Category Archives: War on Terror

Vietnam-Afghanistan Postscript -Daniel Ellsberg-

Posted on October 26, 2009
Jim by Jim

I met Daniel Ellsberg in 1970 in Trinidad, when he was avoiding Richard Nixon’s secret police. His views now are exactly the same as they were then. Continue reading →

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The Wretched of the Earth…Bush, Harper, Netanyahu, MacDonald, etc. and Their Victims

Posted on September 18, 2009
Jim by Jim

One hopes that such a God…if such a God exists…would mete out the appropriate punishment for those who have filled our ears and minds with lies and stripped away the human dignity of their victims. Continue reading →

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Hateful American/Israeli Rhetoric Toward Iran is Misplaced and Dangerous

Posted on February 23, 2009
Jim by Jim

Roger Cohen’s column today (Monday, February 23rrd), is an outstanding example of open-mindedness, rationality and not only that – it is an eye-opener. Continue reading →

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Parting Company With Barrack Obama

Posted on February 22, 2009
Jim by Jim

Obama is Wrong on this one: Wrong as an American. Wrong as President. Wrong as a human being Continue reading →

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Afghanistan: What in God's Name Are We doing?

Posted on February 21, 2009
Jim by Jim

He distributed the report to fellow students and teachers at Balkh University with the aim, he said, of provoking a debate on the matter. A complaint was made against him and he was arrested, tried by religious judges without being allowed legal representation and sentenced to death. For Christ’s sake, what’s going on? Continue reading →

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