The United States government has been hyping a supposed link between Iran and al Qaeda operatives, positing in particular that a "safe haven" in Iran exists as "six terrorist operatives form a network that funnels money and personnel from the Gulf to Iraq,...
Check out Antiwar.com's Angela Keaton on Adam vs. The Man talking about Syria:
There have been plenty of reports that the incompetent Afghan war planners have allowed significant amounts of weapons and money to get into the hands of those we are ostensibly there to fight. This kind of thing is doubly counterproductive given that our entire set...
It turns out such activities as overthrowing Ivory Coast's recalcitrant dictator, miring itself in Libya, propping up Chad's leader is a strain on France's military. Africans who seek a liberal society might be forgiven for spying a glimmer of hope in the news. After...
As a sign of deteriorating relations between the US and Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari voiced hopes that the United States and Pakistan could establish "clear terms of engagement." Clearly acknowledging the Abottabad raid that netted Osama bin Laden, Zardari...
Justin Logan, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, notes the gap between public opinion and U.S. foreign policy at the National Interest blog: It’s a bit striking how different public opinion and elite opinion are regarding U.S. foreign policy....
Reuters: Norwegians believe penalties for serious crimes in their country should be tightened in the wake of a shooting and bomb attack that killed 77 people in July, an opinion poll showed Monday. In a survey of 1,283 people conducted six days after the July 22...
Last week's post on U.S. support for atrocities in Colombia was unfortunately vague on exactly how much tangible support we give, and if you heard my conversation with Scott Horton on Antiwar Radio I drastically misspoke when I tried to recall annual U.S. aid to...
