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The Year of the Naomis--Wolf and Klein--Both with Great Messages

If you read two books this entire year before election day, make them books by the Naomis—Wolf with The End of America and Klein’s The Shock Doctrine.

Dressing Up Space Defense in Dominatrix Clothing

Setting aside and ignoring the blather of Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, we are becoming a sadomasochistic nation when it comes to our foreign affairs. There is no other explanation. Who but a sadist would lead the likes of Pervez Musharraf down the garden path of armaments and praise, to so suddenly get moralistic and yank out the rug we stood him on?

MAD or NUTS Take Your Pick, It Might be IRRITATE

The opener is pretty much all you need to know in trading off the ‘fair and balanced’ position of this article co-authored by Israelist Louis Rene Beres and his warmongering buddy, Major General Paul (surgical and fast) Vallely, U.S. Army (retarded).

Put On the Cuffs, I’m Guilty as Charged

If you thought, as I did, that some pretty scary legislation was created in the past seven years of this administration, you might want to pay attention.

Unprepared in Iran, the Follow-Up to Unprepared in Iraq

I wrote in 2002 (War With Iraq is Not the Problem) that the difficulties apparent in attacking Saddam Hussein had little to do with overcoming Iraq militarily and everything to do with aftermath. Essentially, we had for so long thirsted for the taste of rabbit that we hadn't bothered looking up any tasty recipes.

Kicking the Last Leg Out From Under the Iraqi Chair

The Pentagon, no doubt while Robert Gates was busy elsewhere, trying along with Condi Rice to rekindle a sense of bi-partisan goals between Russia and the United States, was up to mischief in Iraq. Serious stuff--the kind of decision-making that characterized the early blunders by L. Paul Bremer, for which we are still paying a huge price.

Congress Drops White House Demands Along With Its Pants

In the dance this administration orchestrated over the still-warm corpse of American values, ‘abhorrent’ has come to mean ‘offensive to the mind, but allowable.’ Most of us were flim-flammed by the wording, victims of adminispeak; in common context, the synonyms are repulsive, detestable, obscene and repugnant.

So, NOW What the Hell Are We Doing Here?

It was all about Saddam until it wasn't. Then it was all about al-Qaeda until it wasn't. Then as everything went entirely to hell, it wasn't about 9-11 and wasn't about nation-building, it was all about holding the gangsters away from each other until Iraqis could form a government.

Charles Krauthammer’s Refreshing Dip Into Selective History

How much France may have flipped is far from determined and will take more than a statement at the U.N--a statement that more nearly announces Sarkozy’s arrival on the world stage than it does change the mix in Europe. France is heavily Muslim, heavily invested in Iran and ‘nuclear ambitions’ are in the eye of the beholder—Iran claims a need for nuclear energy.

Automated Targeting, Cruise-Control for What Hitler Had to Do By Hand

I’m mad as hell. I’ve written in as moderate and civilized a manner as is possible (for me) for seven years now about this evil band of co-conspirators we call an administration. No matter, the gloves are off. I am like Howard Beale, the newscaster in the 1976 film Network. Grab some dialogue;