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In the old Hollywood westerns, the white settlers circle the wagons to defend themselves against attacks by the Indians until the U.S. Cavalry can arrive to rescue them and chase off their assailants. But in Washington over the last few days it seems that the Cavalry has joined the Indians. US President George W. Bush, … Continue reading “Bush Circles Wagons, But Cavalry Has Joined the Indians”

The US 1st Marine Division sent a small convoy into Fallujah today in order to meet with the mayor and show cooperation with the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC). But the supposed show of force was a pre-arranged exercise. Immediately following the Marines’ departure, the embattled city erupted into what could … Continue reading “Fallujah Rebels, Residents, Police Celebrate Victory Over US Marines”

The new U.S. plan to "hasten a transition to democracy" in Cuba has met with more opposition than support among the Cuban people, and even from the very dissidents it is designed to back. The recommendations set forth by the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba were presented to President George W. Bush last … Continue reading “Anti-Castro Groups Slam Bush Cuba Moves”

The S&M War What you are suggesting is not only not farfetched; there are several decades of historical experience to support your conclusion. If you have not read it, Edward Herman’s The Real Terror Network, written in the early ’80s documents the same sort of behavior across Latin America from the ’50s on. As an … Continue reading “”

To understand the impact in the United States of the photos of U.S. military personnel abusing Iraqi prisoners, it is necessary to recall what then-Secretary of State Elihu Root said in 1899, as the country first emerged as a global power in the Spanish-American War. The American soldier, he said, is “different from all other … Continue reading “Perhaps Not So Exceptional After All”

Where I grew up, the code of the hills says (among many other things) to never talk a bigger game than you are prepared to play. The United States has done this twice in Iraq and now has egg on its face that no amount of Washington spin can clean off. Example No. 1 is … Continue reading “Big Talk”

Kingdoms have risen and fallen in China’s Xinjiang region for the past 2000 years. In the early 20th century, foreign archaeologists were surprised and delighted to find Muslim communities built upon Tang dynasty ruins built upon Tibetan villages built upon Han forts built upon Indian Buddhist monasteries – with Roman and Bactrian frescos thrown in … Continue reading “China and Islam in the Northwest Chinese Region”

With 760 dead in Iraq and over 3,000 maimed for life, home folks continue to argue why we are in Iraq – and how to get out. Now everyone knows what was not the cause. Even President Bush acknowledges that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11. Listing the 45 countries where al-Qaida was … Continue reading “Bush’s Failed Mideast Policy Is Creating More Terrorism”

The court martial of Army reservist Jeremy Sivits for his alleged role in the abuse of prisoners at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison is scheduled to start on May 19. The folks back home in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, however, are skeptical: “Despite the graphic photos of prisoners being mistreated, townsfolk refuse to believe Sivits, 24, was capable … Continue reading “Abu Ghraib Defendants: Pawns in a Game”