Patrick J. Buchanan's Blog, page 197

The American Way of Abandonment

By Patrick J. Buchanan

When America is about to throw an ally to the wolves, we follow an established ritual. We discover that the man we supported was never really morally fit to be a friend or partner of the United States.

When Chiang Kai-shek, who fought the Japanese for four years before Pearl Harbor, began losing [...:]

VIDEO: Pat Buchanan: Generals Trying to Jam Obama's Line on Troop Deployments

Buchanan: Obama is not strong enough to stand up against the Pentagon… The generals will win this battle.

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VIDEO: Operation Illusory Control

Nothing to see here folks…. Just keep shopping!

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Barack Obama Continues Bush Administration Policy Regarding Posse Comitatus

by Joe Wolverton, II – The New American

It has been just over one year since the U.S. Army announced that the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team was being placed under the direct control of the US Army Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and was being indefinitely reassigned as an "on-call federal response force" for emergencies [...:]

Goldman Takes On New Role: Taking Away People's Homes

By Greg Gordon — McClatchy Newspapers

When she wrote to [Henry aka Hank:] Paulson,  lawyers for Goldman denied that it owned the Beckers' mortgages. So did Germany's Deutsche Bank, a trustee that was holding thousands of subprime mortgages Goldman had converted to bonds….

Tony and his wife, Celia

When California wildfires ruined their jewelry business, Tony [...:]

Obama's Latest Use of "Secrecy" to Shield Presidential Lawbreaking

by Glenn Greenwald – Salon

What was once depicted as a grave act of lawlessness — Bush's NSA program — is now deemed a vital state secret.

The Obama administration has, yet again, asserted the broadest and most radical version of the "state secrets" privilege — which previously caused so much controversy and turmoil among loyal Democrats [...:]

The Truth About the Middle East is Buried Beneath the Headlines

by Robert Fisk – The Independent, UK

Can you imagine the uproar if Reuters referred to the "mass killing" of Jews by Germans with the words: "Jews say it was a genocide, a term right-wing Germans and neo-Nazis reject….

Amira Hass was spot on when she said last week that her lifetime women's award was an award [...:]

How Goldman Secretly Bet on the U.S. Housing Crash

by Greg Gordon – McClatchy Newspapers

Despite updating its numerous disclosures to investors in 2007, Goldman never revealed its secret wagers….

WASHINGTON — In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp [...:]

VIDEO: Palestinians Denied Fair Access to Water

Israel cuts water pipes, destroy Gaza farms, blockade trucks bringing water to Palestinians while Israelis receive virtually unlimited supplies for swimming pools, etc.

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VIDEO: J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement

A truly inspiring speech. Hopefully the Harvard grads will take it to heart.

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