Israeli TV was in the middle of an interview with foreign minister Tzipi Livni when they interrupted for a phone call from Dr. Aboul Aish, a Palestinian doctor who is a regular fixture on Israeli TV. The in-studio correspondent didn't realize the extent of what he was...
Neocon Blankley Wants to Bring Back the Draft
Washington Times columnist and former editor Tony Blankley is calling for bringing back the military draft. He says a draft would have prevented so many American deaths in Iraq, and would allow us to escalate in Afghanistan and possibly invade Pakistan. Blankley is...
Congress Lines Up for Israel’s War on Gaza
Both houses of Congress lined up in near-unanimous support of Israel's war on Gaza. Yesterday, the Senate passed their version of the resolution without a single dissenting vote. Today's vote in the House produced only 5 "No" votes: Ron Paul (R-TX), Dennis Kuchinich...
Ron Paul on Gaza
Ron Paul's statement opposing the US House resolution supporting Israel's war in Gaza:
McGovern vs. Scheuer on the Panetta CIA Nomination
Last night's PBS NewsHour featured a debate on the nomination of Leon Panetta to be CIA Director. The participants were two Antiwar.com contributors: former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former CIA official Michael Scheuer. Judy Woodruff was the interviewer. I found...
TV From Around the World: On Your PC
Want to see first-hand reporting from Gaza? Al-Jazeera's team was there before journalists were banned. Want to watch English-language TV news from Pakistan, India, Iran, Russia, Korea? Want to watch Hezbollah TV without your provider going to prison? Want to watch...
A ‘Potent’ Weapon of War
Among the world's intelligence agencies, there's a long tradition of using sex as a motivator. Robert Baer, a retired CIA officer and author of several books on intelligence, noted that the Soviet spy service was notorious for using attractive women as bait when...
Antiwar.com Reader Survey: Tell Us What You Think
We'd like to know more about Antiwar.com readers. If you can take a couple of minutes, please answer this brief survey to help us improve the website. Email us if you have any problems with the survey. Thank you. ~ Eric Garris, Webmaster
If the Shoe Fits, Duck!
Which is exactly what President Bush did, twice, to avoid shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist today in Baghdad: He said: "It is the farewell kiss, you dog."
Palin Thinks US Is Now at War With Iran
On October 31, Sarah Palin said that in the first 100 days of the McCain administration, we would "shore up the strategies that we need over in Iraq and Iran to win these wars." (About 17 seconds into the clip.)


