by John Helmer Wars usually start with one large lie. Throwing more troops into the breach requires a great many little lies. Wars usually end when the lying can’t staunch the bleeding, and the stench. According to the wife of the David Kelly, the British Defense Ministry expert on Iraqi weapons who committed suicide last [...]

Without a border, there can be no peace. And without peace, it is the height of chutzpa to demand something from the other side that we totally refuse to do ourselves. by Uri Avnery MARCH 24, 2007-Incredible! In Palestinian schoolbooks, there is no trace of the Green Line! They do not recognize the existence of [...]

How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined America by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski The “war on terror” has created a culture of fear in America. The Bush administration’s elevation of these three words into a national mantra since the horrific events of 9/11 has had a pernicious impact on American democracy, on America’s psyche and on U.S. [...]

by Anwaar Hussain Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who was in Japan last week for a four-day official visit, says U.S.-led coalition forces should be able to withdraw from his country in a year and half at the latest, a Japanese newspaper reported on Saturday. “Personally, I think Iraqi security forces will complete reforms and [...]

by Michael Carmichael Unexpectedly, it came upon the vernal equinox, and it was a strategic masterstroke. Dennis Kucinich’s arrival in London crept up on the global peace movement like a fog settling over the ancient city that resulted in high voltage blasts of white-hot political thunderbolts. Married to a British woman in 2005, Dennis Kucinich [...]

The Washington Post, Friday, March 23, 2007; A17 It is the policy of The Washington Post not to publish anonymous pieces. In this case, an exception has been made because the author — who would have preferred to be named — is legally prohibited from disclosing his or her identity in connection with receipt of [...]

by Jim Lobe Accounts of a Feb. 28 “literary luncheon” at the White House suggest that President George W. Bush’s reading tastes – until now a remarkably good predictor of his policy views – are moving ever rightward, even apocalyptic, despite his administration’s recent suggestions that it is more disposed to engage Washington’s foes, even [...]