The Obsolescence of War and its Implications for Countering Terrorism

The Obsolescence of War and its Implications for Countering Terrorism
A point emphasized in several Nobel Peace Prize Lectures of the 1950´s and 60´s (e.g., those of Albert Schweitzer and Martin Luther King Jr) is the obsolescence of war.  It was noted that modern technology had produced weapons of awesome power.  This meant we had no [...]

Americans do not exclude the possibility of forgiving Osama bin Laden

Letter to US Senator Barbara Boxer
December 24, 2009
Dear Senator Boxer,
Please be apprised that, I, as a US citizen, do not exclude the possibility of forgiving Osama bin Laden for the terrorist attacks of 9/11, or of some form of general diplomatic discussions. I believe many Americans feel likewise. Neither will I hesitate to [...]

Critique of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech

The world must remain a place where citizens read the comments of political leaders and subject them to common sense analysis. Let us avoid the alternative: a world where we become dulled by the drone of meaningless speeches and the profusion of political nonsense — until we are no longer able to think [...]

Ron Paul’s new book – The Revolution: A Manifesto

You HAVE to check out this new book by Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
Some people say America is finished. But they’re wrong.
America is still the last, best hope for establishing a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Yes, America has fallen onto bad times and has made mistakes. That merely proves [...]

The Senate’s Compliance in the Iraq War

Breaking headline:
Iraq report rips U.S. leaders : Senators: Invasion misused intelligence.
Don’t you think this is a little late?
Yes, the Bush administration lied. They willingly exaggerated the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) as a pretext for invading Iraq. And you (John D. Rockefeller, the Senate Intelligence Committee, and the rest of the [...]

Libertarian Party Passes Anti-Iraq War Resolution

According to Eric Garris, in a post at Antiwar.Com:

February 18, 2008.
The national Libertarian Party (LP) organization has taken their strongest position in favor of withdrawal from Iraq. At their national committee meeting yesterday in Las Vegas, the following resolution passed overwhelmingly.
WHEREAS the government of the United States should return to its [...]

A Reply to Osama bin Laden

A Reply to Osama Bin Laden
John S. Uebersax PhD
Preface
Following the attacks of September 2001, Osama Bin Laden has delivered several addresses to Americans (e.g., October 2004; April 2006; September 2007). Since the American people themselves, and not their government or corporations, were addressed, and further since the people were the victims the attacks, I, as [...]

The ‘American Library’ of Leuven

The ‘American Library’ of Leuven
Recently, while in Belgium, I found myself in great need of a large research library. Investigating the possibilities, I soon learned that the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) had such a library — with Leuven being just 20 few minutes away from my residence by train.
Entering the foyer of the [...]

You Do the Math

You do the math.
Someone told me a couple of years ago that he thought we needed to militarily intervene in Iraq because “Somebody’s got to teach those people how to think, don’t they?”
Well, if we wanted to teach them to think, maybe we could have spent our trillion dollars (direct and indirect costs) a little [...]

Stop Blaming Bush!

The New York Times lead editorial for January 11, 2007, titled, “The Real Disaster”, stated:
“The disaster is Mr. Bush’s war, and he has already failed. Last night was his chance to stop offering more fog and be honest with the nation, and he did not take it.”
I must protest this point. While I’m no fan [...]