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Five people were wounded, including U.S. servicemembers.
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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace Polybius: The bestialization of man by war Polybius: Diplomacy versus war Polybius: Peace is a blessing for which we all pray to the gods ==== PolybiusThe HistoriesTranslated by W. R. Paton The senate heard them with much attention and were … … Continue reading →

Pete Kaliner and I made it hot today on WBT for the feds howling at the Lone Wolves suspected terrorists. Biden’s surveillance of folks buying Bass Pro Shop hats and Bibles fails the laugh test.  Here’s a link to the New York Post piece on boneheaded federal financial surveillance discussed in this interview. Listen to […]
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Will TSA Steal Your Mug? by James Bovard January 22, 2024 Dorothy Parker’s signature line, “What fresh hell is this?” is the new the mantra for travelers at American airports. TSA is rapidly expanding a program in which travelers stand in photo kiosks that compare their faces with a federal database of photos from passport […]
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Libertarian Institute, January 22, 2024 Davos Demolition Derby for World Freedom by James Bovard The World Economic Forum had their annual conference last week in Davos, Switzerland. Once again, the Davos crowd ran a demolition derby for the destruction of liberty around the globe. The WEF seized the COVID pandemic to champion a “Great Reset” […]
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The essential argument used to avoid negotiation and continue support for the war in Ukraine is based on a falsehood. That falsehood, repeated by President Joe Biden, is that when Vladimir Putin decided to invade, he intended to conquer all of Ukraine and “annihilate” it. Its falsity has been exposed multiple times by military experts, who … Continue reading "To End the War in Ukraine, Expose Its Core Lie"

If it looks like genocide, sounds like genocide, and smells like genocide, chances are it’s genocide. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule provisionally on whether that is what Israel is committing against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The Republic of South Africa filed the complaint, which is ironic because Israel was … Continue reading "Smells Like Genocide"

This weekend the Washington Post reported that the Biden administration has drawn up plans for “a sustained military campaign targeting the Houthis in Yemen.” For those who may understandably have lost count, that would make three regional wars the Biden Administration has embroiled us in over the past three years. If nothing else the Biden administration has shown beyond … Continue reading "The Unreality of US Foreign Policy"

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace Appian: Selections on war ==== AppianRoman HistoryTranslated by Horace White “Why should we pay taxes when we have no part in the honours, the commands, the state-craft, for which you contend against each other with such harmful results? … … Continue reading →

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace Appian: Selections on war ==== AppianRoman HistoryTranslated by Horace White Thus was the dominion of the Romans divided by the triumvirate among themselves….Lepidus was to be consul the following year and to remain in the city to do … … Continue reading →