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1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing Proves U.S. Policymakers Are Incorrigible

The Full Story of 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing (That Pete Hegseth Won’t Tell You) by James Bovard, March 6, 2026 In his recent comments justifying a preventive war against Iran, President Donald Trump declared, “In 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel.” Secretary of War […]

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Comic Video on My Bench Press Backlash-Sacrilege

I was denounced as a Bolshevik, leftist, & "soyjak" for shrugging at War Secretary Hegseth's 315 pound bench press. But putting politicians on pedestals is perilous. Here's my comic video on the uproar pic.twitter.com/VVgg63RwND— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 5, 2026

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My Weightlifting Heresy or How I Became a Bolshevik

COMIC VIDEO ON MY BENCH PRESS HERESY:  XXXX When Did Barbells and Political Hacks Become Sacred?  Mises Wire • James Bovard March 4, 2026   At 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, President Trump posted a home video announcing that he was declaring war on Iran. Many Americans were shocked at the news in part because the Constitution […]

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How the United States Propelled Tyranny in Africa

How the United States Propelled Tyranny in Africa by James Bovard U.S. foreign aid is a Tyrant Entitlement Program.  Phony piety has long been one of America’s top political exports. President Barack Obama, in a 2015 speech to the African Union, the organization of the African heads of state, derided nations that institute “democracy in […]

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1987: My USA Today Oped – Pull U.S. Out of Persian Gulf

March 3, 2026: Another Mideast War, so I’m sending this piece around the track again. August 22, 2020: U.S. government policy in the Middle East has been consistently idiotic for more than a third of a century.  Here’s  the first article I wrote calling for U.S. military withdrawal from that area – an “opposing view” […]

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Trump & Iran: My Barbs, 2017-2026

Only thing this pro-war video is missing is a cameo of Kristi Noem shooting a puppy https://t.co/B2gmjd7X7z— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: Reagan-appointed military commission blamed the disaster in part on Marine guards being prohibited from carrying loaded weapons to stop attackers. https://t.co/ZzdK0XL6TC— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026 Hoopla […]

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Trump Wore Wrong Hat for the “I Declare War on Iran” Video

So why didn’t Trump wear this hat for his “I declare war on Iran” 8 minute video last night? The quality of that video was even more pathetic than Trump’s BS claim that “All I want is freedom for the [Iranian] people.”  Trump made that revelation in a 4 a.m. phone call this morning to […]

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