War Lies Are Piling Up by Dr. Ivan Eland Even though a mound of evidence keeps accumulating that the Bush administration exaggerated the threat to fulfill its obsession to invade […]
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Author: Ivan Eland
More Bureaucracy, Less National Security
More Bureaucracy, Less National Security by Dr. Ivan Eland In “slow rolling” the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations on intelligence reorganization, the White House has come up with something even worse for […]
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So Far, You Can Fool Most of the People Most of the Time
Despite all of the death and mayhem in Iraq and counterproductive results in the war on terror, the ever-chipper President Bush soldiers on with upbeat assessments of those efforts in […]
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Have 1,000 U.S. Souls Died for Oil?
Have 1,000 U.S. Souls Died for Oil? by Dr. Ivan Eland The tragic milestone of 1,000 U.S. deaths in the Iraqi quagmire should cause introspection about why the United States […]
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Chechen Attacks on Russia: A Harbinger for the United States?
Chechen Attacks on Russia: A Harbinger for the United States? by Dr. Ivan Eland Recently, Russia has suffered bloody attacks on airplanes, a subway and a school in response to […]
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Bush’s “War on Terror”: No Lack of Imagination
Bush’s “War on Terror”: No Lack of Imagination by Ivan Eland According to one of the main findings of the 9/11 Commission, the U.S. government’s failure to anticipate the grave […]
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Being Pro-War Is Not Necessarily Patriotic
As the 21st century dawns, Americans have come to define patriotism as uncritical support of war and the military. In this year’s presidential campaign, John Kerry touts his war exploits […]
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Does Your Government Really Have an Interest in Protecting You from Terrorism?
Does Your Government Really Have an Interest in Protecting You from Terrorism? by Ivan Eland American athletes at the heavily fortified Olympic games in Athens have been assigned bodyguards by […]
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Bringing Back Saddam (Almost)
Bringing Back Saddam (Almost) by Ivan Eland The Saddam-al Qaeda connection has fizzled and no nuclear, biological or chemical weapons have been unearthed in post-invasion Iraq. So the Bush administration’s […]
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What Color Is the Wolf Today?
What Color Is the Wolf Today? by Dr. Ivan Eland Orange is the color currently in fashion in the nation’s capital and its main financial center. The U.S. government has […]
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