Yeah, We’re the Ones Who Got It Wrong

We like to publicize the sunny prewar forecasts of big-shot warbots, and rightly so. Most of these fools have yet to shut up, and despite their staggering record of entrails illiteracy, many are now assuring us of further "victories" to be had. Of course, the...

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Iraqi Justice coming to USA?

The New York Times has a great piece today on sham justice in Iraq.  The US military now holds almost twice as many Iraqi detainees as it did when the Abu Ghraib scandal broke.  The U.S. set up a Central Criminal Court in Baghdad that usually has a Soviet-like...

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The Grand Chessboard

It's so annoying when a newspaper I otherwise like has neo-imperialist politics. Last week's Economist, for example, opines that Britain, a country that has no militarily hostile neighbors and hasn't been invaded in centuries, must have nuclear weapons for...

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Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights

On December 15, 1791 the U.S. Bill of Rights was adopted. This was considered the first and most important business of the new government, for many states only agreed to adopt the U.S. Constitution on the condition that it be quickly amended to restrict the power of...

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Rep. Ron Paul

Antiwar Radio: Ron Paul For the second installment of my new show Antiwar Radio for KAOS 95.9 in Austin and Antiwar.com, I spoke with the libertarian-Republican congressman representing Texas District 14, Dr. Ron Paul (another reason for Texans to be proud). I asked...

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Another Reason for Texans to Be Embarrassed

Is this for real? I'm still incredulous of what I have just read. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), has been appointed the new chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, on which he has served for the last six years. This is a person you'd expect to be more than...

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Robert Dreyfuss

Antiwar Radio: Robert Dreyfuss Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Announcing the debut of Antiwar Radio, to run regularly at Antiwar.com and Radio KAOS 95.9 and 92.7 FM in Austin, Texas. For the first show, I interviewed the great investigative reporter and author Robert...

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Worldwide Democratic Revolution Update

From The Economist -- "Ethiopia and Somalia: The rumbling rumours of war": ... The spectre of a hostile Christian Ethiopia bearing down on Somalia has rallied Somalis behind the Islamists. Somalia's Islamists have spread a similar fear among Ethiopians, giving succour...

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