From my Monday morning column, written on Sunday: "At this dramatic turning point, bin Laden reappears with a half-hour long tape, the transcript of which can be found here, and there is something very odd about it, in that it reads like a political polemic that might...
Huckabee: Nice Guy, or Slanderer-by-proxy?
The conventional wisdom is that Mike Huckabee is a Real Nice Guy, and his soft-spoken manner gives superficial credence to this assertion, and yet, like so much of the press corps groupthink that evolves over the course of a presidential campaign, it is a lot of...
Petraeus, Crocker to Address Congress, Then Go on Fox News Exclusive
According to The Drudge Report, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will appear exclusively on FOX News Channel on Monday at 9pm EDT for a one hour live interview with Brit Hume, following their testimony to Congress. Prepare for the propaganda...
Is bin Laden Training US Military Forces?
Sometimes it seems like it. As the Webmaster for Antiwar.com, I get many critical letters every day. I get at least one letter from someone claiming to be a US soldier or veteran who seems to have the same philosophy as bin Laden: "If you don't agree with us, we will...
‘A Traditional Non-Intervention Foreign Policy’: Ron Paul at Johns Hopkins
The prestigious Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., has invited Ron Paul to make a keynote policy address on September 11. This is a very significant event, showing that Paul's views are being taken...
Gareth Porter
No Good Reason to Attack Iran
Moveon.org’s Crisis of Conscience
Via David Freddoso, over at National Review, this gem of an email from Moveon.org: "Should we support primary challengers against some Democrats who side with the president on Iraq? It's a tough question, and one we need everybody's input on. Click below to fill out...
Is Bush Staging Nukes for Iran?
That is the question Larry Johnson asks over at TPMCafe. Johnson is a former counter-terrorism official with the CIA and the State Department. Johnson questions the official story about the nukes being "mistakenly" flown over the US. A retired B-52 pilot reminds him...
A Real Old-Fashioned Debate
Several years ago I watched a Canadian PM debate on TV. It bore no resemblance to an American Presidential "debate." Two guys, a few feet from each other, actually debating -- no moderator, no buzzers, just two guys arguing, vigorously. I remember a movie featuring...
Ron Paul as Buster Douglas – His Triumph Last Night
Ron Paul trumped in last night’s Republican Presidential Candidate Debate in New Hampshire. His views on Iraq and freedom were shining beacons amidst the black smoke the other candidates emitted. As the rest of the GOP hopefuls tighten their chains to the war...