It is disheartening to see that the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is promoting service in the Army National Guard. According to a recent Home School Heartbeat: More than ever, homeschool graduates are finding that their education has prepared them for...
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...
Ron Paul vs. James Baker on Revised War Powers Act
Note the presence of the brilliant Daniel McAdams backing up Dr. Paul and the ungentlemanly belligerence of Baker. Note also that Baker's argument rests on the premise that the constitution is dead and that without the War Powers Act, or his new replacement for it,...
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...
Ron Paul on War Lies
Ron Paul on the myth of Obama's "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. Thanks to Lew Rockwell.
Ross Is Clearly a Major Player
Since Secretary of State Clinton set out for the Middle East over the weekend, it has seemed increasingly clear to me that Dennis Ross, contrary to my earlier speculation, pretty much got the job that he and WINEP were hoping for. Not only has he claimed an office on...
More on the Iran-Somalia-Gaza Weapons Route
The more one looks into it, the more Elliott Abrams’ rendition of how Iran allegedly smuggles weapons to Hamas in Gaza via Somalia and Eritrea just gets weirder and weirder. Remember: he was Bush’s top Middle East adviser from December, 2002, until January 20 and,...
CPAC Warmongering Etc.
The Conservative Political Action Conference in DC wrapped up today. I tromped down there Friday and got a few photos. There were heaps of books on Sarah Palin and several organizations touting her political future. Joe the Plumber was there, along with lots of people...
Ross Gets An Appointment But Maybe Not Quite the One He Wanted
Dennis Ross’ appointment was finally announced today. This appeared as a “press release†on the State Department’s website late this afternoon: Appointment of Dennis Ross as Special Advisor for The Gulf and Southwest Asia Robert Wood Acting Department...
Abrams Confirms His New Role
Elliott Abrams just confirmed that he will be official mouthpiece of Bibi Netanyahu and his Likud Party at the Council on Foreign Relations and on the pages of The Weekly Standard (and probably in the Wall Street Journal, too). In reading the article, ironically...


