues are often paid, either in cash or in deals cut on crimes they have committed. Altogether, they are a sleazy lot. One point many people often don’t understand is … Continue reading “How Do They Know Who Is a Terrorist?”

When The New York Times revealed that President George Bush had authorized warrantless surveillance of Americans, the Bush administration reacted in its usual manner: attack and then stage a public-relations campaign. The attack was in the usual jingoistic mode, implying that both the Times and its source, a whistle-blower at the National Security Agency, were … Continue reading “Bush Broke the Law”

There’s been a lot of talk recently about Israel and/or the United States bombing the nuclear facilities in Iran. I wouldn’t worry about that. I believe they are both bluffing. In the first place, just the talk has kicked up the price of oil. In the second place, there is no proof that Iran really … Continue reading “Iran’s Bomb”

Ariel Sharon, Israel’s prime minister, is for all practical purposes dead. They might keep his body alive, but if the bleeding was as massive as it’s been reported, then chances of his regaining his mental powers are nil. Sharon was a great, though controversial, military tactician. I always thought of him as Israel’s George Patton. … Continue reading “Sharon: Not a ‘Man of Peace’”

Now that President Bush has launched a new propaganda campaign to convince Americans that we are winning the war in Iraq, it’s a good idea to go back to the basics and look at the pluses and minuses of this war. The minuses we all know. The war was sold on false pretenses, there being … Continue reading “Pluses but Mostly Minuses”

I wish to announce that I have taken actions that have saved hundreds of American lives. What kinds of actions? That’s classified. But since you write columns for a living, you must have dealt with some organizations. Who are they? That’s classified. When did you take those actions? That’s classified. Listen, I’m not going to … Continue reading “Top Secret”

Rigoberto Alpizar, a gentle Christian man with a loving family and a lot of friends, did not deserve to be shot to death by two federal goons in a jetway at Miami International Airport. What is the duty of air marshals? It is to prevent terrorists from taking over an airplane. How can a man … Continue reading “Rigoberto Alpizar, RIP”