Among the top political sites on the Web last week, according to HitWise, one of the top Internet rating services.
State Dept Warns Presidential Candidates to Shut Up on Foreign Policy
The State Department has had enough! They see the recent sparring over the issue of whether to nuke or invade Pakistan, or to nuke Saudi Arabia, as irresponsible. (I guess making irresponsible comments on foreign policy is the private domain of the White House.) The...
The Army Times: Ron Paul ‘Surprise Fave Among Troops’
From the August 6 edition of The Army Times (print edition only, not online): Washington Surprise fave among troops WHAT'S UP: Among Republicans running for president, the anti-war candidate — Texas Rep. Ron Paul — has the highest total of campaign contributionns...
Iraq Wins Asia Cup, Will Bush Take Credit?
For the first time ever, Iraq won the Asian Cup football (soccer) title, beating Saudi Arabia in a match held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Violence has been down the last couple of days as Sunnis, Shi'ites, and Kurds came together in a unity that trumps politics. Iraqis are...
Iraq War ‘Shatters the Illusions’ of a Neocon
Rod Dreher, a former National Review champion of the war, explains that the colossal failure of the Iraq War has "shattered his illusions" about government. Among his reflections: I no longer implicitly trust governmental institutions, including the military --...
Justin Raimondo on ‘The Sloan Ranger Show’
Antiwar.com's editorial director Justin Raimondo appeared last Wednesday on "The Sloan Ranger Show," on WGNU-AM in St. Louis. Listen to the audio archive.
Context Is Everything
Sometimes you don't get the real picture without seeing the big picture. But you don't always get such a good example. An Associated Press news photo from today in Pakistan: Droves of people carrying banners, the front one reading "MODERATE EXTREMISTS!" (What could...
Most GOP Military Donations for President Went to Ron Paul
While politicos fight about what the troops want, a majority of the money that members of the military donated to Republican candidates for President went to the most antiwar candidate: Ron Paul. Analyzing the latest finance reports, The Spin Factor broke down the...
House Narrowly Defeats Measure to Defund Vice President’s Office
The House of Representatives just narrowly defeated an amendment to deny funds to operate Vice President Dick Cheney's office. Cheney had insisted that his office is exempt from Executive Department oversight by arguing that he is not part of that department. Rep....
Ron Paul Gets the ‘Colbert Bump’
Thursday night Stephen Colbert demonstrated that Ron Paul had gotten an incredible "Colbert Bump." A wonderfully entertaining clip!


