The Obama administration still denies is has anything to do with Kenya's violent invasion of Somalia, although it is known that US drone strikes have been pounding southern Somalia, which is of course assisting the Kenyans. Some believe them, but others are skeptical,...

I wrote recently about five Colombian soldiers accused of murdering two farmers, in the latest case of “false positive” killings, in which the US-supported Colombian army kill civilians and report them as combatants. One officer, two sub-officers, and two soldiers of...

This Reuters headline is "Libya's NTC struggles to stay the "good guys." The selection by the NTC of little known academic Abdurrahim El-Keib as interim prime minister on Monday also highlighted how mysterious the internal workings of the new ruling group can be to...

Clyde Prestowitz at Foreign Policy explains the elephant in the room: that the recent militarism and aggressive rhetorical chest-beating coming from the highest reaches of America's national security state towards Asia-Pacific is not about any sort of military threat....

Via As'ad AbuKhalil, AP reporter Matt Lee makes US State Department spokesperson squirm on Palestine and UNESCO issue:

I guess this would be less relevant if Obama had not just sent combat troops to support the Ugandan military and government in their fight against the LRA. Amnesty International: The Ugandan government and public officials are increasingly placing illegitimate...