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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Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Wouldn't it be great if wars could be fought just by the assholes who started them? – The Postman
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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All Gulf Vets Magazine
A new magazine for Persian Gulf (past and present) veterans is brewing down in Florida. Fellow Marines Tyrone Steele and Chris Swift are putting together the necessary arrangements in order […]
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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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Trouble Down The Road
Arnold Abrams of Newsday on Stop-Loss, an Army about-face: Stop-Loss could force thousands of soldiers to remain in uniform for a year or more after their contracts expire. As a […]
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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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Veterans for Common Sense News Update
Not Scared Yet? Try Connecting These Dots Posted: 2004-08-09 11:33:00.000 VCS Action Alert: Take Action to Prevent Torture Posted: 2004-08-09 19:43:00.000 An American Hiroshima Posted: 2004-08-11 07:16:00.000 Iraq incident requires […]
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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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Veterans for Common Sense News Update
British Legislative Report Claims Afghanistan is Fragile and Likely to Implode Posted: 2004-07-31 13:50:00.000 Patriot game, media shame Posted: 2004-07-31 14:01:00.000 Kerry’s Battle Cry Posted: 2004-08-01 21:43:00.000 Attacks Against U.S. […]
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Rediscovering the Bill of Rights
Mister Jacob G. Hornberger (some men just rate a Mister in front of their names), founder and president of the libertarian Future of Freedom Foundation on Pentagon Learns About the […]
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