The HIJACKING of AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY: AIPAC and THEIR “NEOCONSERVATIVE” ALLIES in the BUSH ADMINISTRATION

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is under investigation by the FBI for passing on classified Defense Department documents to Israel. In particular, the documents relate to American position papers about our future relationship with Iran – one of three countries Bush referred to as “The [...]

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THE ORIGINS OF THE IRAQ WAR: The “Neoconservative” Agenda for Middle East Conflict

The “Planters” of the Seeds of War in Iraq: Elliot Abrams, Richard Perle, and Paul Wolfowitz

Nothing in history happens in a vacuum, especially wars. And that is certainly true with our 2003 preemptive war against Saddam Hussein and our current occupation of that broken and violent country.
Most Americans think the plans for [...]

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A CALL FOR CHANGE: Opposition to the Bush Doctrine Grows

Admiral William J. Crowe, USN, Ret., member of Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change, which stated on June 16th: “We face profound challenges in the 21st century … The Bush administration has shown that it does not grasp these circumstances of the new era, and is not able to rise to the responsibilities of [...]

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A CALL FOR COURAGE: Bush and Kerry and the Israeli-Palestinian Problem

John Kerry has lost the courage of his earlier pro-Palestine convictions!

The 2004 presidential election should offer voters a stark contrast between the two major candidates regarding the Middle East. The war and occupation of Iraq does offer such a contrast, but, unfortunately, Bush and Kerry, at the moment, are reading from the same [...]

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ONE WEEK IN HELL: A Killing Spree in Gaza by Sharon

Palestinians salvage water tank from Israeli bulldozer that just leveled their homes in Gaza

Radical Minority Likud Party of Israel Kills Palestinians and Hope for Peace With Bulldozers and Tanks to Destroy Homes, Farms, and Olive Groves!
Last week’s reckless incursion into the Rafah Refugee Camp in Gaza laid bare the moral bankruptcy of Sharon’s [...]

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“UNFINISHED BUSINESS”: Bush and Palestine

Left: U.S. President George W. Bush
Right: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

This week the Bush Administration is revisiting the Israel/Palestine conflict with back-to-back meetings with the Middle East heads of state — Mubarak of Egypt, Sharon of Israel, and Crown Prince Abdullah of Jordan. It’s about time!
Bush has been preoccupied — many would now [...]

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SPIRALING DOWNWARD: Iraq and the Breakdown of Security

Fanatical Shiite Cleric Muqtada al–Sadr

The first week of April has been disastrous for our occupation forces in Iraq — with no end in sight. On June 30, 2004, we are scheduled to transfer authority to an interim Iraqi government. But realities on the ground show that this will be nothing more than a [...]

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ROAD MAP TO NOWHERE: The Return of Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams was infamous for the Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s. Now Bush has appointed him to the National Security Council to “mediate” the Israeli-Palestinian problem. “Aggravate” is more like it unfortunately.

If you are looking for reasons why the Middle East peace process is as deadlocked as usual, here is one [...]

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THE GATES TO HELL: The Assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin

Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was the spiritual leader of Palestine’s Hamas until an Israeli helicopter assassinated him on March 22, 2004. By turning him into a martyr, Prime Minister Sharon has “opened the gates of hell!”

It’s hard to imagine things getting any worse in the Middle East — but they just did. Just [...]

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