Current investigations of the CIA and our foreign intelligence are being hampered by what senior Washington reporters are calling the "U-2 doctrine." This is defined as the doctrine that acknowledg ing that we are spying on a foreign government is … [Read more...] about The U-2 Doctrine
The Biggest News Story
The most dramatic news event of the last decade is not any political election, not exchange visits of foreign heads of state, not Watergate, not space flights, not theVietnam War, not even New York City's impending default. It is the shift in the … [Read more...] about The Biggest News Story
Korean War
The official China News Agency and the Chinese Communist Party both recently accused the United States of starting the Korean War in 1950 "as part of an American plan to invade China." This lie makes even Hitler's big lies shrink by … [Read more...] about Korean War
Kissinger in China
Why in the world did Henry Kissinger go to Red China? If it be said that his principal function was to prepare the way for President Ford's visit later this year, then the same question can be asked about that trip. Certainly they cannot be trying to … [Read more...] about Kissinger in China
Israeli-Egyptian Peace
Before we commit ourselves to station American technicians to guard the shaky Sinai peace between the Israeli and Egyptian armies, we should have a clear picture of why we are involved. Two years ago, the Israelis were perfectly able to secure … [Read more...] about Israeli-Egyptian Peace
Brazil & Japan
First question: What is the principal export product of Brazil? If your answer was coffee, you are wrong. All the geography books and encyclopedias are now obsolete. This year, coffee dropped to second place b hind the giant Brazilian crop of … [Read more...] about Brazil & Japan
Ford’s Legion Speech
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev must have gotten a big laugh about President Ford's speech to the American Legion in which he warned that, if Brezhnev doesn't hurry up and sign a SALT II arms agreement, the Ford Administration will request a $3 billion … [Read more...] about Ford’s Legion Speech
Portugal & Angola
It seems to be a reliable rule of thumb that the intensity of one's anti-Communism increases the closer one approaches the reality of Communist rule. Conversely, acceptance of the delusions of detente increases the farther one is removed from the … [Read more...] about Portugal & Angola
Socialized Medicine
"Those who warm themselves at the gates of Hell will never go there" is an old saying that warns us to contemplate the discomfort of a fiery eternity before we indulge in the tempting pleasures of the moment. The same lesson is just as applicable to … [Read more...] about Socialized Medicine
Inventory on Ford
Since President Ford has just completed his first year in office, it is time to take an inventory. In those matters where he acted on his own, President Ford's record is good. He successfully vetoed several wasteful spending bills. He refused to … [Read more...] about Inventory on Ford
