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My NSA Bash – “Reach out & Tap Someone”

The American Conservative today placed online my piece on NSA wiretapping here. June 19, 2006 The American Conservative Reach Out and Tap Someone The NSA’s surveillance program undermines the rule of law without producing real gains in security. By James Bovard The National Security Agency has been tracking the calls of millions of Americans and […]

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Another Rumsfeld Sham: “Truth will out.”

“Ultimately the truth gets out, notwithstanding people’s efforts to the contrary.” Rumsfeld made that assertion at a press conference last week. It almost makes you wonder if Rumsfeld has lost confidence in his ability to manage the world’s perceptions of the American military. Unfortunately,  the notion that “truth will out” is one of the biggest fantasies […]

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Al Jazeera Interview Transcript now Online

The transcript of my interview on Al Jazeera is now online here.  There is an audio link button near the top of the page. The host, Ahmed Mansour, was the Al Jazeera correspondent who stayed in Fallujah during the first US attack on that city in April 2004.  Rumsfeld denounced him by name and made […]

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Fan Letters of the Week (May 24)

I received this love letter after the appearance last Wednesday on Al Jazeera – I saw ur interview on al jazeera network and i watched it with a great displeasure of the issues that were discussed , and by the way i want to tell u that i am  jordanian and i ‘ve been living […]

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Another Brazen Bush Lie on 9/11

LewRockwell.com posted my piece today on Bush’s brazen lies on Flight 93. This is the type of story that makes even me totter on the edge of cynicism. ANOTHER BUSH 9/11 LIE EXPOSEDby James Bovard The transcript the feds released this week of the final minutes of Flight 93 proves that President Bush brazenly and […]

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What They Brag About in Washington

In his speech to the American Legion last Friday, Bush boasted, “With my 2007 budget, we’ll increase VA’s medical care budget by 69 percent since 2001. Our increased funding has given almost a million more veterans access to the VA medical care system.” Bush did not go into further specifics.  He did not say anything […]

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The State of the Union Heave-Ho

 Any time  a Washington politician starts out by announcing that he is “humbled,” hip boots become mandatory attire for listeners.   To hear Bush invoke the Rule of Law is like hearing Stalin talk of his devotion for peace. Bush talked of his friendship for the Iranian people.   This will likely sharply boost the number of Iranians […]

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