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The Neocons Never Rest

For over a decade prior to the invasion of Iraq, a small group of ideologues – the neoconservatives – agitated ceaselessly for war. They wrote articles, they signed open letters (that appeared as expensive advertisements in U.S. newspapers), and they infiltrated the top echelons of the U.S. foreign policy apparatus, bringing their agenda with them.

They lied us into war – and their lying propaganda didn't come cheap. Millions of dollars were pumped into their war chest by the armaments industry, Big Oil, and foreign lobbyists. They inundated the country with their propaganda, commandeered the cowering "mainstream" media, and relentlessly pushed us into the Iraqi abyss.

They smear anyone who opposes their agenda, they relentlessly crush any sign of dissent in academia, they lobby for the imposition of draconian surveillance measures such as those encoded in the misnamed "PATRIOT" Act.

Antiwar.com has done a lot to expose the key role played by the neocons in ginning up this war. As Andrew J. Bacevich recently noted, "neoconservative" has become a term of abuse – and this Web site deserves a lot of the credit for that. We've long made a special point of underscoring their catalytic role in embroiling the U.S. in wars, and if the neocons are now complaining about the ubiquity of the epithet – well, then, we've done our job.

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News
Updated May 4, 2005 - 11:11 PM EDT
Bomb Kills 60 at Iraqi Kurd Police HQ
Pentagon Analyst Arrested: Spy for Israel
Pentagon Analyst Larry Franklin – Busted!
Mistrial: Judge Rejects Abu Ghraib Guilty Plea
Poll: Most Americans Regret Iraq War
Pakistan Says It Caught al-Qaeda Chief
Disarray as Iraq's Partial Govt Is Sworn In
Senate, House Strike Deal on Iraq War Funding
Report: Nichols Accuses Third Man in 1995 OKC Bombing
Iran Seeks More Centrifuges to Restart Nuclear Production
New US Commander Vows 'Relentless' Afghan Campaign
Army Recruiters Say They Feel Pressure to Bend Rules
Viewpoints
Bye-Bye, Bush Doctrine
by Patrick J. Buchanan
Beat the Peaceful, Embrace the Violent  by Uri Avnery
A Different Type of Regime Change in Syria  by Ehsan Ahrari
Fool's Paradise  by William S. Lind
Oklahoma City and 9/11
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Coming Nuclear Crisis
by Douglas Roche

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Frontline
4 Dead in Ohio: 35th Anniversary of Kent State Shootings
Bolton Criticized by Top Ex-Officials
Iran to Resume Nuclear Plans, Official States
Pentagon Says Iraq Effort Limits Ability to Fight Other Conflicts
Immigration Measures Added to Iraq Bill
US Seen as Unaccountable in Iraqi Civilian Deaths
The Truth-Telling Project: A Call to Patriotic Whistleblowing
Turkey OKs Expanded US Use of Key Air Base
 
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Soldiers Often Go Undetected
Today in Iraq
Iraq PM Reaches Out to Sunnis
Old Brutality Among New Iraqi Forces
Adapting to Shifting Sands of Battle in Iraq
Iraqi Official, 26 Others Killed in Fresh Violence
A Day After Promotion, Soldier Dies in Iraq
The Insurgents
Experts Disagree on Insurgents' Intent
Insurgents Counter US Moves in Iraq
Allies Recover Letter for Zarqawi
US Claims Zarqawi Losing Support
Italy vs. the US
Berlusconi's US Relationship Becomes Less Special
Italian PM Accused of Editing Report on Agent's Death
Berlusconi Under Pressure on Iraq
The New Iraq
Iraqi Cabinet Members
Iraqi Cabinet Sworn In, but Some Posts Go Unfilled
Focus on Increasing Displacement in Kirkuk
Displaced Iraqis Find Unusual Shelter
Global Iraq Fallout
Second Bulgarian Dies in Iraq After Crash
Australia Not Confident on Iraq Hostage Release
Jordanian Airline Suspends Flights to Baghdad
Iraq to Seek Final Debt Settlement
North Korea
Japan, US to Seek Other Options on North Korea
Russian Politician: North Korea to Conduct Nuclear Tests in June
East Asia
Anti-China Fear and Loathing in Japan
Chinese Fighter Jets Increasing Sorties Near Japan Airspace
Taiwan Nationalist Cites 'Consensus' With Chinese on Ending Hostilities
China Dashes Hopes of Dialogue With Taiwan's President
Taiwan Bristles at China's Offer of Pandas
War Papers Describe How Japan Law Muzzled Free Speech
Afghanistan
Bandits or Police? Afghans Can't Tell the Difference
Afghans Bitter Over Karzai's Communist, Warlord Officials
Taliban Launch Attack in Afghan South
Probe Into Afghan Munitions Blast
Afghan Girls Kick Down Old Barriers
Nepal
1,500 Journalists Rally for Press Freedom in Nepal
India Fears Influx of Nepalese Fleeing Maoists, King
South Asia
Cops Attack Pakistani Journalists on Press Freedom Day
War and Peace in Waziristan
India Offers Three-Year Debt Moratorium to Sri Lanka
Caste System, Poverty Recipe for Maoism in South Asia
10 Die in Fresh Kashmir Violence
Central Asia
Angry Protest in Uzbek Capital
Georgian Suspected in Editor's Death
Russia/Chechnya
Russia: Nine Militants Detained in Chechnya in Two Days
Rice Pledges to Press Russia on Slain US Editor
Togo
Togo Top Court Certifies Election Victory
Observer Sees Togo Poll 'Fraud'
Africa
Bush Administration Allied With Sudan Despite Role in Darfur Genocide
Eight Killed in Accidental Grenade Blast as Somali 'PM' Addresses Crowd
UN Urges Kenya to Pass Anti-Terrorism Law
UN Links Liberian Taylor to Guinea Coup
Americas
Colombia: One of the World's Most Dangerous Places for Journalism
Brazil Backs Ire Over Falklands
 
Battle of Britain
Did Your MP Vote for War?
Sinn Fein Poised for Northern Ireland Sweep
Opinion Poll Sees 146-Seat Majority for Labour in UK
Labour, Lib-Dems Turn on Each Other
Poll Shows Big Fall in Backing for Tories
Families Demand Inquiry Into War Legality
Iraq Widows and Orphans Threaten to Sue Over 'Illegal War'
Britain Adopts US Ways in Election Drive
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapons Talks Open Amid Crisis
Germany Government Coaltion Party Wants US Nukes Out
US Rejects German Calls to Withdraw Nuclear Weapons
US Spy Satellites Detect Possible Nuclear Tests
Ellsberg Blasts US Nuclear Proliferation Policies
Hiroshima Mayor Calls on All Countries to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
US Military
Army Withheld Truth About Tillman's Death
Localities Worry About End to Military Base Welfare
Religion Probe Set for Air Force Academy
US to Begin Voluntary Anthrax Shots for Troops
Abusing Justice
Questions Swirl Over Abu Ghraib Abuse Guilty Plea
Danish Troops Deny Iraq Abuse Charges
The War at Home
A Look at $82 Billion War Spending Bill
Marijuana Becomes Focus of Drug War
Students Occupy Univ. of Hawaii Building to Protest Construction of Military Center
Homeland Security
PATRIOT Act's Renewal Unites Unlikely Allies
Some Controversial PATRIOT Act Provisions Facing Renewal
'PATRIOT' Act's Brilliant Name Tough to Criticize
Barr Urges Change to Part of PATRIOT Act
Ex-GOP Officials Criticize US Security
Tough National Driver's-License Standards Near
Real ID Act Suspends Habeas Corpus for Immigrants
Judges Halt DC Law Banning Toxic Cargo
War on Terror
Ottawa Admits Arar Was a Victim
Al-Arian Seeks Change of Venue
After 9/11, a Fatal 24/7
Spain: Al-Qaeda Planned Chemical Attack on US Base
Italian Court Upholds Bombing Acquittals
Palestine/Israel
Sharon-Abbas Honeymoon Over Amid Mutual Recriminations
Hamas Protest Forces Abbas to Free Militant
Abbas Showing Tremendous Leadership: US Senate Chief
Israel Demands Hamas Militants Disarm
For Abbas, a Crisis of Perception
Extremists Call for Prayers for Sharon's Death: Report
Surge in Tourism Brings Hope to Israel and the West Bank
Holocaust Survivors Seek Payment From Israeli Bank
Israel to Upgrade West Bank College After UK Boycott
Middle East
Iran's Reformists Battle to Engage Support of Students
Lebanon's PM Tries to Build Healthier Links With Syria
Thousands of Omanis Protest Over Jailed Islamists
Europe
French Polls Split on EU Referendum
Chirac: French Reputation at Stake in EU Treaty Vote
EU Legal Victory for Berlusconi
Kiss and Tell, Eastern Bloc-Style
 
Contributors


5/04/2005
The War Party's
War on the Media


5/03/2005
Bush Administration Bluster Exacerbates Nuclear Proliferation


5/02/2005
The Palestinian Gandhi


4/29/2005
A Useful Whitewash

Nebojsa Malic
4/28/2005
Whitewashing the Holocaust

Ilana Mercer
4/20/2005
Yes, Some People Do Push Back

Praful Bidwai
4/19/2005
India, Pakistan Take a Big Stride Forward

Sascha Matuszak
4/11/2005
Laowai and Zibenren

Joseph Stromberg
2/07/2005
An Anti-Imperialist's Reading List: Part Two

Matthew Barganier
10/30/2004
Et Tu, Pat?

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