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Two-hundred and twenty-five years ago, the French were instrumental in aiding the American revolutionaries in their fight against the British Empire. Today, they are once again playing a key role in aiding American fighters against another sort of Empire – this time, one based in Washington, D.C. As Dominique de Villepin, French Minister of Foreign … Continue reading “Vive La France!”

Early last week, Belgium, France and Germany challenged Imperial plans for the invasion of Iraq by blocking the deployment of NATO military assets to Turkey. Ostensibly for ‘defense’ of Turkish territory, the deployments of missiles, radar planes and specialist personnel were plainly another step in His Elevated Majesty’s preparations to invade Iraq as soon as … Continue reading “Genocide Games”

Who benefits from our rush to war? Forget the oil companies: Iraqi oil is being kept off the market by the draconian sanctions, and its postwar release will drive the price down. That oil, in any case, will be utilized for the reconstruction of Iraq, and the profits will be used to outfit the new … Continue reading “A ‘Toxic’ Meme?”

Israeli "security analysts" describe the Palestinian city of Hebron as a "city of terror". This is true: Israel’s state terrorism is nowhere as brutal. If you wish to see ethnic cleansing at work, Hebron is a good instance. Hebron Maps Take a look at Map 1 Hebron District. Very roughly, the district is a circle … Continue reading “Hebron, City of Terror”

Perhaps it’s being pleasantly surprised at just how large the antiwar demonstrations around the world were last weekend. Perhaps it’s the stubborn conviction that sooner or later enough people will figure out, and communicate to the administration, that the odds are strongly in favor of almost every problem a war is supposed to address being … Continue reading “Holding Out for Hope?”

Millions marched for peace this weekend in an outpouring of anger, frustration, and defiance at the conventional wisdom that war with Iraq is "inevitable." One million in London; half a million in Berlin; two million in Rome; 1.3 million in Barcelona; 800,000 in Madrid. In America, easily over a million demonstrated in 150 cities across … Continue reading “Rallying for War”

New York, N.Y., Feb. 1 – At a press conference held today near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined New York Governor George Pataki, Attorney General John Ashcroft and other civic leaders to announce the final building design selected to stand on the site of the former World Trade … Continue reading “New York to Build ‘Dark Tower of Barad-dur’ on WTC Site”

The Washington Times headline said it all: "Hysteria runs riot; networks fuel the fear." London’s Heathrow airport is surrounded by what one UK newspaper called a ring of steel, and anti-aircraft missiles are in position around Washington to defend against a terrorist attack CIA director George Tenet avers could come this week. And the Department … Continue reading “Rally Against Fear”

Slowly, collossal China has shifted its weight and taken somewhat of a stand on the two rogue nation vs. superpower crisis currently holding the world’s attention. China’s stance, inevitably, has placed it in opposition to the superpower – but not exactly pro-rogue. China has backed France and Germany (and Russia, to a certain extent) in … Continue reading “Sliding off the Fence”

Being the most destructive endeavor humanity has ever practiced, it is difficult to comprehend why wars seem like such a common phenomenon. That is, unless one realizes that the very root of the civic religion permeating the modern world is in human gullibility, and through it the vulnerability to the sort of mass hysteria war … Continue reading “Excuses and Justifications”