Tag: "Iraq"

Veterans Day: Remember Those Americans Who Have Died in Bush’s Evil Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Veterans Day: Remember Those Americans Who Have Died in Bush’s Evil Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

On this Veterans Day, when we honor all our military veterans, give special thought to those 1,273 American soldiers who have died in Afghanistan, and the 4,287 American soldiers killed in Iraq — all for George W. Bush’s illegal warmongering.

Shahzad Sentencing Highlights Twin Dangers of Immigration and Entanglement in Middle East

Shahzad Sentencing Highlights Twin Dangers of Immigration and Entanglement in Middle East

The sentencing of Pakistani-born Faisal Shahzad to life imprisonment for the attempted NYC car bombing has highlighted the twin dangers of immigration and American entanglement in the Middle East.

Do We Have the Right to Force Democracy on Everyone Else?

Do We Have the Right to Force Democracy on Everyone Else?

The Obama administration spent $2 billion in 2009 in Sub-Saharan Africa to “strengthen democratic institutions,” according to a new White House briefing paper — a policy which has clearly failed and which calls into question the right of America to demand that the rest of the world follow our system of government.