Good riddance to McChrystal. His role in the coverup of the killing of Pat Tillman alone was enough to qualify him for the Pentagon Rogues Gallery of the new Millennium. Petreaus is better than McChrystal because at least we get to sometimes watch him get overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of the BS he shovels […]
Supreme Court’s Latest Constitutional Disaster of Biblical Proportions
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision upholding a federal law banning “material support” to terrorist organizations is a disaster for preserving free speech or limiting federal power. Once again, the Obama administration proudly championed repression, and the court agreed with the Obama team. Raw Story has a good collection of quotes bashing the decision here. David […]
Medical Freedom Fighters: The Arnetts of West Virginia
At the Competitive Enterprise Institute dinner in DC last night, I caught up with Dr. Jerome Arnett and met his daughter, Dr. Brenda Arnett. Jerry is a prolific writer – he has done great work on the bogus threat of secondhand smoke and on other abuses of science. He is a pulmonary specialist, so I […]
Congratulations, Ron Paul – Audit the Fed Triumph
The House-Senate conferees on the financial reform bill have significantly tightened the bill’s mandate to audit the Federal Reserve. This is a huge triumph for Ron Paul – and another vindication of his 2008 presidential campaign. The bill’s provisions do not go nearly far enough – but they are a seachange in official Washington. It […]
How the Senate Makes Afghan Policy
< Our Afghan policy would be more honest if senators always sat in a circle. update: [[I used a truncated photo to fit into the blog space, and I think that may have blunted the point. Oh bother.]]
Obama Administration: Don’t Question Sincerity of Torturers
The Supreme Court disgraced itself on Monday by torpedoing the appeal of Maher Arar, the Canadian who was kidnapped at John F. Kennedy International Airport and sent by the U.S. government to Syria for torturing. The Canadian government has publicly apologized to Arar for providing false information to the U.S. government about Arar’s suspicious connections. […]
43rd Anniversary of Israeli Attack on USS Liberty… and the Coverup Continues
On June 8, 1967, Israeli forces knowingly attacked an American intelligence ship off the coast of Egypt. Thirty-four Americans were killed. Here is a new YouTube video that captures the spirit of the attack. The Johnson administration responded by rushing to coverup the facts. James Bamford, author of Body of Secrets, has unearthed massive evidence […]
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David Smithson
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Ron Redrift
Sorry to hear of your tiff with Mr. Wilson; hope i