Libya’s US-Backed Militias Terrorize the Country
Los Angeles Times on how horrible Libya is post-U.S. liberation: Rising inter-tribal violence has left scores dead. About 100 people were reported killed last month when rival tribes battled with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in the remote southern town...
Comforting Bibi: Covert Activity in Iran
This week's meeting between Obama and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu was said to have ended more cordially than their last face-to-face. And Netanyahu does seem to have cooled his calls for war and threats to attack Iran even without notifying the U.S. After...
Lindsey Graham Loses Hope as Kabul Impedes US Occupation
Aside from being a war-monger, Senator Lindsey Graham has poor eyesight. No matter how much he squints, he has never seen fault in U.S. foreign policy (unless, of course, it hasn't been sufficiently interventionist for him). But somehow circumstances have developed so...
US, Israel Considered Biggest Threats to Security of Arab World
The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies has just completed another survey of Arab public opinion. Some relevant findings: 73 percent of respondents believe that Israel and the US are the two countries presenting the largest threat to the security of the Arab...
The Nuclear Double Standard on Israel is the Main Obstacle to Peace
While widely recognized in antiwar circles and on the left, the issue of a nuclear weapons double standard in the Middle East is one of the least appreciated when it comes to the Iran nuclear debate. As President Obama curries favor with Israel and AIPAC, he is...
Legal Case for Due-Process-Free Murders: Indefinite War Without Borders
The Obama administration believes that secret executive branch reviews fulfill constitutional due process requirements for when they decide to target suspected al Qaeda leaders even if those individuals are U.S. citizens, according to statements on Monday...
Grasping at Straws: Justifying the War in Afghanistan
Apparently White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was caught stumbling for an answer recently on Afghanistan. Via Glenn Greenwald, George Zornick at Nation followed up: Finally, ABC’s Jake Tapper asked Carney when was “the last time US troops in Afghanistan killed...
Homs Rebels Retreat as Evidence of US Intervention Withers
The breaking news right now is that Syrian opposition fighters in Homs have withdrawn from the city, saying their decision was based on "worsening humanitarian conditions, lack of food and medicine and water, electricity and communication cuts as well as shortages in...
Poll: Most Israelis Oppose Attacking Iran, Especially Absent US Support
Thought I would draw quick attention to these poll results from Maryland professor and Brookings Institution scholar Shibley Telhami. "Only 19 percent of Israelis polled expressed support for an attack without U.S. backing," writes Telhami, "according to a poll I...
