War on Terror
Feeding on Fear By Phil Giraldi
The al-Qaeda attacks on New York City and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, truly changed the United States, and not for the better. National pathologies and suppressed xenophobia have been unleashed as never before, fanned by the belligerent rhetoric coming out of Washington and from the U.S. media.
The War on Terror Is Anti-Conservative By Philip Giraldi
[This speech was part of a panel sponsored by the Future of Freedom Foundation, Campaign for Liberty and the Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA) held on February 20th at the 2010 CPAC. The panel presentation was titled "Why Real Conservatives Are Against the War on Terror."]
Changing the Narrative for War By Philip Giraldi
In spite of the calamities of the past eight years, there continues to be no shortage of neoconservatives in one's face in the media, advising their fellow Americans that wars can be won quickly and decisively and that using military force to change how other nations behave is sound policy.
Gitmo Detainees Getting Day in Court
WASHINGTON -- In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
Making Torture Accountable...Or Not by Philip Giraldi
It was good to learn that Attorney General Eric Holder will be going after CIA torturers...or will he? Holder has appointed a special prosecutor to look into "alleged detainee mistreatment." If that sounds like half a loaf, it should. The prosecutor will look into specific instances where it is suspected that the interrogators exceeded established procedures.
How Many Enemies, How Much Military Spending? by Doug Bandow
Given a list of 18 potential enemies of the U.S., a majority of the American population rated only North Korea and Iran as adversaries. Other nations, ranging from Venezuela to China, came in far behind.
If the American people are right, what explains today's military budget?
End of the War on Terror By Philip Giraldi
It is time to end the war on terror. Governments have always understood that the adroit use of words and phrases to define a problem can limit the options in a policy debate. Congressional resolutions designed to bring about regime change in foreign countries are euphemistically described as establishing "accountability," enhancing human rights, or promoting democracy.
Obama Orders Gitmo Closed Within Year
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- President Barack Obama's administration struggled with the legacy of Guantanamo in its first full day in office Wednesday, freezing court cases from the prison camps to Washington while circulating a presidential order to empty the camps within a year.
Rice Admits Bush Officials Held White House Talks on CIA Interrogations By Greg Miller
Her written statement to Senate investigators is the first official high-level acknowledgment of meetings that led to harsh methods such as waterboarding.
By Greg Miller
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 25, 2008
