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Pat Buchanan spoke with Bill Maher on Sept. 3 about Iraq and the "War on Terror." The following is a transcript from Real Time With Bill Maher. MAHER: First of all, if Osama bin Laden was captured and killed today, it would have the same effect on terrorism as Ray Kroc had dying for McDonald’s. … Continue reading “Terrorism Is the Price of Empire”

This afternoon I learned that my friends, Raad and Simona, were abducted (along with another Iraqi and another Italian) from their Bridges to Baghdad office in Baghdad. This did not come as quite the shock it might have because recently Raad had emailed our mutual friend Cynthia that their office had just been shelled (fortunately … Continue reading “A Plea for the Abducted”

ROME – Without being exactly encouraging, the Italian peace movement had been sympathetic toward the resistance in Iraq. Not any more. The Stop the War coalition, which brings together several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is still calling for "withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iraq." It wants to "avoid leaving the Iraqi people alone under the … Continue reading “Italian Sympathy for Iraqi Resistance Dwindles”

Adding their voice to a steadily growing clamor, eight retired generals and admirals have called on President George W. Bush to appoint a bipartisan, independent commission to conduct a comprehensive investigation of U.S. detention and interrogation practices in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. In a letter to Bush, the former flag officers, most of whom reached … Continue reading “Retired Brass Call for Independent Torture Probe”

Sgt. Samuel Provance sealed his fate as a soldier on May 21, 2004, when he went on record with ABC News. His experiences as a U.S. Army junior noncommissioned officer since committing one of the greatest imaginable mistakes in service – speaking out to the news media – have left him dazed, afraid, wondering and … Continue reading “Soldier for the Truth: Sgt. Samuel Provance”

NEW DELHI – As attacks against the media in the disturbed Himalayan kingdom of Nepal continue unchecked, international media organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) warns this will impact independent reporting in the region. The organization is supporting efforts by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) to obtain the release of three journalists held by the … Continue reading “Nepalese Maoists, Security Forces Attack Media”

A 10-member international task force of prominent analysts and former diplomats has warned that recommendations by a special commission on the Bush administration’s plans for Cuba, released last May, “will poorly serve U.S. interests in Cuba and the wider region”. In an open letter to the commission’s co-chair, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the task … Continue reading “Think Tank Blasts Bush Commission Report on Cuba”

PARIS – The two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq more than three weeks back are still in captivity despite efforts by French and Iraqi leaders to secure their freedom. Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot were kidnapped Aug. 20 by the so-called Islamic Army in Iraq, a guerrilla group opposing the U.S. occupation of the country. … Continue reading “French Headscarves Still Fueling Hostage Crisis”

NEW DELHI – It is becoming increasingly evident, after the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan failed to make significant progress in just concluded peace talks, that inroads to normalizing ties between both countries could only be made by improving people-to-people contacts. Lately that seems to be chalking up a better record of success than … Continue reading “Indo-Pak Peace Hinges on Civil Society Contacts”

Why was Dick Cheney so eager to invade Iraq? Why did he repeatedly link Saddam Hussein to al-Qaeda after Sept. 11, and why did he maintain that not only did Iraq have weapons of mass destruction but that he, Cheney, knew exactly where they were? Cheney clearly came into office wanting a war on Iraq, … Continue reading “Halliburton and Iraq: The Purloined Letter”