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Antiwar.com is making a difference. I first realized this when commentators  outside our little circle of noninterventionist policy wonks and activists began referring to "the War Party" in heartily derisive tones. Of course, it’s a logical name for the interventionists, a name that tells it like it is, as well as being deeply rooted in … Continue reading “WE’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE”

I‘m sitting with my good friend and owner of my favorite “Western Bar” in Chongqing, Mr. Ma, when suddenly he jumps up and whispers to me excitedly: “There is someone you must meet!” This someone turns out to be the Head of the Economic Security Bureau in Chongqing City i.e. the Chief of the Bribe … Continue reading “Why China Can Disregard US Anger”

I urge the Congress to think twice before thrusting this nation into a war without merit – one fraught with the danger of escalating into something no American will be pleased with. Thomas Jefferson once said: "Never was so much false arithmetic employed on any subject as that which has been employed to persuade nations … Continue reading “Arguments Against a War in Iraq”

As the War Party revs up its propaganda machine – the War Street Journal, the New York Post, Andrew "Bareback" Sullivan – we are awash in such a flood of b*llsh*t that the stench, let alone the sheer quantity, is enough to induce spasms of retching. In these dark days, the job of any truth-seeker … Continue reading “PROPAGANDA WARS”

After a month-long hiatus, Slobodan Milosevic’s show trial before the Hague Inquisition reopened last week. As expected, no one looked back on the prosecution’s fiasco just before the recess, when their star witness turned around and exonerated Milosevic. Rade Markovic, former head of Serbian State Security, also accused the new Belgrade authorities of abuse and … Continue reading “Illusions of Truth and Justice”

As Congress reconvenes this week, the possibility of war with Iraq looms larger than ever. I believe the Constitution clearly requires a declaration of war by Congress before a military invasion of Iraq can take place. I also believe that Congress and the American people need to engage in a sober and thorough debate over … Continue reading “Important Questions About War in Iraq”

A year has passed since the first part of this article, in which I confronted a set of arguments justifying the Israeli occupation, eloquently formulated by an Israeli settler, David Moriah. Shortly afterwards came September 11th, and the agenda changed radically. A year later, readers’ letters seem to indicate we are almost back to where … Continue reading “Confronting Pro-Occupation Arguments”

As America returns to offices and factories after the long Labor Day holiday, the realization that this may be the last summer before a long and horrendous war has focused the nation’s attention on the issue policy wonks and ideologues have been debating for months: do we take Iraq? It is either serendipity or divine … Continue reading “LET’S VOTE ON IT”

Perhaps the most striking thing about the current discussion/ debate/ PR campaign about the possibility of the United States launching a pre-emptive strike against Iraq is the weakness of the arguments in favor of an attack – even if one accepts the premise that a pre-emptive strike is sometimes justified, necessary or desirable. Leaving open … Continue reading “Weak Arguments for Attack”

In response, no doubt, to my instruction in this place last week to shape up, the advocates of starting a war with Iraq have been busy. In Britain, the charge was led by Sir John Keegan, who (to the point of parody) perorated with the conclusion that, were Churchill alive, he’d strike. It’s the season … Continue reading “Let’s Go To War With Iraq”