Author Archives: cbrody

No War Blog

Another blog which targets the same core constituency as mine: those who are opposed to unjustified wars of aggression by so-called law-abiding democracies. Yay! Source: blogdex

Questions that won’t be asked about Iraq

This may be a bit after the fact, but a few sample questions posed by a (Republican) congressman from Texas help indicate the nature of the con trick being perpetrated on us. 1. Is it not true that the reason we did not bomb the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War was because… Read More »

Index of press freedom

“The first worldwide index of press freedom has some surprises for Western democracies. The United States ranks below Costa Rica and Italy scores lower than Benin. The five countries with least press freedom are North Korea, China, Burma, Turkmenistan and Bhutan.“ Source: metafilter

Children and war

An open letter from a group of teenagers who suffered under the airstrikes on Belgrade, quoted in its entirety: Dear MoveOn and people of the world, We are 25 teenagers and young people, the youth task force of the Yugoslav NGO, BEOSUPPORT, in Belgrade. The name of our task force is the BS Team. Your message… Read More »

Does Hilary have a clone?

Even down to the hairstyle and pie recipe! One difference from the Clintons: she actually has some experience getting progressive healthcare legislation through. I sent her $10 towards ousting the pro-war incumbent in 2 weeks’ time. Is that legal? Source: www.moveonPAC.org

“They want to kill us all”

An interesting thread on metafilter on the origins of terrorism. (I have to admit to blatant self-interest, as it contains my first-ever contribution to that highly addictive site.)