A while back a really grisly cyberpunk novel comment dismissed Africa’s future as so grim it will be quarantined from the rest of the world – written off as "There Be Dragons." This pretty much describes my own POV: where else can endless war, corruption,...
The April 17, edition of the New Yorker has a piece by Seymour Hersh (who, in early December told me he did not think war was likely) regarding the Bush administration's plan to bomb Iran. Philip Giraldi first reported in the August 1, 2005 issue of the American...
Several years ago, when President Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, I sent an email to several people to explain that in the original German, it would be called "Heimatsicherheitsdienst. " Heimat is "Homeland" in German. Sicherheitsdienst means...
On Thursday, John Kerry introduced a resolution which calls for the US to leave Iraq by the end of this year if they can form a government by May 15, immediately if they can't. But look carefully, apparently Bush's frat brother couldn't resist the thought that he...
Check it out: Her story, Why We Fight, neoconservatism, OSP, Luti calling Zinni a traitor, Franklin, Ledeen, David Shenker, WINEP, PNAC, Shultz's memo to Rumsfeld in Summer 2002, how she regrets that it never occured to her to do a Dan Ellsberg and steal documents,...
John Haag, co-founder and long-time leader of the California Peace and Freedom Party, died March 29 after a brief illness. He was 75. John was my mentor in my early days of politics. He taught me the basic skills of political organizing and strategy that have been...
"Just in time for Father's Day!" said the ad I recently received via e-mail. For only $22.99 I can get twelve double-side DVDs with a total of 50 war movies. Featured actors include Ronald Reagan, James Cagney, and Sidney Poitier. Why in the world would anyone think...
