This is a letter in response to an opinion piece in the Capital Times. Thanks for providing the fresh voice of Israeli consulate spokesman Josh Weinberg. If anything, Josh's testament to Israel's strong moral fiber and desperate yearning for peace is understated....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
