Sometimes it seems like it. As the Webmaster for Antiwar.com, I get many critical letters every day. I get at least one letter from someone claiming to be a US soldier or veteran who seems to have the same philosophy as bin Laden: "If you don't agree with us, we will...
‘A Traditional Non-Intervention Foreign Policy’: Ron Paul at Johns Hopkins
The prestigious Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., has invited Ron Paul to make a keynote policy address on September 11. This is a very significant event, showing that Paul's views are being taken...
Is Bush Staging Nukes for Iran?
That is the question Larry Johnson asks over at TPMCafe. Johnson is a former counter-terrorism official with the CIA and the State Department. Johnson questions the official story about the nukes being "mistakenly" flown over the US. A retired B-52 pilot reminds him...
A Real Old-Fashioned Debate
Several years ago I watched a Canadian PM debate on TV. It bore no resemblance to an American Presidential "debate." Two guys, a few feet from each other, actually debating -- no moderator, no buzzers, just two guys arguing, vigorously. I remember a movie featuring...
War Party Pushes California Divestment From Iran
The War Party has been trying to organize a divestment campaign against Iran modeled on the long-running South Africa anti-divestment campaign. AIPAC alerts us to the fact that the California Iran Divestment Bill will be voted on in the next couple days in the State...
Little Trust in Presidential Candidates on Iraq
The latest Zogby/UPI poll shows that Americans have little confidence in any of the Presidential candidates' ability to handle the war in Iraq. When asked: "Which of the 2008 presidential candidates would best handle the war in Iraq?", No candidate receives more than...
Antiwar.com: Movin’ On Up
A few weeks ago we announced that Hitwise, the premier ranking company, had ranked Antiwar.com as the #10 political site on the Web. This week, Antiwar.com moved up to #6!
Live-Blogging From Karbala
I am not familiar with AZADAR.com and ZULJANA.com, but they are live-blogging the clashes in Karbala, including some short video clips. They say 90 have been killed.
Will the Governator Let Californians Vote on Iraq Pullout?
Yesterday, the California State Assembly approved a proposal to allow voters to express their opinion on the "immediate, complete, safe and orderly withdrawal of United States forces" from Iraq. The bill goes back to the State Senate, which had approved a slightly...
Juan Cole on History of Western Incursions in the Mideast
An interesting talk by one of today's leading experts on the Middle East. The talk was given Friday at the New America Foundation. Based on Cole's new book, Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East. PS: Anyone know how they got YouTube to run 71 minutes in a single...


