No WMDs? Fabulous, but Still Beside the Point

In the aftermath of the Iraq war, intense scrutiny has fallen on the search for weapons of mass destruction. The peace camp can barely suppress its glee as each day passes with no smoking vials or reactors, and that’s perfectly understandable. It’s nice to see one’s antagonists – especially this sorry mob – sweat beneath … Continue reading “No WMDs? Fabulous, but Still Beside the Point”

Dead in the Water

“If it was an accident, it was the best planned accident I’ve ever seen.” – USS Liberty Survivor The repurcusions of American foreign policy affect not only third world nations and the American taxpayer, but also the American servicemen at the front lines. One unforgettable example of the last involved the crew of the USS … Continue reading “Dead in the Water”

Iraq’s WMD Intelligence: Where Is the Outrage?

With each passing day, the questions surrounding Iraq’s missing weapons of mass destruction take on added urgency. Where are the massive stockpiles of VX, mustard, and other nerve agents that we were told Iraq was hoarding? Where are the thousands of liters of botulinim toxin? Wasn’t it the looming threat to America posed by these … Continue reading “Iraq’s WMD Intelligence: Where Is the Outrage?”

A Homeland So Secure We Wouldn’t Want To Live There

Whence comes the asserted power of the current President and his new Sicherheitsdienst to inspect, search, spindle, mutilate, etc., everything and everyone found within the generous bounds of their authority? Leave aside the claim of these people that US law prevails, or ought to prevail, everywhere in the galaxy, and just focus on the “internal” … Continue reading “A Homeland So Secure We Wouldn’t Want To Live There”

Tight Spot

China finds itself once again in a tight spot vis-à-vis her "proxies." North Korea has rarely left the spotlight after being enshrined in the Bush Administration’s Hall of Evil, but China has avoided any direct accusations flowing from the West concerning N. Korea’s WMD programs and human rights abuses. The recent "runs for the border" … Continue reading “Tight Spot”

Question of the Day: ‘Would You Have Left Saddam in Power?’

Surfing the blogs and reading the usual suspects in the usual propaganda outlets, I get the impression that the war hawks have settled on a response to the WMD snipe hunt fiasco and the broken promise of democracy fiasco. This is to respond to every bit of bad news – and every new sign of … Continue reading “Question of the Day: ‘Would You Have Left Saddam in Power?’”

Why Saddam Was Doomed, WMDs or None

While the hawks in the Bush administration attempt to justify the logic behind a preemptive strike against Iraq as the likelihood of finding the country’s alleged weapons of mass destruction grows increasingly remote, the truth behind the war is finally coming to light. In his State of the Union address in January, President George W … Continue reading “Why Saddam Was Doomed, WMDs or None”