Guess what? The man President Bush wants to be our Ambassador to the United Nations has frequently interfered as Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security in personnel and operations matters of various UN agencies in a manner...
White House Seeks Softer, Gentler Liaison to Arab World
If enthusiastic White House and Congressional support could solve Washington's public diplomacy problems, Dina Habib Powell would be well on her way to becoming a national heroine. The Egyptian-born Powell, currently the top personnel official at the White House, is...
War: Realities and Myths
The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the cries of the wounded, the senseless killing, war profiteering, and chest-pounding grief. They know the lies the victors often...
Nuclear Warrior Replaces Bolton as Arms Control Chief
The top U.S. government official in charge of arms control advocates the offensive use of nuclear weapons and has deep roots in the militarist political camp. Moving into the old job of John Bolton, the administration's hardcore unilateralist nominee to be the next...
Behind the Color-Coded Revolutions
What are the color-coded revolutions about? Who's behind them and and why? What does the future hold for the American Empire? These were my questions for Justin Raimondo, and this is what he said: Stream wma Download mp3 Main Page
Shallow Thoughts on Deep Throat
Somewhere during the aftermath of the news that Mark Felt, formerly Number 2 at the FBI, was the fabled "Deep Throat" source for then-Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, I heard former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger pontificating...
The Democratic Delusion
Asked why the Ethiopian government arrested 14 opposition leaders in the wake of postelection unrest in which government troops, firing into unarmed crowds, killed 26 and wounded dozens Ethiopia's Information Minister Bereket Simon would not confirm the...
Adieu to the Evil EU
The French may have spurned the European Union's Constitution for the wrong reasons, but overall their instincts were sound. That the pro-free market Dutch have seconded the non vote with a resounding nee ought to give pause to the collectivist superstate's illiberal...
The Only Hope to Avert Civil War
As I travel around this country speaking about my experience as an unembedded journalist in Iraq, calling for an end to the occupation, I am inevitably asked the same question: "If the U.S. military leaves Iraq, won't there be a civil war?" This, I think, is the wrong...
Backtalk, June 10, 2005
If Pinochet Is Guilty, so Is Bush"Pinochet was called to power. He put down terrorism."Is this an example of American revisionism? Feeling guilty about America's role in the Chilean overthrow? Here are some facts you seem to have overlooked.CIA Director Richard Helms...


