Rand Paul’s Half Right Pander on Pakistan

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) wants to end U.S. aid to Pakistan. A sound stance by any peace measure even if one doesn't share the libertarian bent of Antiwar.com's editors. Foreign aid, a combination of bribes, blood money and welfare, is a fuel of the war machine,...

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Puppets breaking strings?

As the Iraqis find the back-door to getting U.S. troops out of their country, is Afghan President Hamid Karzai trying a different tack - - - "God forbid, if a war breaks between Pakistan and America, we will side (with) Pakistan," Karzai said, according to a...

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Was it the promise or was it the SOFA?

On Friday, October 21, 2011, Mr. Obama, invoking one of his campaign promises, announced the complete withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Iraq by "the [Christian] holidays." Over the weekend, he and his media arm further spun the story, claiming the deadline...

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Are We Not Zombies?

What do zombies and the military industrial complex have in common? Let us count the ways. In fact, let military strategy & policy professor Michael Vlahos (relation, yes!) take you down that thorny path. Michael writes in Dark Lord, Dark Victory: America's Dark...

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Why are they so dangerous?

Why Julian Assange (and Wikileaks) are so dangerous. In Assange's own words - - - Sun 31 Dec 2006 : The non linear effects of leaks on unjust systems of governance ...different structures of power are differentially affected by leaks (the defection of the inner to the...

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