Call It the ‘Militarism Budget’

Ron Paul says, “Of course, I’m for defense; who isn’t?” On Morning Joe, he said we should call it the “militarism budget” if we hope to gain support in curtailing it. Words are vital in today’s age for gaining political support. It’s time all antiwar and anti-empire...

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We Are All Bradley Manning

The following is a speech given by Kevin Zeese in support of Bradley Manning at Bus Boys and Poets in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2011. His cell is six feet wide and twelve feet in length. It has a bed, a drinking fountain, and a toilet. At 5:00 a.m. he is woken...

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Obama’s Child Soldiers

"When they came to my village, they asked my older brother whether he was ready to join the militia. "He was just 17 and he said no; they shot him in the head. "Then they asked me if I was ready to sign, so what could I do—I didn't want to die."  This is the...

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No-Fly Won’t Fly Constitutionally

Listen to Rep. Ron Paul deliver this address here. Last week we once again heard numerous voices calling for intervention in Libya. Most say the U.S. should establish a “no-fly” zone over Libya, pretending that it is a benign, virtually cost-free action and the least...

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The Dwarfs of Jerusalem

Jerusalem is abuzz with brilliant new ideas. The brightest minds of our political establishment are grappling with the problems created by the ongoing Arab revolution that is reshaping the landscape around us. Here is the latest crop of mind-bogglingly innovative...

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Mummies and Models in the New Middle East

They can’t help themselves. Really, they can’t. Like children, the most monstrous of secret police outfits evidently come to believe themselves immortal. They lose all ability to imagine that they might ever go down and so keep records to the very moment of their...

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‘Libya’ Does Not Exist

The idea that there is a nation called “Libya” is the central problem with our understanding of what is going on in that fake “country,” the flaw in our projections of what will or ought to happen. The country known today as Libya has only...

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Sunday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded

At least eight Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in new violence and a prison riot. A riot at a prison in Tikrit left two inmates dead and 14 people wounded, including seven policemen. Apparently, the prison was damaged to the point that remaining prisoner...

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