Michael Ledeen and the Niger Uranium Forgeries

I play a bit-part in this article about it in Dah al-Hayat. "[Vincent] Cannistraro's business partner and columnist for the 'American Conservative' former CIA counter terrorism officer Philip Giraldi has made similar allegations. He told Scott Horton that the forgeries were produced by 'a couple of former CIA officers who are familiar with that part of the world who are associated with a certain well-known neoconservative who has close connections with Italy.' He confirmed it was Ledeen when...

Israel Poised to Expand America’s War

The Israeli government has bombed the Beruit Airport, and is threatening Syria and Iran. In completely unrelated news, the markets plummet. Update: Iran denies Israel fears that soldiers head to Iran

“The president is always right.”

This is one result of having a society with no fathers. No one with a dad would never let himself be seen on TV diminishing the family name in such a fashion. How embarrassing for the Bradburys.

America Backs Russian Fascists

Chris Floyd on Justin's article "Russia's Fifth Column": "Raimondo is ... correct in his observation that the reason Putin is now attracting continuous criticism from the lords of the West has nothing to do with the very real contraction of democracy and increasing authoritarianism in Russia. This has been going on since the beginning of Putin's rule, back in the days when George W. Bush was mooning over Vlad's soulful eyes. Bush and his gang have actually been following Putin's lead in...

Israel Invades Lebanon

From MSNBC MARJAYOUN, Lebanon - The Israeli army on Wednesday said seven soldiers were killed in fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas after a cross-border raid in which the Lebanese group captured two other soldiers and dozens of Israeli troops crossed the frontier with warplanes, tanks and gunboats to hunt for the captives. Israel

The Speech that Won Angela Keaton her seat on the LNC

Good morning, my name is Angela Keaton. When Ernie Hancock asked me to second his nomination, I asked him the inevitable question, "What would you like me to say?" He said, "Talk about yourself." I think what he meant was speak from the gut, but I'll indulge him anyway. You see I am one of those odd people. When other mothers were teaching their daughters about dresses and dolls. My mother told me of the evils of communism and the preciousness of freedom. My father, well, was as normal as any...

Sources say no serious plot for NYC, just hate chatter

Like I said twice Friday, this tunnel plot threat is as fake as the rest of them. I'm sure Larisa won't mind if I steal her whole article: One former intelligence field officer says, and two other CIA officials confirm, that the alleged plot by Muslim extremists to bomb the Holland Tunnel in New York City was nothing more than chatter by unaffiliated individuals with no financing or training in an open forum already monitored extensively by the United States Government, RAW STORY has learned.

Dead or alive, more or less

Salon Bush on Osama: Sometimes, it's hard to keep up. Sept. 17, 2001: George W. Bush is asked if he wants Osama bin Laden dead. "I want justice," he says. "There's an old poster out west, as I recall, that said, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive.'" March 13, 2002: At a press conference, Bush says that he doesn't know if bin Laden is dead or alive. "You know, I just don't spend that much time on him. . . . And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know...