Patrick J. Buchanan's Blog, page 194

The Two Faces of Maj. Hasan

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Nidal Malik Hasan was two men.

One was the proud Army major who wore battle fatigues to mosque; the other, the proud Arab who wore Muslim garb in civilian life.

What brought Hasan's identities into fatal conflict was his belief that Iraq and Afghanistan were unjust wars, and his shock that he, a [...:]

Political Science for Dummies

Web Note: This was sent in via email without the name of the author. I thought it was clever. There was one political group missing from the list, so I added a section. Can you guess which one?

DEMOCRAT
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
You push for higher taxes [...:]

Kill Enemy Children: Jewish Edict

By Khalid Amayreh — Desert Peace

Hundreds of children were killed in Israel's war on Gaza earlier this year.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – A Jewish rabbi has issued a book giving Jews permission to murder non-Jews, including babies and children, who may pose an actual or potential threat to Jews or Israel. "It is permissible to kill [...:]

VIDEO: It is Not H1N1 in Ukraine, Might be Plague

Russia Today: H1N1 has only virus killed 1 (ONE) person in Ukraine. What killed all the other people? It is not Swine Flu! Voices about outbreak of pneumonic plague are being heard.

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Six Questions for Desmond Travers on the Goldstone Report

Web Note: Here's a link to the official Goldstone Report

By Ken Silverstein – Harpers Magazine

Desmond Travers was one of the four members of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, which produced the controversial Goldstone Report. Travers is a retired Colonel of the Army of the Irish Defence Forces. His last appointment [...:]

Israel: Stop East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

by Human Rights Watch

57 Palestinians Forced From Their Homes in One Week

The Israeli government is destroying the homes of Palestinian families and causing unnecessary suffering so that it can expand illegal Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. Israel needs to respect the basic rights of Palestinian families to property and housing…

(Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities in East [...:]

VIDEO: Former Brit Ambassador Craig Murray Says UK and USA Sent Prisoners to Uzbekistan for Torture – Part 1

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VIDEO: Former Brit Ambassador Craig Murray Says UK and USA Sent Prisoners to Uzbekistan for Torture – Part 2

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Former UK Ambassador: CIA Sent People To Be 'Raped With Broken Bottles'

By Daniel Tencer – Raw Story

The CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with broken bottles and boiling them alive, says a former British ambassador to the central Asian country.

Craig Murray, the rector of the University of Dundee in Scotland and until [...:]

Eager to Tap Iraq's Vast Oil Reserves, Industry Execs Suggested Invasion

by Jason Leopold – TruthOut

Two years before the invasion of Iraq, oil executives and foreign policy advisers told the Bush administration that the United States would remain "a prisoner of its energy dilemma" as long as Saddam Hussein was in power.

That April 2001 report, "Strategic Policy Challenges for the 21st Century," [...:]