NATO is being asked to take a hand in security for the Olympic Games to be held in Athens in August. The day after bombs killed some 200 and wounded more than 1,400 in Madrid, the Greek government formally asked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to get...
Within just four days, terrorism radically changed the direction of the general elections that took place Sunday in Spain, and tested the public's tolerance of concealment and manipulation of information in the investigation effort. On Sunday, the governing Popular...
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Before the Iraq war began, the President and his Administration claimed that Saddam Hussein was an immediate threat to the United States. The country had weapons of mass destruction and could use them against America or give them to terrorist groups. The White House...
An interview conducted by Saul Landau on "Hot Talk" radio Cal Poly Pomona. Check out his other interviews. High Bandwidth (DSL or Cable modem): Low Bandwidth (dial-up modem):Leila Farsakh, a Palestinian political economist, is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for...
It is a key to winning any war that one knows the nature of their opponent. However, from the moment the planes hit the World Trade Center, the United States government has not only made no meaningful effort to understand the nature of its enemy but has sought to...
My fellow Americans, I’m angry. My blood started bubbling when I read that our government is still paying $340,000 per month to Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi. Chalabi, who calls himself a "hero in error" for spreading distortions that midwifed a...
A year after we allowed ourselves to be lied into war with Iraq, what have we got to show for it? Rising casualties, including at least two inflicted by U.S.-trained and subsidized Iraqi police. As many as 10,000 wounded. A bill, so far, of over $100 billion, amid...
Washington's policymakers might believe they have scored a diplomatic coup of sorts in South Asia by reportedly reaching a deal with Pakistan to allow US troops to be deployed in Pakistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden. This deal with Pakistan President Gen. Pervez...
Southeast Asian regimes known for their human rights violations are receiving a reminder here of how close the US government is to marching in their step, including having the habit of detaining without trial people deemed to be national security threats. On Friday, a...
