Ralph Raico writes: On Monday, the indefatigable, indispensable Justin Raimondo gave us a column titled, The Fallacy of 39: Why is every petty tyrant dubbed the new Hitler? That is a very good question. Here is a possible answer. For many millions of Americans, the first figure in 20th-century European history who comes to mind, [...]
How can anyone be unmoved by the images of devastation? With the billions of dollars spent on deliberate destruction (wars), we should be motivated to counter with our individual help to the victims of this natural disaster. I have been most impressed with the work of Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres). They have been [...]
(see 10 for introduction) 0.5 next Count the columns, John Nichols insists, but the result has been certified–that’s 109 down, one to go and he’ll have made it through the year without using the word “Israel.” An earlier countdown entry contained a gratuitous reference to Yasir Arafat, but after smoking a joint I decided it [...]
Various ideas for dealing with Sunni abstinence from the elections slated to be held in Iraq have been floated recently from everyone from the USG to the current Iraqi authorities and Osama bin Laden. The problem seems to flow from the fact that the Iraqi vote, instead of being regional, is national. If the elections [...]
Via Matt Welch at Reason, on the recently discovered FBI torture memos: The FBI memos, which included more graphic descriptions of detainee abuse (including “strangulation, beatings, [and] placement of lit cigarettes into the detainees ear openings”), bore an uncanny resemblance to previous accusations made by 10 Gitmo prisoners. They are also consistent with two years’ [...]
The Daily Yomiuri, the leading newspaper in Japan, has chosen Antiwar.com as their favorite website of 2004. They choose six favorites, and Antiwar.com is listed first: For news and opinion related to conflicts around the world, Antiwar.com (www.antiwar.com) continues to lead year after year with the most comprehensive and interesting collection of information. Antiwar.com features [...]
