Survey: Americans Reject Globo-Cop Role

U.S. opinion leaders who expressed strong confidence in Washington’s global leadership in the late 1990s have been chastened by the Iraq war, which has also spurred a sharp rise in isolationist sentiment in the general public, according to the latest in a series of surveys released here Tuesday by the Pew Research Center for the … Continue reading “Survey: Americans Reject Globo-Cop Role”

Rehashing the Intelligence

I still maintain that President Bush made a serious tactical mistake, from his perspective, in criticizing congressional Democrats for "rewriting history" about the use of intelligence (and the quality thereof) during the run-up to the Iraq war. The basic mistake is in focusing on the past when what really seems to worry an increasing number … Continue reading “Rehashing the Intelligence”

Jihad’s Cheapest Weapons

Last Sunday, a shocked world watched the televised confession of Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, wife of one of the Amman suicide bombers. The Iraqi woman, who failed to detonate her explosive belt in the Radisson Hotel on Nov. 9, appeared cold, detached, and unemotional. At a certain stage she stood up and paraded in front … Continue reading “Jihad’s Cheapest Weapons”

‘A Conspiracy So Vast…’

In the wake of the Scooter Libby indictment, and the collapse of support for the war – even in the Republican congressional caucus – the bad guys are desperately trying to make a comeback, and what a pathetic sight it is. First off, we have Scooter Libby’s lawyer now saying the revelation that Bob Woodward, … Continue reading “‘A Conspiracy So Vast…’”

Female GI Stands Against War as She Faces Deployment

Fort Benning, GA – Army National Guard Specialist Katherine Jashinski, on active duty with the 111th ASG since January of this year, will make a public statement Thursday against war as a conscientious objector in the face of orders to participate in weapons training and deploy to the Middle East. She will be joined by … Continue reading “Female GI Stands Against War as She Faces Deployment”

Indian Nuclear Deal With US Turns Faustian Bargain

NEW DELHI – Indian leaders are finding, to their dismay, that they confront far tougher choices in implementing a controversial nuclear agreement they signed with the United States than they had bargained for. These choices pertain to a sequence of steps New Delhi must take that could prove a potential obstacle to the deal’s execution, … Continue reading “Indian Nuclear Deal With US Turns Faustian Bargain”

Libby Indictment May Open Door to Broader Iraq War Deceptions

The details revealed thus far from the investigation that led to the five-count indictment against I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby seem to indicate that the efforts to expose the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson went far beyond the chief assistant to the assistant chief. Though no other White House officials were formally indicted, … Continue reading “Libby Indictment May Open Door to Broader Iraq War Deceptions”

Backtalk, November 17, 2005

A ‘Legal’ US Nuclear Attack Against IranIt’s much worse than that. This is self-fulfilling prophecy.The Iranians know what’s going on: Whatever evidence Iran provides will be dismissed as lies by the U.S. Like Iraq, no denial or evidence will ever be sufficient. The U.S. will cook up new bogus stories one after another, the Iranians … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 17, 2005”

The Senators’ Rebellion

The recent Senate vote to require regular reports from the White House detailing all the wonderful “progress” we’re making over there was more reflective of a desire to cover their asses as election time approaches than it was of growing antiwar sentiment in the U.S. Congress. This, after all, is substantially the same group of … Continue reading “The Senators’ Rebellion”

Republicans Cut and Run from Iraq and Bush

Although he dislikes foreign travel and formal summits, U.S. President George W. Bush must be relieved to be spending this week as an honored guest in several Asian capitals. According to the stereotype, Asians are unfailingly polite. The same can no longer be said even of the president’s fellow Republicans in Washington – not to … Continue reading “Republicans Cut and Run from Iraq and Bush”