One of the classic signs of ideology at work is the redefinition of words to empty them of their meaning. An article by Greg Jaffe in the Feb. 16 Wall Street Journal, "New Factor in Iraq: Irregular Brigades Fill Security Void," describes the rapid spread of militias...
The Specter of Fascism
A specter is haunting post-9/11 America the specter of fascism. Lew Rockwell calls it "red-state fascism," former Treasury official and conservative economist Paul Craig Roberts refers to "the brownshirting of the conservative movement," and Scott McConnell,...
The End of the Right to Counsel?
Listen to Scott's interview with Elaine Cassel stream download mp3 What if the government arrested you on terrorism charges? What if your lawyer was afraid to zealously defend you (as required by the Model Rules)? What if your lawyer was so afraid, he wouldn't...
Unhappy With One Quagmire, Bush Looks for Another
How much longer can American prestige survive the embarrassments inflicted by President Bush? Bush's demand that Syria immediately withdraw its troops from Lebanon is a ricochet demand. If Lebanon cannot have free elections while under foreign military occupation,...
Don’t Stop With Syria’s Occupation
Fareed Zakaria argues that Bush got one thing right. Zakaria writes: "Bush never accepted the view that Islamic terrorism had its roots in religion or culture or the Arab-Israeli conflict. Instead, he veered toward the analysis that the region was breeding terror...
Ending the Death Penalty for Juveniles Is Not Enough
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Bolton Nomination Another Affront to Sanity
As I was driving back to the office at midday today, I heard a news report that President Bush had nominated John Bolton to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. My heart skipped a beat, and I could feel my blood pressure climb through the roof. John Bolton....
Negroponte: Policy Hack or Intelligence Reformer?
The CIA has long been caught in the crossfire from the left and the right. Human rights critics and left-center internationalists have charged that the CIA has engineered coups and trained paramilitary units. On its right flank, the agency has been accused by...
What Noncompliance?
Addressing the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna last week, Jackie Sanders, the U.S. representative, warned the panel that it "cannot ignore forever its statutory obligation to report this matter to the United Nations Security...
Going to War With the Army You Have
"'If you look back over the last year, we estimate we have killed or captured about 15,000 people as part of this counter-insurgency,' [Gen. George] Casey, the only four-star American general in Iraq, told reporters." (Jan. 26, 2005) "[Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen....


