Salam Pax enchanted the warbloggers for two reasons. First, his account of life under Saddam pricked readers' hearts in a way that American politicians and PR firms never could, thus helping the case for humanitarian intervention. More importantly, Salam is, well, not...
It was a twofer for the serial killers at the helm in Tel Aviv. Israeli helicopter gunships had just taken out a blind paraplegic, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, when his successor, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, also went up in a puff of smoke. The United States, as usual, exculpated...
The US Government’s 2003 invasion of Iraq spawned one of the most vocal, productive, and visible military protest movements in history, and inspired peace-minded artists the world over to create powerful images expressing and communicating their outrage. The new...
The press had lots of fun with the recent robot debacle in the Mojave Desert. Competing for $1 million in prize money, 15 vehicles headed off on a 142-mile course through some of the most forbidding terrain in the country. None managed to navigate even eight miles....
The kidnapping and swift release last week of seven Chinese citizens brings to light China's relationship with Iraq. The Chinese were released to a local association of Islamic clerics within 36 hours without having been harmed, threatened or televised. A local...
President George W. Bush continues to mislead the American people as to the cause of terrorism directed against the United States. This week he guaranteed that more Americans will die from terrorist attacks due to his stabbing the Palestinians in the back. He has from...
MONTREAL - President George W. Bush's closest international ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, arrived in Washington on Friday arguing he can still make sense of the "roadmap" to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But U.S. peace groups say all traces of...
War What is meant by the saying: War is the health of the state? ~ Ron Maczka Eric Garris replies: War is always used by politicians and bureaucrats to increase the size of the state. Every major increase in state power has come about as a result of war. The Draft I...
When the anchor of public television's main news program goes out of his way to tell viewers that he's setting the record straight about a recent historic event, the people watching are apt to assume that they're getting accurate information. But with war intensifying...
Because we forget that the United States was once considered a rogue nation exporting terrorism, the nation's senior officials risk making serious policy mistakes today. The United States a rogue nation? Though it may be hard to believe, before the Civil War, people...
