On June 8, 1967, Israeli forces knowingly attacked an American intelligence ship off the coast of Egypt. Thirty-four Americans were killed. The Johnson administration responded by rushing to coverup the facts. James Bamford, author of Body of Secrets, has unearthed massive evidence proving that the Israelis had definitely identified the ship as American before they […]
Government’s Right to Murder – Now Official in Prince George’s County, Maryland
I have been ragging on Prince George’s County, Maryland (adjacent to DC) for most of this decade. Good Ol’ PG just outdid itself. The county prosecutor has signaled that there will be no charges in the case of an inmate murdered by prison guards. Whoops – that’s not quite what PG officials said. Instead, there […]
Supreme Court Justice Aids Torture Coverup
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg approved an Obama administration request to have an additional 30 days to submit their appeal to justify suppressing the photos of US troops torturing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. The administration can now dally until July 9 before submitting their brief arguing their case. This is simply one more layer […]
Obama’s Torture Coverup
Does President Obama have a vested interest in covering up the crimes of the Bush administration? His decision to block the release of photos of U.S. troops abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan is a reminder that the nation may still be running on “Cheney time.” As long as the photos are not released, former […]
The Campaign Reform Scam/Crime/Damn Outrage – Parts 1 and 2
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the second part of my analysis of the McCain Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act hokum. (This is from the February issue of Freedom Daily). I am reposting it here, along with the first part of the article (posted on this blog yesterday). *** The Campaign Reform Scam […]
The Campaign Reform Crime (or Scam?)
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my article from the January issue of Freedom Daily on campaign reform scams. This is the first part of a two-part series on the McCain-Feingold act and related hokum. ******************************** The Campaign Reform Scam Part 1 Freedom Daily January 2009 by James Bovard In 2002, Congress passed […]
Politicians and Memorial Day: The Guy Fawkes Solution
I stopped by the Visitors Center at Manassas Battlefield Park last month and was struck by a quote capturing Georgia private B. M. Zettler’s reaction to being enmeshed in the battle of Bull Run: “I felt that I was in the presence of death. My first thought was, ‘This is unfair – someone is to […]
R R Schoettker
The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
Texas Dan
If Waco didn't wake you up, nothing would/wil