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"I believe I served my country honorably," says Specialist E-4 David W. Qualls: "Even though I did not expect to be rotated to Iraq, I did my time and served to the best of my ability. And I was proud to serve. But the Army made an agreement with me and I expected them to … Continue reading “The ‘Stop Loss’ Scam”

Congressman Ron Paul today denounced the national ID card provisions contained in the intelligence bill being voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives, while urging his colleagues to reject the bill and its new layers of needless bureaucracy.   Visit Rep. Ron Paul’s archives.     "National ID cards are not proper in a … Continue reading “Ron Paul Denounces National ID Card”

Last weekend alone, over 70 Iraqis were killed in violence around their country. Yet these are only those reported as a result of spectacular, "newsworthy" incidents like car bombs or clashes between the resistance and occupation forces. Iraqis are dying everyday from other things, like violent crime, kidnappings where families can’t afford to pay the … Continue reading “Those Left Behind”

BAGHDAD – The Baghdad Medical City has begun to look nice in its new coat of paint. It does not look that nice to Dr. Hammad Hussein, ophthalmology resident at the center. "I have not seen anything which indicates any rebuilding aside from our new pink and blue colors here where our building and the … Continue reading “Iraqi Healthcare Given A ‘New Look’”

Leading up to the war in Iraq, evangelical Christians became perhaps the most enthusiastic advocates of imperium. Though politicians have often abused "Just War theory," it is still an integral part of Christian ethics when examining issues of war and peace. Thus, one must ask, was the Iraq war "just" based on the criteria of … Continue reading “Pro-War Christians Should Come Clean”

We are driving across Baghdad when a GMC full of armed men races past our car, missing it by inches. Along with guns pointed out their windows at us (and all the other cars), a couple of the men hold their hands out, waving them down toward the ground in order to instruct the traffic … Continue reading “Fallujah as a ‘Model City’”

Scott Horton talks with Dr. Gordon Prather about the drive for war with Iran and who’s behind it. Interview conducted Dec. 4, 2004. Check out Scott’s other interviews with prominent antiwar and libertarian personalities. Download MP3 Listen to Streaming Audio Physicist James Gordon Prather has served as a policy implementing official for national security-related technical … Continue reading “Where Have We Heard This Before?”

NEW YORK – Somewhere between Halliburton and CARE, there is a cadre of contractors trying to help Iraq establish a working, private-sector economy. But the cost of securing their safety is frustrating many, as some firms report spending 25-30 percent of their contract revenues on armored cars and small private armies. These consultants have been … Continue reading “Cost of Guards, Guns Deters Some Contractors”

NEW DELHI – The fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin equally divided his three-day visit to India, that ended Sunday, between political and business leaders speaks much for the changing nature of what was once regarded as a definitively strategic alliance of the cold war era. That the military part of the alliance is largely … Continue reading “India-Russia Alliance Turns Commercial”

On Wednesday, August 29, 1945, President Truman gave out the reports of the Army and Navy Boards directed by Congress to investigate the responsibility for the great disaster of December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor. These Boards had filed their reports nine months ago. Under the pretext that issuance of them would disclose important military … Continue reading “The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor”