Don’t be scared

Why would anyone support the American president at this point? The answer is simple: Cowardice. Republicans are sissies. They talk tough and drive trucks, but in truth are very afraid that a scary Arabic Islamo-Fascist™ is going to come to hurt them – for no...

Bush gets one thing right

The general dishonesty of Bush’s ridiculous press conference Monday has already been covered, but he did say two things that weren’t outright lies. That U.S forces will never leave Iraq if he can help it is a given, but I want to point out the one other...

The Establishment vs. the Neocons

I have often found Sidney Blumenthal useful in informing my understanding of the relationship between the neocons and the establishment, such as, for example, his article in which it is revealed that Bush’s temper tantrum when he declared himself “the...

People Are Strange, When You’re a Stranger

Living in Iran ain’t exactly a picnic for anybody, especially women, gays, political dissidents, or those accused of breaking one of the trillion laws issued weekly by the Islamic Republic. But is life particularly hard for the native Jewish population? Yes,...

Aaron Glantz Interview

Monday afternoon I spoke with Aaron Glantz, author of How America Lost Iraq, reporter for Pacifica Radio and contributor to Antiwar.com, about the situation in Iraq with particular attention on Kurdish separatism. Also discussed were the border clashes with Iran, oil...