Racism, Root Causes and Robert Spencer

While in the midst of pledge drive, I nearly missed one of the few sources of joy in this business: Watching Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton smoke out suit wearing think tankers who would clearly be more comfortable wearing sheets. In a two part series at Think Progress,...

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Why We Fight

It's no Kony 2012! I'm enough of a cynic to know that no one learns anything from the past, at least Eugene Jarecki can sleep well knowing he was right. While Jarecki's documentary "Why We Fight" was released in 2005, it (sadly) seems just as fresh as it did seven...

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Antiwar.com Newsletter | June 3, 2012

Antiwar.com Newsletter | June 3, 2012IN THIS ISSUE NIAC Event Top News Opinion and analysis EventsLeft to Right: PJ Crowley, Bijan Khajehpour, Aaron David Miller, George Perkovich, and Trita Parsi See DC Editor John Glaser’s reflections on the event and on the...

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The Worst Horror Imaginable

...is to be called an 'Arab.' At least that is my take away from the latest Obama ad to appease bigots. In today's Electronic Intifada, editor Ali Abunimah notes how easily and breezily this slips by the sensible Eastern Establishment censors: But The Hill fails to...

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With dignity, respect and friendliness

Last night, CNN re-ran a recent interview of Ted Turner by Piers Morgan. Morgan's secret to success is to never ask difficult or impolite questions but occasionally he surprises his audience and himself by a guest who spews forth frankness regardless of the host's...

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Give Antiwar.com Your Car

Political consultant and Antiwar.com volunteer Nick Hankoff turned a crash into cash for Antiwar.com. When I crashed my car a couple weeks ago, I learned just how tough Antiwar.com bumper stickers are. Unfortunately for me, the sticker did not absorb enough of the...

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Action Item: Calling the Question on Iran

From the indispensable Just Foreign Policy: Help Rand Paul Call the Question on War with Iran Sen. Rand Paul introducing his amendment to S. 2101. Before we have any military conflict with Iran, the Senate and the House should have at least one debate and vote on it....

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