I don't know how I missed it, but Lou Dobbs has called for immediate withdrawal of US troops. From Afghanistan? YES! From Iraq? YES! From Germany, Japan, South Korea, and everywhere else around the world? YES! He even has a petition on his Website! Here's Lou Dobbs,...
County GOP Goes Non-Interventionist? Not Yet…
Last week the executive committee of the Alameda County (Calif) Republican Central Committee approved a resolution to be voted on by the full committee calling for a non-interventionist foreign policy. Alameda County covers the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area,...
Raimondo on Palin and the GOP
Justin Raimondo is doing a daily brief commentary for The Hill, Capitol Hill's newspaper of record. Today's question is "What must Sarah Palin accomplish on her book tour?" His answer is here, along with those of (so far) Larry Sabato and Glenn Reynolds. Also, check...
Andy Worthington Video: Stories from Guantánamo
Andy Worthington is wrapping up a speaking tour in the US introducing the new film: Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo. Here is his talk in Fairfax, Virginia, sponsored by the Future of Freedom Foundation.
Matthew Hoh on the Myth of the Safe Haven
Matthew Hoh, who resigned his diplomatic post in Afghanistan to protest US policies there, explains why US occupation is doomed to fail. He appeared on Fareed Zakaria's CNN show Sunday:
Malalai Joya and the Tale of 2 CNNs
"The Bravest Woman in Afghanistan," Malalai Joya did two CNN interviews on Thursday. Joya is an elected member of the Afghanistan parliament who has been suspended for "insulting fellow members of parliament" in a television interview. She is articulate and firm in...
Nobel Peace Legacy Was Meant To Be Radical
So many promoters of war have won the Nobel Peace Prize in recent history: Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Kissinger, to name a few. But Alfred Nobel's will, where he laid out the requirements for winning the Peace Prize, were anything but moderate. Nobel...
Students to Protest Afghan War on 25 Campuses (Oct. 7)
From the Students for a Democratic Society Antiwar Working Group: Demonstrations mark 8th anniversary of Afghan War–demand immediate U.S./NATO withdrawal Students on 25 campuses across the United States will protest eight long years of war against and occupation of...
Arianna Huffington: Iran a Major Threat – Greenwald Disagrees
Arianna Huffington is leading the neo-liberals in their pile-on against Iran. Here she, and WAPO's Jonathan Capehart, go up against Glenn Greenwald:
Ron Paul on the Anti-Iran Hysteria
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) explains:


