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I am revising my challenge to the Left on Libya because apparently a number of things I had written had either been…
Libyan rebel fighters raise the Kingdom of Libya flag. It is upsetting to see so many leftists calling for intervention, or a…
It should come as no surprise to us that the popular narratives as presented by the dominant for-profit media sources can often…
Can you just imagine how our government and media would be acting if while giving a speech condemning the arrest and brutalization…
Last year I reviewedTed Rall’s book The Anti-American Manifesto where I criticized it on two main grounds: (1) it was too quick…
Some people defend President Obama from criticisms about Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship and crackdown on protesters who are trying to bring down his…
PJ Crowley, a US State Department official had the balls to go on Al Jazeera the other day and basically defend US…
"Don't Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!" — Sarah Palin Sarah Palin and her brothers and sisters in arms (pun intended) feel they…
After almost ten months into the Obama administration we learn—thanks to WikiLeaks—in a document entitled "Is now the time to raise Hizballah with…
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