We went to war in Iraq because of weapons of mass destruction. Oh, there weren’t any, only misinterpreted intelligence, whether intentional or accidental. We went to war in Iraq to stop the terrorist. The ones responsible for 9-11. …
Religion and the First Amendment
As First Amendment attorneys along with doing criminal defense work, there are two situations that constantly cause us difficulty in analyzing on which side of the issue we stand. The first, is when the First Amendment and the freedom…
CBS pulls plug on airing Reagan movie.
Last month CBS had scheduled to be aired in prime time, a movie about former President Ronald Reagan. The showing was opposed by the conservative right causing the network to pull the plug. What transpired was very frightening to…
CIA agent “outed”
Well, they can’t find weapons of mass destruction. They can’t find Saddam Hussein. They can’t find Osama Bin Laden. They can’t find a coherent, concise policy in dealing with Iraq. They can’t find allied forces who want to fight…
No evidence linking Sadam Hussein with 9/11
A couple of weeks ago, at our weekly card game, the eight of us got into talking about Iraq. We made the statement that Sadam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11 and quickly had five of our card…
Bush Administration: sex, lies and war
We must agree with the Republicans who are running around claiming that we did not go to war because of those sixteen words relating to Sadam trying to buy yellow cake uranium from Niger. From all accounts, this Administration…
The “liberal media” myth
For as long as we can remember there has been that myth of the “liberal media”. Perhaps, the myth had some basis in its inception. Maybe, at some time in the past the media was liberal. But, for the…
Freedoms in times of crisis
While listening to National Public Radio the other day, we heard a commentary on the restrictions of our freedoms in this country. The focus of the commentary was that in times of crisis, our country has traditionally scaled back…
Senator George McGovern on Bush
The following is in an article written by former Senator George McGovern. It explains and clarifies Benjamin & Aaronson’s feelings better than we could ourselves. Thanks to the most crudely partisan decision in the history of the Supreme Court, the…
The war within the boarders of our skull.
The problem with writing an article of this nature is that from the time that the article is written to the time that you read this article, situations and events can change to the point where the article has no…