The Independent Institute’s Anthony Gregory, a friend of Antiwar.com, has written a compelling new report tracking the foreign policy trends of the current administration and the last one. Comparing troop levels, U.S. fatality rates, and the financial burden of the...
From Uri Avnery today, on the death of his wife of 58 years. Very moving, and full of political history: RACHEL by Uri Avnery I had the unqualified blessing of living with Rachel Avnery for 58 years. Last Saturday I took leave of her body. She was as beautiful in...
On May 2, Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. The American Conservative asks six foreign-policy experts to consider the implications for the War on Terror. Andrew Bacevich: War on Terror Is a Fraud David Rieff: Fighting the Last War Jacob Heilbrunn: Death...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) continues to demand debate on the constitutionality of the PATRIOT Act. Sen. Harry Reid has accused Paul of supporting terrorists by delaying the extension of the act. “He’s fighting for an amendment to protect the right – not of average...
Ron Paul, on MSNBC's Morning Joe, said we are moving toward war and occupation in Pakistan.
Russia Today interviewed Antiwar.com researcher John Glaser about the extension of the PATRIOT Act. The White House and GOP leadership are struggling to get the votes for a longer-term extenions of the PATRIOT Act.
Russia Today's Crosstalk features a very interesting panel on the future of the antiwar movement. On the panel were Antiwar.com development director Angela Keaton, historian Thaddeus Russell, and Michael Heaney, a researcher at the University of Michigan.
Sunday is Mother's Day, which has often-forgotten antiwar roots. One of the earliest calls to celebrate Mother's day in the US came from Julia Ward Howe, a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet, most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the...
On Thursday, US ambassador Susan Rice announced that Libyan government troops were being issued Viagra and told to rape as a terror weapon. She made the comment as part of a debate with another envoy to highlight that "the coalition is confronting an adversary doing...
From Veterans for Peace: Obama Declares Manning Guilty Before Trial Can Military Officers Judge Him Impartially and Contradict Their Commander-In-Chief? President Barack Obama said on April 21 that PFC Bradley Manning “broke the law.” This statement casts serious...
