Report: Anti-Muslim Crimes on the Rise

Reported incidents of anti-Muslim bias including hate crimes, discrimination, and harassment rose sharply in the United States last year, according to a new report by a major Islamic group. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), in a report released Wednesday, said it received 141 reports of actual or planned violence against Muslims or mosques nationwide, … Continue reading “Report: Anti-Muslim Crimes on the Rise”

Weapons of Mass Destruction – Not!

This article first appeared on WorldNetDaily in May 2002. Sad to say, scaring the pants off you soccer moms and mall rats has become a growth industry in this country, gainfully employing thousands of people, in and out of government. The scare-monger battle cry is that terrorists are planning to use various weapons of mass … Continue reading “Weapons of Mass Destruction – Not!”

Security Whistleblowers Demand End to Retaliation

Fifty current and former employees of U.S. national security agencies are demanding that Congress end government retaliation against those who expose national security blunders. Leaders of the new group, known as the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC), have stepped up their efforts to win protection since testifying late last month before congressional committees in the … Continue reading “Security Whistleblowers Demand End to Retaliation”

Dominoes or Dominance?

Thirty years after the last chopper left the Saigon embassy, Americans still don’t know why this country fought in Vietnam. According to the dominant explanation, U.S. policymakers believed unquestioningly in the “domino theory,” which held that noncommunist countries in Southeast Asia would topple one by one if South Vietnam was lost. According to the conventional … Continue reading “Dominoes or Dominance?”

Rights Group: Repatriated Egyptian Detainees Face Torture

A major rights watchdog warned the United States, Arab League, and European Union against transferring detainees to prisons in Egypt and cautioned them not to seek or accept Egyptian government assurances that prisoners will not be tortured or abused. Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a report released Wednesday, said Washington, Arab, and European governments have … Continue reading “Rights Group: Repatriated Egyptian Detainees Face Torture”

The Once and Present War

World War Two, Still Fought in the Balkans On May 8, 1945 Nazi Germany surrendered, ending what would later be called the Second World War in Europe. For the next 45 years, the victorious Soviets and their erstwhile Atlantic allies faced off across the line dividing Europe, two global empires capable of annihilating humanity, angling … Continue reading “The Once and Present War”

Neocons Exploiting Domestic Unrest in Iran?

Amid rising tension between Iran and the United States, a major U.S. human rights group said Tuesday that at least 50 people were killed during week-long protests in southwestern Khuzestan province last month and urged Iran to permit independent journalists and rights monitors to go to the strife-torn region across the border from Iraq. New … Continue reading “Neocons Exploiting Domestic Unrest in Iran?”

America’s Global Fifth Column

Four nations in five days – not a lot of time for the president of the United States to meet and greet all those diplomats and dignitaries lining up for a handshake. Just enough time, perhaps, to incite the Latvians in Riga, stir up trouble in the Caucasus, and, perhaps, take a spin around Putin’s … Continue reading “America’s Global Fifth Column”

I’m Here for My Bill of Goods

“America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof – the smoking gun – that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.” – George W. Bush October 7, 2002 Listen to Scott’s interview with Ray McGovern stream download mp3 Whew! Lucky … Continue reading “I’m Here for My Bill of Goods”