In The Nation, Eric Alterman reminds us of Elliot Abrams's lying on behalf of Salvadoran death squads in the Reagan years. This was 20 years before the W. Bush administration's "El Salvador Option" in Iraq, using the Badr Corps to hunt and kill Sunnis, which...
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Following Federal Lawsuit, Richland, Wa. Drops Unconstitutional Street-Fees Law
Following a federal lawsuit brought by the Institute for Justice, the City of Richland has ended its practice of unconstitutionally forcing homeowners to upgrade city streets as a condition of obtaining a building permit. As a result of that change, Linda Cameron is...
Iraqis Protest U.S. Troop Presence
From CNN. "Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who called for a "Million Man March." The Telegraph is reporting that U.S. and British...
Master of Puppets
I've hated Metallica so badly for so long I forgot how great they used to be -- back before the Black Album when they turned into the worst band in human history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6LA7v1PApU
Collateral
The dirt crunched hard as the blade of the shovel pushed deeper, a boot kicked the metal head further into the Earth. Lifting the weight of rock and clumped dirt from the ground, he threw it to the side and repeated the action. The pain of the labor did not deter him,...
Classic Ron Paul: The Real Reason Clinton Should Have Been Impeached
With the Senate impeachment trial dominating headlines this week, it seems appropriate to look back on what Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul said about the 1998 impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. At a press conference the week of the impeachment vote,...
Trump Doubles Down on the Failed Coup in Venezuela
On FPF #446, I discuss the US continuing to push Juan Guaido's failed coup attempt against Maduro. Nearly a year ago, Guaido declared himself president of Venezuela with the backing of the US. He claimed this authority from his position as the leader of a legislative...
Iraq PM Backs Off Expelling US Troops
Trump's threats on Iraq seem to have delayed troop ouster After repeated threats from President Trump to sanction Iraq, to seize its primary bank account, and cut all military aid, Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi has backed away from calls to expel US troops from Iraq....
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