by Dave McGowan | Jun 4, 2003 | Newsletters
Of Myths and Monsters Those who impugn campaigns of vilification based on deception, soon find themselves caught in the same web, discredited themselves. It has always been so. Those who rush to the defense of the unfairly accused, join the ranks of the unfairly... by Dave McGowan | May 13, 2003 | Newsletters
Dave Goes Polynesian And now for something completely different … Well … it has been an exceptionally long week, hasn’t it? Truth be told, it has been a full month since I last checked in. And here’s the kicker: it is going to be a while longer... by Dave McGowan | Apr 14, 2003 | Newsletters
War Briefs Now let me see if I’ve got this right … On April 8, the Pentagon declared open season on all independent reporters in Baghdad, directly targeting, as the Guardian noted, “all the main western and Arab media headquarters in the space of... by Dave McGowan | Apr 9, 2003 | Newsletters
Special Bulletin: War Crimes, Genocide, and ‘Democratic Immunity’ The Sunday, April 6 edition of the Los Angeles Times was, as usual, filled with page after page of jingoistic drivel celebrating America as The Great and Noble Liberator; almost none of this... by Dave McGowan | Apr 3, 2003 | Newsletters
The Indecency Of It All The following conversation took place recently in a courtroom somewhere in America: Judge: So what exactly happened? Defendant: Well, your honor, I killed him. Judge: And why did you do it? Defendant: I was afraid that if I didn’t kill...