Bush “Triples Down” in Pakistan by Ivan Eland History will probably show George W. Bush to have been a bold president, ready to gamble his legacy at a moment’s notice. […]
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Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Wouldn't it be great if wars could be fought just by the assholes who started them? – The Postman
Kosovo’s Independence
Kosovo’s Independence by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Kosovo’s leaders—along with their European and American supporters—should not forget the lesson behind the tragedy that led to the Serbian province’s declaration of independence […]
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Nested Partitions for Kosovo
Nested Partitions for Kosovo by Ivan Eland Kosovo, the Albanian-dominated Serbian province that has enjoyed autonomy under United Nations tutelage since the NATO-Serb war of 1999, has declared its independence. […]
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Threats of Our Own Making
Threats of Our Own Making by Ivan Eland The Pentagon has long had a conflict of interest. The Department of Defense builds the weapons of war (albeit in a grossly […]
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Human Rights First Petition on Torture
We're getting results. Keep the pressure on. Our petition to the candidates needs your signature today! From the good people at Human Rights First: Together, we're putting torture […]
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Tortured Logic
One of my most favoritest bloggers – Dr. Heidi – has assembled an amazing collection of quotes and references in opposition to the use of torture. Check it out and […]
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232nd Birthday Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps
10 November 2007 A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS Since the birth of our Nation, our liberty has been purchased by valiant men and women […]
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Hoyer Says War Spending To Curtail
Steny Hoyer observed that: “Today, the President made his priorities clear by requesting almost $200 billion more to continue his stay-the-course strategy in Iraq. " No shit. And this is […]
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More and More and More on War…
Reprinted by permission of Ray Abernathy. Ray's website is available at: http://www.rayabernathy.com San Simeon, Calif. — I’m sitting in a movie theater that resembles the I-Mag at the National Air […]
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Overthrown by “Patriots”
Daniel Ellsberg believes the American people have been subjected to a coup: Let me simplify this and not just to be rhetorical: A coup has occurred. I woke up the […]
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