Some Goals of the New World Order The phrase "New World Order" was not invented by President George Bush, but it was popularized by him in 1990 in order to resuscitate the then-moribund United Nations and make it a sponsor of his Gulf War. Like … [Read more...] about Some Goals of the New World Order — November 1996
Games and Tricks of the New World Order
It's becoming clear that "New World Order" is not just a fantasy of conspiracy-minded rightwingers. President George Bush popularized its use in 1990 in order to legitimize the Gulf War by resuscitating the then-moribund United Nations. Like … [Read more...] about Games and Tricks of the New World Order
America Has No Business in Bosnia — January 1996
America Has No Business in Bosnia So President Bill Clinton is sending 20,000 American soldiers to Bosnia. The man who ducked out of serving in the Vietnam War now says other men have a duty to send their sons to fight a foreign war. Clinton has … [Read more...] about America Has No Business in Bosnia — January 1996
America Has No Business in Bosnia
So President Clinton wants to send 20,000 American soldiers to Bosnia. The man who ducked out of serving in the Vietnam War now says it's our duty to send other men's sons to fight a foreign war. Clinton says he has already committed 20,000 troops … [Read more...] about America Has No Business in Bosnia
What Master Do U.S. Servicemen Serve?
"No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other." So what master do U.S. servicemen serve: the U.S. Constitution or the United Nations Charter? The U.S. … [Read more...] about What Master Do U.S. Servicemen Serve?
Who Are the Censors in the U.S. Navy?
Affirmative action has become big news. It's a controversial issue in Congress, in the executive branch, in the states, in the courts, on the ballot, and among political candidates. Usually presented as an issue of race, it is more often a matter … [Read more...] about Who Are the Censors in the U.S. Navy?
Let’s Get Going on Congressional Investigations
The power to conduct Congressional investigations is one of the great powers of the majority party in Congress. This power has been extensively used in this century, contributing mightily to the public's right to know the facts behind the headlines … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Going on Congressional Investigations
SDI Should be Built Now
Thirty years ago in 1965, I was privileged to be escorted with a small group through NORAD, the great hole in a Colorado mountain where our government headquartered its systems designed to track any object that might attack our nation from the … [Read more...] about SDI Should be Built Now
McNamara Should Be Crying for Us, Not for Himself
Robert Strange McNamara belongs on the daytime soap operas. Better yet, his histrionics belong on Donahue or Geraldo or Sally Jesse Raphael. We are not impressed that he would "cry easily" about Vietnam, that he "sweated blood at night about it," or … [Read more...] about McNamara Should Be Crying for Us, Not for Himself
Is Our Government Trading Dollars for Pesos?
Something happened on the way to the first foreign policy crisis of our post November-1994 government. Somehow, the new Republican majority seems to have forgotten its role as the party of the opposition and protector of U.S. taxpayers against raids … [Read more...] about Is Our Government Trading Dollars for Pesos?