I gave a talk about the Afghan war at Middle East Books and More in Washington, D.C. on March 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYkM3Vzl6v0&lc= Cross-posted at Stress.
The U.S. War in Afghanistan is Unwinnable
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They Lied Us Into War, All of Them
And I don't just mean Iraq War II. A friend wanted a list, so I whipped one up real quick. Gulf of Tonkin 1967: McNamara knew it was a mistake before LBJ used it as an excuse to escalate. Daniel Ellsberg's firsthand account from inside the Pentagon:...
Corrected: Gina Haspel Did Not Torture Zubaydah, Apparently
Not only did the new CIA Director personally oversee the torture of Abu Zubaydah, she did so in order to lie you and your mom into supporting the aggressive war against Iraq. From David Rose’s report "Tortured Reasoning": Some of what he did say was leaked by the...
Fool’s Errand Audiobook Now Available!
Finally.
Upcoming Events and Speeches
Wed Feb 7th at 7:30 I’m doing a presentation on the terror wars for Thaddeus Russel’s Renegade University. (My previous talk on Afghanistan for Renegade University is here.) Feb 24th at 7:00 PM I’m giving a talk at Austin, Anarchy and Action at Treasure City Thrift...
RIP Bob Parry
Bob Parry was a former good friend of the show. I had him on at least 18 times. (I can’t help but think there were more that got lost somehow.) He was actually one of the first guests when I started the daily show, Antiwar Radio, for KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin in 2007. I...
Jan 3: Renegade University: Afghanistan: America’s Longest War
I'll be teaching a webinar at Renegade University on the history of the war in Afghanistan. It's called "Afghanistan: America's Longest War." I'll give a presentation, based on all the research I did for my book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, and...
New Interviews by Scott Horton
I was interviewed recently by Stefan Molyneux, Jason Stapleton and Dave Smith. You know, about the wars and things. Cross-posted at the Libertarian Institute.
Letter to the Editor
Chris writes: For the last few months I have been battling some cognitive dissonance when making conclusions about the current state of U.S. foreign affairs. Ever since the Ron Paul days of 2008, I have been firm in my conviction that the libertarians are correct in...
NATO F-16 Buzzes Russian Defense Minister’s Plane
That's the claim, anyway. And, not knowing for sure if the DM was on the plane or not, it looks plausible. ABC News is treating it so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsCgnxYxovA
