Denounce, renounce.

Unabashed anti-Americanism

Friday, September 5th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 1 Comment »

Since I am tired of answering the question "are you anti-American?" here it is. YES, I am anti-American. But let's clarify a few things. I don't think that the words "I" or "am" or the prefix "anti-" need any clarification. What does ...
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Quote of the day - Arundhati Roy

Monday, July 14th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | 3 Comments »

This is not to suggest that the terrorists who perpetrated the outrage on 11 September should not be hunted down and brought to book. They must be. But is war the best way to track them down? Will burning the ...
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To Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and the 9/11 Truth Movement

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, history, people | 1 Comment »

Dear Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and the 9/11 Truth Movement: First of all, and let me be very clear, I love you guys (and girls). Around 8:30am Pacific Time on September 11, 2001, after my girlfriend and I had watched -- shocked, ...
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BBC: US ‘killed 47 Afghan civilians’

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | 2 Comments »

From the BBC: US 'killed 47 Afghan civilians' A US air strike in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed 47 civilians, 39 of them women and children, an Afghan government investigating team says. Wups, our bad. Haditha, anyone?
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Guantánamo: Beyond the law

Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in prison, torture, war | No Comments »

A little something for the "they hate us for our freedom" file. But never you mind, these are just "a few bad apples" and "isolated incidents". There's no pattern here whatsoever. And no, of course these "enhanced interrogation techniques" will ...
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Random acts of war

Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »

From The Washington Post: Britain, E.U. Plan Iran Sanctions 16 June 2008 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday announced plans for new sanctions against Iran and a small increase in troops for Afghanistan, handing President Bush a symbolic boost on the last ...
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Getting away with murder

Friday, June 6th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, war | No Comments »

The State's "justice" systems just can't seem to find it when the perpetrators are its own hired killers. Surprised? Appalled? Asking the State to punish its own agents, even for the most heinous of offenses, is almost never effective. Where the State ...
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Ron Paul: March to war in Lebanon?

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »

From the website of US Congresscritter and Presidential candidate Ron Paul: March to War in Lebanon? Statement on H Res 1194, “Reaffirming the support of the House of Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-elected Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.” May 20, ...
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American atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »

Support the troops, and remember, they hate us for our freedom. From antiwar.com: Iraq Veterans Describe Atrocities to Lawmakers Antiwar veterans of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan took their case to Capitol Hill Thursday, baring their souls with stories of killings ...
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