The Palestinians have now reached a so-called Hudna, or internal cease-fire. Armed resistance to the occupation, as well as terror attacks on Israeli citizens, have fallen to a minimum: there has not been any massive terror attack since the 11th of June, considerably...
Phony Justifications for War
The truth about whether or not Saddam Hussein sought to buy uranium from Niger has dominated the news for the past several weeks. Many of those challenging the administration on this issue are motivated more by politics than by policy. Some of todays critics...
THE PERVERSION OF HISTORY
Today's column was originally written for the History News Network, in response to a piece, "Isolationism Strikes Again," by Ronald Radosh, originally published as a pamphlet by the neoconservative "Foundation for the Defense of Democracies." In his screed, Radosh...
Leave Iraq to the Iraqis
It seems that every day we read about a young American soldier being killed in Iraq. Three were killed in a 24-hour period from Sunday to Monday. In its November 25 issue, "Fortune'' magazine, long before the war started, said an American occupation would be...
Korean Impressions
I have just returned from Korea, where I spent a few days at a conference in Asan City, a couple of hours south of Seoul. (Full disclosure note: It was sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, which is part with the constellation...
COALITION OF DECEIT
In the moments before he set off on what was to be his final stroll across the hills and copses near his home, British government weapons expert Dr. David Kelly sent a number of emails to friends saying he was being haunted by "many dark actors playing games." He was...
MILITARY MORALE HITS BOTTOM IN IRAQ
American troops in Iraq, who creamed Saddam Hussein and his cronies in record time, are turning their sights on another target: the Bush administration and if I were the Bushies, I'd be scared. A sergeant stationed in Fallujah recently told ABC News: "I've got...
Is Iraq Hell on Earth?
Eric Holt is a 28 year old Reserve Infantryman from New York State. Standing guard outside Baghdad's Republican Palace the other day, he told a reporter from the London Independent his thoughts on the recent cakewalk: "We didn't win this war, not at all. I don't...
Top US General in Iraq to Soldiers: Shut Up!
UPDATE (7/18/03: 6:00 EDT) Pentagon Retaliates Against GIs Who Spoke Out on TV: The General's warning (see below) was not empty: "It was the end of the world," said one officer Thursday. "It went all the way up to President Bush and back down again on...


