PATRIOT Act is a Threat to Liberty

The USA PATRIOT Act and Terrorism Prevention Act (HR 3199) in no way brings the PATRIOT Act into compliance with the Constitution or allays concerns that the powers granted to the government in the act will be used to abuse the rights of the people. Much of the...

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Nobody’s Fault

The underlying theme of most Western politicians can be summed up in the phrase "It's not my fault." This is the motto of the Age of Irresponsibility. Have you ever wondered how, if all the problems we face are nobody's fault, they became problems in the first place?...

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Tearing Up the NPT

Well, that tears it. Or, rather, tears it up. President Bush effectively tore up the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons by announcing this week that "as a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology, India should acquire the same benefits and...

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Republican Opposition to Iraq War Growing

First it was Walter Jones (R-NC) who began to speak out in favor of an exit strategy for Iraq. Now there are nine. This is still a trickle – but it is a growing one. And as the support for the war decreases, evidence of the failure of the occupation and the...

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Where Homeland Means Humiliation

NABLUS, West Bank – "Before the 2000 Al-Aqsa Intifadah I was very optimistic. I was ambitious and strong, but now I do not feel strong any more. We are all frustrated in our small prison," says Sawsan Aishe, a 24-year-old graduate from An Najah National...

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Much at Stake on Eve of Six-Party Talks

Is U.S. President George W. Bush at last ready to deal with the third charter member of his "Axis of Evil," thus giving up his dreams of "regime change" in North Korea? And is North Korean leader Kim Jong-il really prepared to dismantle his nuclear weapons program,...

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Poisonous Misinterpretations

"This is not an isolated criminal act we are dealing with, it is an extreme and evil ideology whose roots lie in a perverted and poisonous misinterpretation of the religion of Islam." – Tony Blair Listen to Scott's interview with Robert Pape stream download mp3...

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Iraq Seen as Weakening Terror War

A plurality of the U.S. public now believes that Iraq war has undermined U.S. prospects for victory in the larger war on terrorism, but a majority still believe that Washington should not yet begin withdrawing its troops, according to a major new poll released...

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Tax-and-Spend GOP Sends Billions Overseas

Something has gone terribly wrong with our foreign policy when we feel we must take almost $21 billion out of the pockets of American taxpayers and ship it overseas. Imagine what the Founders of this country would say if they were among us to see this blatant...

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