Patrick J. Buchanan's Blog, page 207

Gore Vidal: 'We'll Have a Dictatorship Soon in the US'

by Tim Teeman — The Times – UK

The Republicans will win the next election, Vidal believes; though for him there is little difference between the parties. "Remember the coup d'etat of 2000 when the Supreme Court fixed the selection, not election, of the stupidest man in the country, Mr Bush….

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Obama Reaffirms He Will Keep Israel's Nukes 'Secret'

by Jason Ditz — Antiwar.com

Following up on assurances he made in May, President Obama has reportedly 'reaffirmed' a secret understanding whereby he will not reveal the existence of Israel's widely known nuclear arsenal, nor will he pressure Israel to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

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VIDEO: What a McKean County Sheriff Did to a Disabled WWII Vet

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Lester Watson flew many missions over Europe in the early 1940s. The 87-year-old veteran remembers those experiences as if they happened yesterday… Watson says he told the men he had a back injury and he should be "handcuffed in front," but was told, "This is the way we do [...:]Related posts:VIDEO: Merced Police Used Taser on Unarmed, Legless Man in a WheelchairVIDEO: Everything is OK, Keep ShoppingVIDEO: G20 HypocracyVIDEO: Ron Paul on The Daily Show...

VIDEO: Everything is OK, Keep Shopping

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Bitter Fruits of Mideast Wars

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Impending today are two of the most critical decisions Barack Obama will ever make, which may determine the fate of his presidency, as well as the future of the United States in the Near and Middle East.

The first is whether to approve Gen. Stanley McChrystal's request for thousands more U.S. troops he [...:]


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U.S. Troops Call Afghan Region 'Vietnam Without Napalm'

by Hal Bernton — McClatchy Newspapers

JELAWUR, Afghanistan — The men of Bravo Company have a bitter description for the irrigated swath of land along the Arghandab River where 10 members of their battalion have been killed and 30 have been wounded since the beginning of August.

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VIDEO: Ron Paul on Russia Today Part I

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VIDEO: Ron Paul on Russia Today Part II

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A Truly Shocking Gitmo Story

by Andy Worthington — Counterpunch

Judge Confirms an Innocent Man Tortured to Make False Confessions

In four years of researching and writing about Guantánamo, I have become used to uncovering shocking information, but for sheer cynicism, I am struggling to think of anything that compares to the revelations contained in the unclassified ruling in the habeas [...:]Related posts:VIDEO: Released GITMO Detainee to Sue US GovernmentGetting Out of GITMOBrad Blog Exclusive: Upcoming Cover Story on...

What Do Neocons Have To Do With Obama?

By Jacob Bronsther — Christian Science Monitor

President Obama may be a pragmatist, but he's now in charge of two fundamentally neoconservative wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

The US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are fundamentally "neocon" wars. They were shaped by the neoconservative belief that American military might can replace rogue regimes with Western-style democracies that [...:]Related posts:Zbig Brzezinski: Obama Administration Should Tell Israel U.S. Will Attack Israeli Jets if They Try...