So, more British soldiers have now been killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq. Why are British troops in Afghanistan? We know why American forces are in Afghanistan--to fight the Taliban terrorists "over there" so we don't have to fight them "over here,"Â to find Osama...
Ron Paul on the War Funding Bill
On June 15, Rep. Ron Paul gave the following speech in opposition to the Democrats' new $106 Billion war funding bill, after it was sent back to the House from the conference committee. (The bill passed Tuesday evening.): Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to...
AWC Contributor in Court Monday
Antiwar.com contributor Neil Kitson will have his day in court in Vancouver Monday. Kitson is seeking information on prisoners taken by Canadian troops in Afghanistan. His requests have thus far been denied. The hearing is open to the public. For details, check out...
Obama: Agent of Change? Well, Agent of Somethin’
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says -- and he should know -- there is no difference between the policy of "absolute support" for Israel between Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Obama's own spokesman Robert Gibbs affirmed that, as under Bush, "all options remain on...
Deadly Shell Game: Picking Afghanistan’s Casualty Figures
A frenzy over the 500th U.S. servicemember to die in Afghanistan developed in the media this week. According to the Associated Press, the U.S. death toll in Afghanistan surpassed 500 GIs recently, or perhaps it will reach that milestone soon...or...did we actually...
Liberals Silent on Iraq Atrocities
In New York, you cannot ride a subway without being bombarded with posters about Darfur and now, Tibet. Of course I have sympathy for those killed and displaced in Darfur, though the numbers have been overblown and other specifics of the situation have been...
Several Tries Too Far, Mr Miliband
I know that if at first you don't succeed, you're supposed to try, try again. But I think that phrase needs an exception: do not keep trying the same thing over and over again, especially after you fail 100 times in as many years. British Foreign Secretary David...


