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A half-dozen former CIA agents investigating prewar intelligence have found that a secret Pentagon committee, set up by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in October 2001, manipulated reams of intelligence information prepared by the spy agency on the so-called Iraqi threat and then delivered it to top White House officials who used it to win … Continue reading “CIA Probe Finds Secret Pentagon Group Manipulated Intelligence on Iraqi Threat”

The truth about whether or not Saddam Hussein sought to buy uranium from Niger has dominated the news for the past several weeks. Many of those challenging the administration on this issue are motivated more by politics than by policy. Some of today’s critics were strongly in favor of going to war against Iraq when … Continue reading “Phony Justifications for War”

The Palestinians have now reached a so-called Hudna, or internal cease-fire. Armed resistance to the occupation, as well as terror attacks on Israeli citizens, have fallen to a minimum: there has not been any massive terror attack since the 11th of June, considerably longer than the "seven days of quiet" demanded in the past by … Continue reading “Behind the Hudna Scenes”

It seems that every day we read about a young American soldier being killed in Iraq. Three were killed in a 24-hour period from Sunday to Monday. In its November 25 issue, “Fortune” magazine, long before the war started, said an American occupation would be “prolonged and expensive” and that it “could turn U.S. troops … Continue reading “Leave Iraq to the Iraqis”

Today’s column was originally written for the History News Network, in response to a piece, “Isolationism Strikes Again,” by Ronald Radosh, originally published as a pamphlet by the neoconservative “Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.” In his screed, Radosh characterized the conservative-led anti-interventionist movement of the 1930s as pro-fascist “appeasers” and sought to conflate it … Continue reading “THE PERVERSION OF HISTORY”

I have just returned from Korea, where I spent a few days at a conference in Asan City, a couple of hours south of Seoul. (Full disclosure note: It was sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, which is part with the constellation of Sun Myung Moon-affiliated organizations. My function was to … Continue reading “Korean Impressions”

In the moments before he set off on what was to be his final stroll across the hills and copses near his home, British government weapons expert Dr. David Kelly sent a number of emails to friends saying he was being haunted by “many dark actors playing games.” He was found dead, several hours later, … Continue reading “COALITION OF DECEIT”

Eric Holt is a 28 year old Reserve Infantryman from New York State. Standing guard outside Baghdad’s Republican Palace the other day, he told a reporter from the London Independent his thoughts on the recent cakewalk: "We didn’t win this war, not at all. I don’t know what I’m doing here and I don’t like … Continue reading “Is Iraq Hell on Earth?”

UPDATE (7/18/03: 6:00 EDT) Pentagon Retaliates Against GIs Who Spoke Out on TV: The General’s warning (see below) was not empty: "It was the end of the world," said one officer Thursday. "It went all the way up to President Bush and back down again on top of us. At least six of us here … Continue reading “Top US General in Iraq to Soldiers: Shut Up!”

American troops in Iraq, who creamed Saddam Hussein and his cronies in record time, are turning their sights on another target: the Bush administration – and if I were the Bushies, I’d be scared. A sergeant stationed in Fallujah recently told ABC News: “I’ve got my own ‘Most Wanted’ list. The aces in my deck … Continue reading “MILITARY MORALE HITS BOTTOM IN IRAQ”