US Complicity in Israel’s Misdeeds

The murder of Hamas’ spiritual leader, Sheik Yassin, makes perfect sense as long as you understand Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s strategy. That strategy is to make peace impossible. For three years, Sharon has done everything to prevent peace. He himself provoked the new uprising, re-invaded the occupied territories, destroyed the Palestinian Authority, forced Yasser … Continue reading “US Complicity in Israel’s Misdeeds”

An Occupation by Any Other Name

U.S. policy toward the most destabilizing factor in the Middle East – the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – is to support Israel and to never offend the Israeli lobby. US politicians use a number of rhetorical devices to disguise this policy, since it guarantees not only a continuation of the conflict, but a continuing supply of terrorists … Continue reading “An Occupation by Any Other Name”

A Cynical Manipulation

Following President Bush’s hour-long interview with NBC’s Tim Russert, we can now state conclusively that President Bush deliberately misled the American people and continues to do so. Item: Bush claims he was acting on the best intelligence there was when he decided to go to war. Fact: The intelligence given to Bush was full of … Continue reading “A Cynical Manipulation”

Practicing Nuclear War

About the middle of this month, Russia will stage the largest strategic nuclear maneuvers since 1982. These maneuvers will involve the test-firing of intercontinental ballistic missiles, both from land and sea; the test-firing of cruise missiles from strategic bombers; and even the launch of a military satellite. Publicly, according to the Moscow Times, Russian generals … Continue reading “Practicing Nuclear War”