Deep, deep down in his heart, John McCain believes in Communism (Just so long as he's the Premiere). Anyone who believes that "National Service" will be "voluntary" at the end of his first term will find themselves working for free and quite disappointed. As though the government is a cause greater than me; yeah right. Thanks to Butler Shaffer.
The Restoring the Republic Conference
Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, is holding his second annual Restoring the Republic Conference in Reston, Virginia June 6-8. Anthony Gregory recommends you show up to it.
Clone Wars Trailer
In August they're coming out with a new Star Wars digital cartoon movie, The Clone Wars, to take place between Episode II and III. It will be followed by a TV series. Here's the trailer. It looks good to me, but then, I liked Episode I. Thanks to Roderick T. Long.
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For the Back of Your Truck
05/15/08 – Philippe Sands – The Scott Horton Show
Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London and author of Torture Team: Rumsfeld’s Memo and the Betrayal of American Values, discusses Douglas J. Feith’s role in coming up with the twisted excuse for abandoning the Geneva Conventions in the name of saving them, the 'necessity' excuse invoked by participants in the decision making process, the dismissal, last week, of the charges against the tortured '20th hijacker' al Quatani, the complete lack of evidence against him, his...
Bob Barr Ain’t No Ron Paul
Joshua Katz has his number.
05/13/08 – Suroosh Alvi – The Scott Horton Show
Suroosh Alvi, co-founder of VICE magazine, discusses his new documentary, Heavy Metal in Baghdad, its subject — the only Iraqi metal band — Acrassicauda and the war torn times surrounding their creation.
05/13/08 – Eric Boehlert – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters for America and author of Lapdogs: How The Press Rolled Over for Bush, discusses the Pentagon’s army of retired generals sent out to disseminate the war party’s propaganda, how the corporate media failed to promote alternative viewpoints to the invasion, the power and danger of 'groupthink,' and John McCain’s free-ride from the media.
05/12/08 – Dean Ahmad – The Scott Horton Show
Dean Ahmad, president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute and co-author with Rose Wilder Lane of Islam and the Discovery of Freedom, discusses the so-called clash of civilizations, Western misconceptions about Islam, extremist instigators on both sides, how bin Laden’s primary reasons for the Fatwa against America are political not religious, how Islam and Christianity are closely related, misquotations of the Koran’s advice on violence and his view of the possibility that Scottish...
05/12/08 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent for Canada’s Sun National Media and author of War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet, discusses the new hype about Israel’s bombing of the supposed Syrian/North Korean nuclear facility in September 2007, the North Korean uranium enrichment program which still does not exist and which they still won’t fess up to, Israeli peace negotiations with Syria over the Golan Heights on the eve of further war, the two countries’...
Al Qaeda Declares War on Hezbollah
So whose enemies are paramount in the minds of American policy makers, Israel's or America's? Must bin Laden and Zawahiri remain free forever while we ally with their friends and fight those they hate but do not threaten us?
War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You Think
Former CIA officer and Antiwar.com columnist Philip Giraldi has a new scoop at the American Conservative blog. There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack an Iranian al-Qods-run camp that is believed to be training Iraqi militants. The camp that will be targeted is one of several located near Tehran. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was the only senior official urging delay...
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