William Odom, RIP

The sad news just reached us that retired General William E. Odom has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 75. Odom served as director of the National Security Agency during Ronald Reagan's second term. He had a reputation as a military hard-liner who opposed any...

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Ledeen and Chinese ‘Fascism’

Speaking of Rupert Murdoch, the May edition of his Far Eastern Economic Review was banned in China, according to Friday’s Washington Times, which attributed the banning to the magazine’s publication of an essay by the American Enterprise Institute’s “Freedom...

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Ron Paul’s Good News

Antiwar.com Radio yesterday posted a very informative interview between Charles Goyette and Ron Paul. At about 10 minutes into the interview, Goyette asked Congressman Paul about my comment on the blog regarding negotiations with the Republican party for a speaking...

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Michelle Malkin’s Victory Over Doughnut Terrorists

Another big victory for Michelle Malkin over the forces of terrorism! Dunkin' Donuts recently released an ad featuring celebrity chef Rachael Ray. Innocent enough, right? Terror sleuth and columnist Michelle Malkin discovered the hidden message in the ad – a message...

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‘Al-Qaeda WMD Video’ Was Nothing of the Sort

Earlier today, we ran a story from ABC, "FBI: Al-Qaeda Tape to Call for Use of WMDs." But we, along with ABC and the FBI, were "punk'd" by a "jihad fan." Noah Shachtman of Wired quotes Evan Kohlmann of Counterterrorism Blog that "The intel community appears to have...

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Ron Paul Goes “Respectful”

The Washington Post has an article today on the number of Ron Paul’s relatives who worked for his presidential campaign. I will be curious if there are other analyses of how the Paul campaign spent $30 million. The Post article quoted Paul campaign spokesman Jesse...

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No Justice on Memorial Day

Here is a great Washington Post photo of Bush strutting at the White House as he receives visitors from the Rolling Thunder veterans motorcycle group. It is obscene how the same politicians who send Americans to die in unnecessary wars are treated like heroes on...

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Libertarian Party Nominates Bob Barr for President

After 6 ballots, the Libertarian Party national convention has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr. Barr has turned around on many major issues since leaving congress. He now favors: -- Ending the Iraq War, withdrawal of all American troops from all foreign...

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Building a Case for Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Amid renewed speculation after President Bush’s Knesset speech last week that he may yet order an attack on Iran before he leaves office, particularly if Sen. Obama should win the November elections, it appears that the Washington Institute for Near East Policy...

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Exclusive Interview: John Cusack on Antiwar Radio

Another Antiwar Radio exclusive! Actor, writer and producer John Cusack discusses his new satire War Inc., which opens Friday, May 23rd, in New York and Los Angeles, his outrage at the criminality of modern American war profiteers, the need for a grassroots bumrush of...

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