Nepal’s Strange Restraint in the Face of Indian Revelations

KATHMANDU – Nearly four months after the royal coup in Nepal, the Indian press this week unveiled secret links between India’s intelligence services and Nepal’s Maoist rebels. But curiously, the revelations have failed to kick up a raging controversy in Nepal. On Wednesday, The Times of India newspaper reported from Delhi that top Maoist leader … Continue reading “Nepal’s Strange Restraint in the Face of Indian Revelations”

Why Did Feith Resign?

The headline of this New York Sun article by Eli Lake on the progress of the case [.pdf] against Lawrence A. Franklin, a Pentagon analyst accused of handing over sensitive information to Israel, has got to take the cake for sheer gall: “Pentagon Analyst In Israel Spy Case Is Called a ‘Patriot’”! You can’t make … Continue reading “Why Did Feith Resign?”

Preserve the Republic –
Scrap Real ID

Dear Senators and Congressmen: My father loved his country. In 1943, he volunteered for the Army Air Corps, and at age 19 became a B-17 aircraft commander. He flew 25 missions into the heart of Germany to help defeat the Third Reich and protect the American way of life. When I was a teenager, he … Continue reading “Preserve the Republic –
Scrap Real ID”

Honor Our Children’s Sacrifices

To honor those who have died in Iraq, Democracy Rising interviewed the founder of Gold Star Families for Peace – an organization made up of families who have lost members to the Iraq War. Cindy Sheehan lost her son, Casey, to the war/occupation and founded Gold Star Families for Peace. To learn more about their … Continue reading “Honor Our Children’s Sacrifices”

Iranian Nuclear Power Crazy? Think Again

Sir David King, her majesty’s chief scientist, has declared “global warming” to be a more serious threat to mankind than international terrorism. Hans Blix, former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, concurs. James Lovelock, father of the Gaia hypothesis, thinks King and Blix – if anything – still underestimate the seriousness of the … Continue reading “Iranian Nuclear Power Crazy? Think Again”

Bush Opts for Civil War in Iraq

What are we to make of the news reports that Baghdad is to be encircled and divided into smaller and smaller sections by 40,000 Iraqi and 10,000 U.S. troops backed by U.S. airpower and armor in order to conduct house-to-house searches throughout the city to destroy combatants? Is this generous notice of a massive offensive … Continue reading “Bush Opts for Civil War in Iraq”

Death and ‘Sketchy Details’ in Iraq

Yesterday Iraq’s Minister of Defense, Sadoun al-Dulaimi, announced that starting Saturday 40,000 Iraqi troops will seal Baghdad and begin to “hunt down insurgents and their weapons.” Baghdad will be divided into two main sections, east and west, and within each section there will be smaller areas of control. There will be at least 675 checkpoints … Continue reading “Death and ‘Sketchy Details’ in Iraq”

Bush Raises Stakes With
North Korea

Increasingly frustrated over its failure to get North Korea back to the negotiating table, the administration of President George W. Bush is taking new steps virtually certain to escalate tensions with the third spoke in his original “axis of evil,” analysts said. Last Friday, the administration announced that it was reviewing plans for future U.S. … Continue reading “Bush Raises Stakes With
North Korea”

Pelosi Gives a Pep Talk to AIPAC

Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s recent speech to the Israeli-American lobby (AIPAC) ought to be a clarion call for peace activists. Her address did not contain any big surprises. But it is, nonetheless, remarkable for its transparency. The speech (see below for the text) affords a up-close look at what Pelosi thinks about Israel, the Palestinians, the … Continue reading “Pelosi Gives a Pep Talk to AIPAC”

UN Referral – Not

For at least the past six months, neo-crazy media sycophants have been “reporting” that if the French-Brit-German negotiations with Iran fail to produce the result demanded by the neo-crazies – namely, the permanent cessation of all Iranian nuclear fuel-cycle activities – the US will “refer” the matter to the UN Security Council for action. Who … Continue reading “UN Referral – Not”