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Slowly, President Bush’s war plan against Iraq is emerging from the thick fog. At first it looked like a collection of hazy slogans, but gradually it is becoming clear that it has definite – if hidden – aims. The plan is unconnected to the famous "war on terrorism", to the personality of Saddam Hussein or … Continue reading “War Now!”

Thomas Jefferson spoke for the founders and all our early presidents when he stated: “peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none…” which is, “one of the essential principles of our government”. The question is: Whatever happened to this principle and should it be restored? We find the 20th Century was … Continue reading “A Foreign Policy for Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty”

Tony Blair has let it be known that he’s willing to bear, quote (as they say), ‘the blood sacrifice’ the special relationship entails. Now we’re above the sort of knee-jerk pacifist liberal jerkwaddery that cries out, ‘hey, dude, it’s not you man who’ll do the bleeding’. In this instance, other than superciliousness, I don’t know … Continue reading “Iraq War II: This Time We Mean It”

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”

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”

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”

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 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”

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”