War Is a Racket: General Smedley Butler

I never heard the speech before, it is awesome and timeless. The actor does a great job, he even looks like Butler. During his 34 years of Marine Corps service, Smedley Butler was awarded numerous medals for heroism including the Marine Corps Brevet Medal (the highest...

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Justin Raimondo Speaking in Paris

Sorry for the late notice, but Antiwar.com's Justin Raimondo is speaking in Paris on Saturday, March 21. He is a featured speaker at the conference on ''How To Reach Peace in the 21st Century," sponsored by the College des Bernardins and co sponsored by the Sorbonne....

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Is The Baghdad Mosquito Classified?

When I blogged and posted a copy of The Baghdad Mosquito yesterday I had no idea I was spreading classified material. The Baghdad Mosquito is a daily newsletter produced under the auspices of the Multi-National Forces in Iraq. It is distributed via e-mail to an elite...

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Reading Scott Horton in Iraq

Scott Horton (of Antiwar Radio) got an unusual readership for his article, "Finding Ways to Stay in Iraq." Al Nour newspaper in Iraq translated and ran the article in full. This was a shock to the editors of The Baghdad Mosquito, which is published by the...

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James Bamford & The Spy Factory on NOVA

On PBS tonight, NOVA is presenting "The Spy Factory," based on James Bamford's excellent book, The Shadow Factory. PBS says the NOVA program: chronicles the NSA's role in eavesdropping both before and after 9/11. Drawing on dozens of interviews with agency insiders...

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Aid for Gazans

Prof. Floyd Rudmin sends the following: Material aid to Palestinians in Gaza can be given by donations to the following aid agencies. These are not listed in any order of priority.1) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...

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