[Unadorned]

First, with all respect to Richard Poe and Lawrence Auster (both of whom I admire immensely), I disclose that am a member of the Anti-Iraq-war right -- I haven't yet appreciated why we must attack that country (but am keeping an open mind, I hope). I also appreciate this excellent post by Mr. Poe, and all the careful reasoning and detective work that went into it -- journalism at its very best! (something which Mr. Poe never fails to give us). I want to say simply, look at the name of Justin Raimondo's web-site: Antiwar.com. Think about that. Need one necessarily go any further than that, in understanding Raimondo's orientation? And isn't that particular orientation consistent with his recent writings?

Mr. Poe has elsewhere, and more than once, spoken of his admiration for Mr. Raimondo's skills as a writer of opinion journalism, and I share his admiration. Though I very seldom read Raimondo because I simply haven't the time, I don't ever recall a single instance when, having read him, I didn't consider his writing a treat to read (though I by no means agree with much of it). But if the man runs a site called Antiwar.com, can't he remain true to his site's aims as advertised?

[Richard Poe]

<< But if the man runs a site called Antiwar.com, can't he remain true to his site's aims as advertised? >>

Dear Unadorned:

It's good to see you on FreeRepublic!

To answer your question, Raimondo's antiwar stance -- like most antiwar stances -- appears to be fundamentally dishonest.

With the exception of Quakers, Amishmen and other religiously-motivated pacifists, most people who claim to be "antiwar" are simply using opposition to "war" as a mask for some other agenda.

This is certainly true of Raimondo, who does not even claim to oppose war in principle. Raimondo poses as a supporter of the American Revolution and the Founding Fathers -- a position which is incompatible with a pacifist philosophy.

The purpose of my recent blog entry is to raise the question of Raimondo's true motives and agenda, which I would contend are not at all clearly or honestly "advertised" on his Web site.