Backtalk June 23, 2005

Walter Jones, Patriot for Peace Justin Raimondo asked in his recent column "Walter Jones, Patriot for Peace," whether the left and right antiwar forces in Congress and across the nation can join together to oppose the war in Iraq. I believe they can. If someone like...

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Bush Becoming a Casualty of His Own War

Imagine that the United States had a parliamentary system like that of Canada or Britain in which prime ministers are under constant threat that declining public support could make it difficult for them to maintain the cohesion of their ruling coalition and could end...

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The Economics of Terrorism

On my June 18 radio show [stream] [download], I interviewed Loretta Napoleoni, an economist, reporter, and novelist from Italy, about the economics of terrorism, a subject she knows well. Her work for Italy's financial papers goes back to the '70s and includes...

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The Other War We’re Losing

In view of the steady stream of bad news from Iraq – five dead Marines in Saturday’s paper, two more in Sunday’s, and four soldiers in Monday’s, along with the Ba'athist element of the resistance so "weakened" it is now striking targets...

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Walter Jones, Patriot for Peace

The sounds of mortar fire punctuated the American soldiers' words as he spoke in code over the radio: "Red on red." It was another day of Operation Thunderbolt, now ongoing near the Iraqi-Syrian border, but the insurgents weren't firing at the Americans – they...

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Despite Regime Change, Iraq Debts Keep Mounting

UNITED NATIONS - International social justice groups are calling on the United Nations to stop paying out millions of dollars in Iraqi oil revenues to Kuwaiti businesses and individuals as war reparations for Saddam Hussein's invasion of that country 15 years ago....

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What Is Bush’s Agenda in Iraq?

For what purpose has President Bush sent 1,741 U.S. troops to die in Iraq (as of June 19, 2005)? For what purpose have 15,000-38,000 U.S. troops been wounded, many so seriously that they are maimed for life? Why has the U.S. government thrown away $300 billion in an...

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Where Is Accountability?

Over four years ago, more than four months prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in April 2001, a long-term FBI informant/asset who had been providing the bureau with information since 1990 provided two FBI agents and a translator with specific information...

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