The good folks at the Future of Freedom Foundation kindly forwarded to me some of the lively responses they received after sending out my op-ed, “Are Presidents Entitled to Kill Foreigners?” I’m not certain, but I’m pretty sure all these editors decided not to publish the article. Here’s a response from Bob Weir, the executive editor […]
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Bush Stands Up for Genocide
Bush today vigorously opposed a congressional resolution to finally recognize the Turkish slaughter of more than a million Armenian Christians as genocide. Bush declared: “We all deeply regret the tragic suffering of the Armenian people that began in 1915. This resolution is not the right response to these historic mass killings, and its passage would do […]
Are Presidents Entitled to Kill Foreigners?
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out an op-ed I wrote about presidents’ right to kill. My favorite line from this piece: Sometimes the threat of a noose is the best way to keep the peace. ARE PRESIDENTS ENTITLED TO KILL FOREIGNERS? by James Bovard What is the common term for ordering soldiers to kill […]
FREE BOOKS! On the Brian Wilson Radio Show today (10/4)
I will be on the Brian Wilson radio show today from 5 to 6 p.m. Eastern time on WSPD in Toledo. You can listen live here. Brian received a heap of copies of Attention Deficit Democracy, and he may be passing some of those out today. Brian is now far and away the top rated […]
Great Expose on Lies on the USS Liberty
The Chicago Tribune yesterday printed an expose on the lies regarding the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty in 1967. John Crewdson’s article makes clear that the U.S. government knew that the Israeli planes had clearly identified the USS Liberty as an American ship before they began strafing and bombing it. Three Israeli torpedo boats attacked and almost […]
How Bush Used Bogus Fears to Win a Second Term
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my fearmongering Freedom Daily article from July 2007. Thus far, it looks like the Fear Card continues to work for the Bush team. The news media has cowered as Bush and Cheney invent one fraudulent pretext after another for the U.S. military to commence slaughtering Iranians. But […]
Ron Paul Folks at DC Antiwar Protest
ANSWER’s lead marchers: A bored young protestor: The full size versions of these photos are at my Flickr page here.
