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Scott Horton discusses the future of the American empire with the republic’s most intransigent defender, Rep. Ron Paul (R, Texas). Interview conducted Oct. 16, 2004. Check out Scott’s other interviews with prominent antiwar and libertarian figures. Download MP3 Listen to Streaming Audio Ron Paul is a Republican Congressman from Texas. He was the 1988 Libertarian … Continue reading “‘Dr. No’ vs. the Yes Men”

A review of Purple Hearts by Nina Berman Trolley, Ltd. (Great Britain) Hardback, 96 pages, with 41 color photographs When you get to the end of Purple Hearts, you won’t know what to think. But you will be thinking. In this short and spare book, photojournalist Berman has collected pictures of 19 American servicemen and … Continue reading “Purple Hearts Shows Aftermath of War”

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Kerry’s Cowardly Convergence Madam, at this late hour, one must do more than just ridiculing Kerry, I am afraid. As Suskind pointed out so terrifyingly well, the problem is a monstrous one, very much concerning MANKIND as such. Can you imagine what would happen during four MORE years of (the creation of) new reality?! Writing … Continue reading “Backtalk, November 2, 2004”

The re-emergence of Osama bin Laden in the final days of the presidential campaign was occasioned by a flurry of speculation: was OBL rooting for Bush? Or for Kerry? Good old American narcissism: it always comes to the fore. It’s always about us, now isn’t it? The Democrats lamented that this was the dreaded "October … Continue reading “The Truth Hurts”

Soon the tallies will be rolling in, and those who cast a vote for John Kerry in hopes of altering the U.S. foreign policy paradigm will have wasted their energy. What the mainstream media and others have failed to disclose this election season is that one of Senator Kerry’s key foreign policy advisors, Richard Holbrooke, … Continue reading “Kerry and Genocide: Know What You Are Voting For”

Looked at realistically, Osama bin Laden’s intervention in our presidential election was undoubtedly an act of immediate organizational weakness, not strength. Had he had been capable of orchestrating the bringing down of another American tower or its equivalent, he certainly would have done so, but it was no less ingenious for that. His last major … Continue reading “Osama bin Laden, Shock Jock”

Please share this with your friends and loved ones: To safeguard their futures, and the future of our great nation, we must all understand the moral of this story. When I was 9, a boy my age named Billy Tanner moved into the house across the street. He and his six brothers and sisters were … Continue reading “Protecting Us to Death”

To the dismay of the neo-crazies, the Iraqi puppet government has just reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that 195 metric tons of HMX, 141 metric tons of RDX, and 5.8 metric tons of PETN have gone missing. Why report that to the IAEA? Because Iraq had imported or manufactured all three of … Continue reading “October Surprise”

BANGKOK – It may have one of the most vibrant media environments in Asia – with journalists having freedom to write just about anything – yet the Philippines ranks after Iraq as one of the deadliest places for reporters. Eight journalists have been killed in that Southeast Asian archipelago this year, one more than the … Continue reading “Asia Still Dangerous for Journalists”