More US Troops Deaths than 9/11 Deaths

Buried deep in the story about the capture of the No. 2 of al-Qaeda in Iraq, we find out that with the death of 4 US troops in Iraq, "the total number of Americans killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts [is] above the number of Americans and foreign nationals...

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War Chic

Flipping through Details magazine at 1:00am on Friday night. No, it's okay, I just got back from the Lyric Diner with friends, and we might go out to play yet. Meanwhile, I note a few disturbing trends and bits of info as I flip through these glossy pages --...

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Finger-Wagger to the World

Just how obnoxiously self-righteous is the U.S. government? From retired ambassador John R. Hamilton: Attempts to explain the vehemence of anti-U.S. feeling abroad correctly home in on Iraq and other unpopular policies of the current administration. But over the past...

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Charles Goyette Interviews Eric Garris

The great Charles Goyette, host of the morning show on KFNX 1100 AM in Phoenix, Arizona, interviewed 7 different guests - including Antiwar.com founder and managing editor Eric Garris - Thursday, on the subject of the possibility of military conscription in the United...

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Iran Bomb Five Years Away — in 1988

I read with interest and amusement, once again, that the military is warning that Iran will have nuclear weapons in as little as five years. Let's ignore that there is no evidence that Iran is seeking a nuclear weapons program, that they really have little substantial...

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Our ‘Friends,’ the Israelis …

According to the Israeli website Arutz Sheva: "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in Atlanta have arrested the Israeli security officer at the Israeli consulate in the city. Details to follow." Gee, I wonder if it has anything to do with this, or -- more...

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You Maniacs! You Blew It Up!

I just finished reading Charlton Heston's autobiography -- one of two he's written, I think -- In the Arena. Unlike some of my friends, I don't mind his guns rights work nor his anti-Ice T Cop Killer agitation. I wanted to know more about two of my favorite dystopian...

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“No Raimondo”@Reason.com?

I see David Weigel has a response to my column, posted on Andrew Sullivan's blog: he, Michael Totten, and the blogger formerly known as Wonkette are filling in for Candy Andy while he takes yet another vacation. I don't really have that much of a bone to pick with...

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Bush & Killing in the Name of Democracy

The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online the full text of my Freedom Daily article on "Killing in the Name of Democracy." The parallels between the rhetoric of Presidents McKinley, Wilson, and others  and Bush's recent doggerel is stunning.  America...

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