Propaganda's Forward March
By: Paul Craig Roberts|18 November, 2003|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: Forward . March . Propaganda's
In pursuit of their agenda, neoconservatives have shown no respect for facts or persons. Neocons have lied to the President, the Secretary of State, Congress, the UN, our allies, and the public. In order to fabricate a case for a “preemptive” US invasion of Iraq, neocons used their presidential appointments to manipulate US intelligence services. Neocon policymakers presented President Bush…
Read more »Hate-Crimes Bill Itself A Hate-Crime
By: Paul Craig Roberts|14 November, 2003|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: Bill . Hate-Crime . Hate-Crimes . Itself"
When Republicans get into power they lose their principles. Federalizing crimes is a Republican taboo, because it encroaches on the rights of states, clogs federal courts and conflicts with the courts’ traditional functions. And it can result in double jeopardy and duplicate punishments. These sound arguments are now being abandoned as Republican Senator Orrin Hatch joins with Democratic Senator Ted…
Read more »Bush Fiddling In Iraq While U.S. Economy Burns
By: Paul Craig Roberts|11 November, 2003|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: Burns . Fiddling . George Bush . Iraq . U.S. . While
Are we being spun on jobs by the White House and the rah-rah Bush media like we are being spun on Iraq? Make up your own mind after considering the following. Only a few of the 116,000 private sector jobs created in October provide good incomes: 6,000 new positions in legal services and accounting—activities that reflect corporations gearing up to…
Read more »War Against Reagan Ruining Africa
By: Paul Craig Roberts|04 November, 2003|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: Africa . Reagan . Ruining
War and drought are the standard explanations for starving Africans. War and drought definitely take their toll. But so do tax rates. Jude Wanniski has taken a look at taxation in Ethiopia. This is what he found. [Fall SSU Lesson #9 Taxes in Africa II, Wanniski.com, October 31, 2003] A farmer who earns $68 a year after expenses from cash…
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