I have just returned from Korea, where I spent a few days at a conference in Asan City, a couple of hours south of Seoul. (Full disclosure note: It was sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, which is part with the constellation...
COALITION OF DECEIT
In the moments before he set off on what was to be his final stroll across the hills and copses near his home, British government weapons expert Dr. David Kelly sent a number of emails to friends saying he was being haunted by "many dark actors playing games." He was...
MILITARY MORALE HITS BOTTOM IN IRAQ
American troops in Iraq, who creamed Saddam Hussein and his cronies in record time, are turning their sights on another target: the Bush administration and if I were the Bushies, I'd be scared. A sergeant stationed in Fallujah recently told ABC News: "I've got...
Is Iraq Hell on Earth?
Eric Holt is a 28 year old Reserve Infantryman from New York State. Standing guard outside Baghdad's Republican Palace the other day, he told a reporter from the London Independent his thoughts on the recent cakewalk: "We didn't win this war, not at all. I don't...
Top US General in Iraq to Soldiers: Shut Up!
UPDATE (7/18/03: 6:00 EDT) Pentagon Retaliates Against GIs Who Spoke Out on TV: The General's warning (see below) was not empty: "It was the end of the world," said one officer Thursday. "It went all the way up to President Bush and back down again on...
Wolfowitz Committee Told White House to Hype Dubious Uranium Claims
Wolfowitz Committee Told White House to Hype Dubious Uranium Claims
A Pentagon committee led by Paul Wolfowitz, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, advised President Bush to include a reference in his January State of the Union address about Iraq trying to purchase 500 tons of uranium from Niger to bolster the case for war in Iraq,...
The Empire Stops Striking
Wolfowitz Committee Told White House to Hype Dubious Uranium Claims
A Pentagon committee led by Paul Wolfowitz, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, advised President Bush to include a reference in his January State of the Union address about Iraq trying to purchase 500 tons of uranium from Niger to bolster the case for war in Iraq,...
‘The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions’
Since the start of the war in Iraq four months ago, 212 American soldiers have been killed, including 79 who have died since May 1, when President George Bush declared an end to major hostilities in Iraq. Its unclear how many Iraqi civilians perished during...


