Shattering the Churchill Myth

By Arthur Silber "The tenacity of the Churchill myth is instructive: the kind of idolatry focused on Churchill (and Reagan, and several others similarly situated -- and even on Bush by his most ardent and self-blinded worshippers) reveals a gross kind of immaturity on the part of a distressingly large number of people. Without their Great Men to whom they can turn for protection in times of danger, they appear to feel utterly helpless and to believe they are doomed to destruction."

Former LRC Writer Killed by San Diego Cops

See Lew Rockwell. Incidentally, this is the kind of thing that the government will continue to do even if the better conservatives were to get their dream "republic" implemented. Seeing as I consider the police state a major threat to liberty and property rights

Philip Giraldi on Sibel, Turkey, Israel, the Neocons and the MIC

A million thank yous to Luke Ryland for the transcription: Sibel Edmonds, the Turkish FBI translator turned whistleblower who has been subjected to a gag order could provide a major insight into how neoconservatives distort US foreign policy and enrich themselves at the same time. On one level, her story appears straightforward: several Turkish lobbying groups allegedly bribed congressmen to support policies favourable to Ankara. But beyond that, the Edmonds revelations become more serpentine...

Ray McGovern Interview

Tuesday afternoon I spoke with former CIA analyst and founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Ray McGovern, about his confrontation last Thursday with "Defense" Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about his lying us into war with Iraq, Lt. Gen. Hayden's appointment to run the CIA, the fight between the CIA and Pentagon over covert operations, the likelihood of war with Iran and why government employees ought to rat on their bosses. Last year's interview. [Editorial Note: These...

05/09/06 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks with former CIA analyst and founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Ray McGovern, about his confrontation last Thursday with "Defense" Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about his lying us into war with Iraq, Lt. Gen. Hayden's appointment to run the CIA, the fight between the CIA and Pentagon over covert operations, the likelihood of war with Iran and why government employees ought to rat on their bosses.

Aaron Glantz Interview

Monday afternoon I spoke with Aaron Glantz, author of How America Lost Iraq, reporter for Pacifica Radio and contributor to Antiwar.com about the situation in Iraq with particular attention on Kurdish separatism. Also discussed were the border clashes with Iran, oil politics, ethnic divisions and why the US needs to get out now.

Dahr Jamail was in Austin last Friday

He was being hosted by 'ThirdCoastActivist.org' and I had a chance to go see him speak. (Get on their No-War mailer if you're in Austin, it's a great resource for events.) I'm sure you guys all know who he his, but hearing his personal story first hand was quite enlightening. He also stayed around for almost another hour afterwards doing Q&A on recent events in Iraq. All in all it was an excellent way to spend my Friday night with the exception of the dour subject matter and the poor...

05/08/06 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks with Aaron Glantz, author of How America Lost Iraq, reporter for Pacifica Radio and contributor to Antiwar.com about the situation in Iraq with particular attention on Kurdish separatism. Also discussed were the border clashes with Iran, oil politics, ethnic divisions and why the US needs to get out now.

6/06/06

The National Day of Slayer: 6.6.06 isn't a date that comes around very often (once per century, to be exact), and while plenty of stupid horror movies and terrible albums will be released for the hype value of the day that bears "the number of the beast", we here at NDoS decided that this would be a perfect day for Hessians across the country to come together and engage in something upon which we can all agree - listening to Slayer! Also, do you really want those evangelical Neo-Cons to have...

McGovern Blasts Rumsfeld

Crooks and Liars has the video. Listen to the less-than-human Rumsfeld fans in the audience cheer his non-sequitur answer to why he's not a liar, "The troops didn't wear all that mop gear because it's in style," and then the pathetic fag-love qestion at the end beginning with something about, "Wow, I am so impressed and enthralled by your manly presence and passion for life..." Where do these people come from?

Douglas Feith to Teach National Security at Georgetown

Really. "Douglas J. Feith, the former Pentagon policy chief who was an architect of the administration's war on terrorism, is joining the faculty of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. In an announcement Monday, the university said Feith will teach a course on the Bush administration's strategy for the war on terror and also will conduct seminars as a visiting professor and distinguished practitioner in national security policy. He will start this fall. "'I think it'll be...