Yearly Archives: 2004

If You Can’t Trust Chalabi-the-Thief, Whom Can You Trust?

If You Can’t Trust Chalabi-the-Thief, Whom Can You Trust? by Ron Unz LewRockwell.com, May 24, 2004 In that classic compendium of American national security strategy “Get Smart,” one of the more amusing episodes concerns the doings of a certain Freddie-the-Forger. … Continue reading

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Bananas and Republics

Bananas and Republics by Ron Unz LewRockwell.com, May 14, 2004 I must grudgingly admit that our Iraqi Adventure seems to have become in some respects a fascinating and invaluable educational experience, nearly on a daily basis. For example, today’s morning … Continue reading

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The Torricelli Precedent

The Torricelli Precedent by Ron Unz LewRockwell.com, April 16, 2004 I must grudgingly concede that even those liberal, pinko wimps over at Paul Weyrich’s Free Congress Foundation occasionally propose interesting notions, such as in the latest column by William S. … Continue reading

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30,000 American Dead in Iraq….Noooo Problem!!!

30,000 American Dead in Iraq….Noooo Problem!!! by Ron Unz LewRockwell.com, April 14, 2004 Lawrence Kaplan, a prominent neocon hawk, published a rather interesting op-ed recently in the Washington Post. The central claim of the piece is Kaplan’s somewhat counter-intuitive conclusion … Continue reading

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New and Improved Jeffersonian Democrats

The front page of today’s New York Times (Lydia Polgreen, February 16, 2004) carried an interesting story, appended below, about the current goings on in unfortunate Haiti, and the moves afoot by portions of the populace to replace the current … Continue reading

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Thank You, Pat Robertson

Having been overly preoccupied in recent weeks with some complex software development issues, I must belatedly—but very sincerely—issue a heartfelt Thank You to the Rev. Pat Robertson, whose recent actions appear to have done so much to rescue America, and … Continue reading

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