The War Goes Ever On

By: |23 April, 2007|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: . . . .

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Is the Iraq war to become a permanent feature? The war persists despite the opposition of a majority of Americans and Iraqis. The war persists despite warnings from US generals that the stress is breaking the US Army. The war persists despite its enormous cost in red ink and dependence on foreign loans. The war persists despite its total failure.…

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Ban People — They Kill

By: |16 April, 2007|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags:

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The tragic murders of Virginia Tech students, apparently by an insane person, will prompt new attempts to ban private ownership of guns. Once guns are banned, crime will explode. Households and vulnerable members of society will lose the ability to defend, which will invite more intrusions and attacks. Knife crimes will rise as they have in Great Britain. Gun prohibition…

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The Party of Brownshirts

By: |15 April, 2007|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: .

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Neoconservatives have turned the Republican Party into a Brownshirt Party.  Look at the evidence.  While real patriots flee the party, the remaining supporters cling to power by asserting dictatorial dominance for President Bush.  The Republican Attorney General denies that the US Constitution provides habeas corpus protection to American citizens.  Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential…

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Creating a Market for Security

By: |11 April, 2007|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: . . . .

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The War on Terror is a marketing campaign for security industries and terrorism experts. The latter are pulling in the consulting fees, and the former are rapidly inventing new products that enable “our” government to watch our every move and to know our location at every moment. Although it should be working on its corporate ethics (see: BAE corruption probe, …

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