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No need to panic over Iranian nukes
When the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed last Tuesday that Iran had broken the seals on its nuclear research facility at Natanz, many people reacted as if the very next step was the testing of an Iranian nuclear weapon. In … Continue reading
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Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led F.B.I. to Dead Ends
In the anxious months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the National Security Agency began sending a steady stream of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and names to the F.B.I. in search of terrorists. The stream soon became a flood, requiring hundreds … Continue reading
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Opinion: Americans Should Escape Their Morass of Fear
On Dec. 7, Rigoberto Alpizar died at the hands of federal sky marshals on a jetway in Miami. Remember? He had behaved oddly while exiting the airplane. He may have uttered the unutterable, saying he had a bomb. He paid … Continue reading
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When is a War Considered Just?
When I turned 17 years old there was a war going on. Like many young men of that era, I didn’t wait to be drafted, I volunteered. The year was 1951 and the war was called a “Police Action,” but … Continue reading
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VCS Weekly Update: General Pleads the Fifth
Veterans for Common 2006 First Quarter Fundraising Campaign Goal: $40,000Raised: $3,173Pledged: $2,505 Help us meet our goal by March 31 2006. VCS Bumper stickers, t-shirts and more. January 13, 2006 Dear Members and Supporters of Veterans for Common Sense: Major … Continue reading
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How One Man—Thomas Paine—Launched a Revolution
In May 1775 the Reverend Jonathan Boucher, rowing across the Potomac, met George Washington rowing in the other direction on his way to the Continental Congress. The two conversed briefly on the fate of the colonies, and Boucher asked Washington … Continue reading
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‘Bioshield II’ – Legislation Threatens our Freedom
Since the attacks of September 11th, 2001, the citizens of the United States have been challenged by elevated alerts predicting bioterrorism. The facts, however, do not support this paranoia. In the only biological attack in our nation’s history our country … Continue reading
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Playing With Fire: Congress and Executive Power
If the pundits are right, this week’s confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. will involve much discussion of “Executive power.” Senators will express concern that the Bush Administration has, over the past four years, expanded … Continue reading
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Iraq: Just a Coup Away
The provisional results of the December elections in Iraq are already in dispute, but that doesn’t stop Washington from pointing to the vote as a success in its quest to create a peaceful, stable and free Middle East. But the … Continue reading
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Iraqi widows feel lost in land that cannot provide
Three sewing machines in a dingy apartment were all Munna Abdul Adeem Ahmed could scrape together when she set up a tailoring co-op for poor widows. She soon realised it was not enough. More than 1,000 women from the northern … Continue reading
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