Tag: neocons

The Kamm Scam: Fake ‘Journalist’ Defends a Forgery

In describing his nightmarish vision of history as "eternal return," the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche averred: "What if a demon crept after you one day or night in your loneliest solitude and said to you: ‘This life, as you live it now and have lived it, you will have to live again and again, times … Continue reading “The Kamm Scam: Fake ‘Journalist’ Defends a Forgery”

The Rising Tide

It’s hard being a neocon these days. Discredited by the utter failure of the Iraq war, and thoroughly exposed in the media as having played the key role in lying us into that disastrous conflict, the neoconservative project [.pdf] seems to have come to a standstill. Oh sure, they’re still around, thanks to the op … Continue reading “The Rising Tide”

Neocons Get Warm and Fuzzy Over ‘War President’

U.S. President Barack Obama’s plan for a 30,000-troop surge and a troop withdrawal timeline beginning in 18 months has caught criticism from both Democrat and Republican lawmakers. But a small group of hawkish foreign policy experts – who have lobbied the White House since August to escalate U.S. involvement in Afghanistan – are christening Obama … Continue reading “Neocons Get Warm and Fuzzy Over ‘War President’”

Neocons and Pentagon Rage Against the Dying of the Fight

Despite the public relations campaign that has so many folks convinced the surge was a success, Iraq is still a zoo. It has been almost three years since the surge strategy was announced and David Petraeus was installed as commander in Iraq. As professor and retired Army officer Andrew Bacevich puts it, Iraq is "now … Continue reading “Neocons and Pentagon Rage Against the Dying of the Fight”

Foreign Policy Hawks Launch New Campaign Against Obama

Just days after the Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded Barack Obama its coveted peace prize, two of Washington’s most prominent foreign policy hawks launched a new group and ad campaign designed to depict the president as weak and defend the more aggressive policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush. The new group, Keep America Safe, … Continue reading “Foreign Policy Hawks Launch New Campaign Against Obama”