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...
Ron Paul on the myth of Obama's "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. Thanks to Lew Rockwell.
So says Thomas Ricks, author of Fiasco and The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008, on last night's Daily Show. "General Odierno says he would like to see 35,000 troops there (Iraq) in 2015. What that means is that we...
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...
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...
Israeli TV was in the middle of an interview with foreign minister Tzipi Livni when they interrupted for a phone call from Dr. Aboul Aish, a Palestinian doctor who is a regular fixture on Israeli TV. The in-studio correspondent didn't realize the extent of what he was...
Washington Times columnist and former editor Tony Blankley is calling for bringing back the military draft. He says a draft would have prevented so many American deaths in Iraq, and would allow us to escalate in Afghanistan and possibly invade Pakistan. Blankley is...
Both houses of Congress lined up in near-unanimous support of Israel's war on Gaza. Yesterday, the Senate passed their version of the resolution without a single dissenting vote. Today's vote in the House produced only 5 "No" votes: Ron Paul (R-TX), Dennis Kuchinich...
Ron Paul's statement opposing the US House resolution supporting Israel's war in Gaza:
Last night's PBS NewsHour featured a debate on the nomination of Leon Panetta to be CIA Director. The participants were two Antiwar.com contributors: former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former CIA official Michael Scheuer. Judy Woodruff was the interviewer. I found...
