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Note: Ray McGovern and 15 others took action Thursday in the halls of Congress. The 16 donned orange jumpsuits similar to those worn by detainees at Guantánamo Bay. They wore gags over their mouths decorated with one word – torture. Not another word needed to be said as they walked the halls of Congress. McGovern, … Continue reading “I Do Not Wish to Be Associated With Torture”

Editor’s note: Harry Browne, libertarian author and activist, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006. The following piece originally appeared on Antiwar.com Nov. 20, 2001. We reprint it in memory of this great friend of peace and liberty. I love America. I love every concept the Statue of Liberty stands for – that individual liberty is held … Continue reading “I Love America. Do You?”

As the Dubai Ports World plan continues to simmer, most congressional leaders twittering about security have ignored the potential monetary consequences of nixing the deal. By telling DP World, a United Arab Emirates corporation with willing investment dollars, to “go stuff it,” we can stop worrying about the so-called threat to dollar hegemony posed by … Continue reading “The Golden Caliphate”

“Government is not reason,” George Washington reputedly said, “it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” The fear factor works both ways: the present administration has spent a great deal of time and energy on scaring us half to death with tales of imminent terrorist … Continue reading “A Fearful Master”

When the Bush administration first took office, its intention was to transform the U.S. military to meet the challenges of the 21st century. In February 2001, President Bush said to troops and personnel at Norfolk Naval Air Station: "We’re witnessing a revolution in the technology of war, powers increasingly defined not by size, but by … Continue reading “Defense Transformation at the Crossroads”

The Brutal Christ of the Armageddonites The article makes out all Christian churches that believe the Bible to be vengeful, hateful people, with pastors preaching about a God-inspired war. This is FAR from the reality, as I attend several churches and have several pastors’ kids as friends, whose churches I do not attend. Every Christian … Continue reading “Backtalk, March 2, 2006”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum, could well be called the Democrats’ Daddy Warbucks. He’s scored bundles from war contracts. He has recently purchased a $16.5 million crib in San Francisco and along with his wife has handed hundreds of thousands of dollars over to fellow Democrats. Since the 2000 election cycle, Blum has contributed … Continue reading “The Democrats’
Daddy Warbucks”

A unique poll of active-duty troops in Iraq shows a huge disconnect between the commander in chief and the troops in battle. It is evident that the president views the war very differently than the troops on the ground. The loss of the troops may be the final straw in the illegal occupation turned failed … Continue reading “The Commander in Chief Has Lost the Troops”

Evidently the president’s trip to India created an option too perfect to pass up: The man who has led the world in violence during the first years of the 21st century could pay homage to the world’s leading practitioner of nonviolence during the first half of the 20th century. So the White House announced plans … Continue reading “Mahatma Bush”

Triumph of the Imaginary Balkans Last week’s media flurry over the alleged arrest of Gen. Ratko Mladic – reported by certain Serbian media as fact, then denied by officials both in Belgrade and The Hague – coincided with the start of "negotiations" in Vienna between the representatives of Serbia and the separatist Albanians, determined to … Continue reading “Insult to Injury”