On Friday, October 21, 2011, Mr. Obama, invoking one of his campaign promises, announced the complete withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Iraq by "the [Christian] holidays." Over the weekend, he and his media arm further spun the story, claiming the deadline had been negotiated by G.W. Bush. Behind the scenes — later paragraphs — [...]
Kevin Drum, Oct. 17, 2011: Aside from the fact that Barack Obama did not, in fact, send troops to Uganda in order to “kill Christians,” what should we think about the fact that he sent troops to Uganda in the first place? Needless to say, I’m far more hesitant about sending U.S. troops anywhere than [...]
From United for Peace and Justice, Code Pink and the Progressive Democrats of America: More than one hundred national and grassroots organization have signed on to a letter to the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) calling for a vote against the FY 2012 Defense Appropriations bill, slated to come before the House this week. The letter [...]
From Just Foreign Policy: Call Script 1. Call your Representative at 1-888-231-9276. 2. Ask for your Representative by name. If you don’t know who your Representative is, you can find out here. 2. When you reach your Representative’s office, ask to speak to the staff person who handles foreign policy, or ask for the foreign [...]
Russia Today’s Aloyna interviewed Antiwar.com assistant editor John Glaser about the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for Libya’s leader, Muammar Gadafi.
Russia Today’s Aloyna interviewed Antiwar.com assistant editor John Glaser about Wikileaks cables revealing friction between major US oil companies and Muammar Gadhafi. The US House of Representatives passed the Sherman Amendment yesterday evening which bars money spent in violation of the War Powers act effectively banning spending for the war in Libya.
