Bush ‘plans Iran air strike by August’

NEW YORK - The George W Bush administration plans to launch an air strike against Iran within the next two months, an informed source tells Asia Times Online, echoing other reports that have surfaced in the media in the United States recently. Two key US senators briefed on the attack planned to go public with their opposition to the move, according to the source, but their projected New York Times op-ed piece has yet to appear. The source, a retired US career diplomat and former assistant...

In Defense of Libertarian Purity

By Anthony Gregory This originally ran on LewRockwell.com, on July 6, 2006. Many libertarians seem particularly worried about "purity police" within the libertarian movement. These "purity police" are accused of over-zealous sectarianism, frightening away potential fellow travelers with their rabid accusations of statism hurled at those guilty of the slightest deviation from radical libertarian principle. Instead of embracing those who believe in liberty for the most part, they supposedly get...

The Show

for today: Anthony Gregory. Listen live from 11am-1pm Texas time on 92.7 FM in Austin or stream it from KAOSRadioAustin.org.

A Great Performance

My guess is that a crowd of Rush fans and a crowd of dyed-in-the-wool libertarians overlap quite a bit... whether in the USA or in this feisty Brasilian audience. Neil Peart is about as liberty-minded as a rock lyricist can get. Anyway if you happen to be a Rush fan (as I am), enjoy this kick-ass old classic, performed recently.

America and Islam After Iraq with Michael Scheuer

San Francisco, CA Apr 21st, 2008 Michael Scheuer argues that the Iraq War has been a huge setback to the United States' War on Terror, making the enemy stronger and altering the geopolitical landscape in ways that are profoundly harmful to US interests and security concerns. A twenty-two-year CIA counterterrorism officer, Michael Scheuer headed the agency's Osama bin Laden unit, managed its covert-action operations, and authored its rendition program. In 2004, frustrated with the shortcomings...

Clinton Slams Obama for Noticing She Said She’s Waiting Around in the Hopes Someone Murders Him

How dare that uppity boy respond to such old news - and so soon?! On ‘Face the Nation’ Sunday on CBS, [Clinton Shill Howard] Wolfson said, ‘It was unfortunate and unnecessary, and in my opinion, inflammatory, for the Obama campaign to attack Senator Clinton on Friday for these remarks, without obviously knowing the full facts or context.’ ... Mrs. Clinton said she was ‘deeply dismayed and disturbed that my comment would be construed in a way that flies in the face of everything I stand for -...

05/26/08 – Michael Schwartz – The Scott Horton Show

Michael Schwartz, Professor Sociology at Stony Brook University and author of the new book War Without End: The Iraq War in Context, discusses his latest TomDispatch article, 'River of Resistance,' the true scale of the destruction of Iraq, various studies of Iraqi casualties, direct responsibility of the U.S. military for the majority of the hundreds of thousands of violent Iraqi deaths since 2003, the plight of the refugees and the dire poverty of many of those who remain, the West...

LP Nominates Barr

As Wayne Allen Root threw his support to Barr on the 6th ballot, he explained that he had not left the Republicans at all, only that "the Republican Party left me." Barr seconded, "Boy, me too." No word yet whether conservatism has left either of them. Drink up.

The Show: Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz will be the featured guest on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio, 12:15PM Eastern, Monday, May 26. Michael Schwartz will be discussing his latest article on Antiwar.com, "River of Resistance." Michael Schwartz, Professor Sociology at Stony Brook University, has written extensively on popular protest and insurgency. His analyses of America's Iraq War have appeared regularly at Tomdispatch.com, as well as Asia Times, Mother Jones, and Contexts. His forthcoming Tomdispatch...

Britain on board ?

Iran 'paid Iraq insurgents to kill UK soldiers' The allegations are contained in a confidential "field report" written by a British officer who served in Basra during one of the most dangerous periods of the conflict. The report, which has never been made public, shows the full level of Iran's involvement in the insurgency for the first time. Patrick Mercer, the Tory MP and a former infantry commander said: "This report makes it quite clear that Iran is directly involved in funding the...

From the imperial capital

We're visiting the Imperial Capital on a little outing for the weekend.  One thing I noticed was that if they keep having all these wars, there's not going to be any more room for all those big stone monuments they like to put up.  Another thing I noticed is all the anti-"terrist" barricades which choke travel to a snail's pace... By the way, Scott, if you've never seen Arlington Cemetery, you should see it.  The size and scope is absolutely gigantic.  Not all the interred are combat KIA, but...