This week is the 15th anniversary of the Bush administration’s attack on Iraq. The nation has not recovered from the calamities that war inflicted at home and abroad. Here are some of my epigrams in response to the Iraq war and the war on terrorism in general, pulled from Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice […]
On the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Americans must not forget how politicians exploited that day’s carnage to seize far more power. The only 9/11 lessons that Washington politicians learned was to spend more money, violate more rights, and bomb more nations. The only “9/11 lessons” that Washington politicians learned: spend more money, violate […]
FYI – reposted for folks who believe that the Bush administration had the moral high ground on its attack on Iraq. Same arguments continue to apply to advocates who want the United States to continue intervening in Syria, Afghanistan, etc. in the name of liberty… USA TODAY, October 8, 2002. Moral high ground not won […]
USA Today, February 8, 2017 Hey, wait a minute, Trump’s fear-mongering isn’t new by James Bovard Stoking public fear is a bipartisan White House tradition to boost presidential power. President Trump is being reviled for wildly exaggerating the peril of Muslim refugees. Some commentators fret that his rhetoric signals a new fascist era descending on […]
Bombs hurt worse than mean words. So folks are angrily protesting about Trump’s election. Why have almost none of these folks bothered protesting Obama’s wars? The US is bombing 7 nations right now – I would love to know how many anti-Trump protestors could name even 3 nations the US is bombing. (Here’s a great […]
Last night’s Vice Presidential candidate debate is another proof that the 2016 campaign is the gift that keeps on giving – at least for cynics. Here are a few tweets and some comments from Facebook – Another victim of the #VPDebate & the 2016 prez campaign – the canard that democracies are naturally peace-loving — […]
Tom Blanton, the mastermind of the Project for a New American Revolution, is launching a new project to fuel opposition to war. You can get full-size versions of the following pics at Tom’s Flickr page. (Photos copyright @Tom Blanton – reposted with permission.) And check out Tom’s other political art work at Flickr – I especially like […]
Jim
Sorry to hear that the Grim Reaper has hit so hard
Jim
Excellent point on them just blurting out anything
Tom Blanton
I've been thinking that politicians debating
Tom Blanton
All of my life-long friends have passed away in th
John Walker
A great tribute to a life lived well and to a kins
