Aesop once told the story of a jaybird that ventured into a yard where peacocks used to walk. There the jay found a number of feathers fallen from the majestic birds when they had last molted. He tied them all to his tail and strutted toward the peacocks. His cheat...
It took barely 24 hours for the spirit of celebration over the fact that the Iraqi Governing Council's unanimous approval of a relatively liberal – at least on paper – interim constitution to be overshadowed by a series of attacks and explosions that left...
The Bush administration's role in facilitating the ouster of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide came under sharp and sustained attack by Democrats in Congress Wednesday, while leaders of the of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called for an independent...
An interview conducted by "Philip Dru." Check out his other interviews with prominent libertarians and antiwar personalities. Recorded February 28, 2004 WMV format (requires Windows Media Player) MP3 format (download requires any MP3 player)Ivan Eland is a Senior...
Best Collection of Lies I enjoy Antiwar.com, which I recommend to everyone over here in Malaysia as proof positive that not every American is a stark raving loonball. A majority, yes. All of us, no. My question is where can be found the best collection of lies uttered...
The troubled Balkans pot continues to simmer. In Macedonia, people mourn the death of President Trajkovski, whose plane crashed in the highlands of Herzegovina last Thursday. Meanwhile, the Empire once again protects Kosovo Albanian separatists from facing arrest,...
The killing of 13 civilians in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan by Army personnel hunting the Taliban, has fuelled fears of a revolt in the fiercely independent region that could easily derail the war on terror. There were...
Although Chilean President Ricardo Lagos won authorization from the Senate to send army troops to join the multinational force in Haiti, the fact that he announced the decision before seeking congressional approval ruffled feathers among both his ruling coalition and...
Amid growing controversy over Washington's role in persuading Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide to go into exile, human rights groups are strongly criticizing the Bush administration for returning hundreds of fleeing Haitians back to the capital over the...
I live in Appleton, WI, and I’ll bet each and every American $5.00 that not one member of al-Qaeda can locate it on a map. Now I’m sure there are few football fans out there who might take me up on that bet seeing how Appleton lies just southwest of its more...
