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
Why Ron Paul is Right about Ukraine
To debunk the distortions of warmongers is not to defend tyranny. How should libertarians assess the crisis in Ukraine? Some would have us believe that a true commitment to liberty entails (1) glorifying the “Euromaidan revolution” and the government it installed in...
The Tragedy of Flight MH17: Who Benefits?
Cui bono? Who benefits? Who stood to gain? That is the first question everyone should ask with any potential crime (although of course it's not the only one). Yet, that is the question that is being generally ignored regarding the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight...
Playing With Fire, Both Israel and Ukraine Say, “No Truce for You”
The empire is in a particularly testy and truculent mood. Two of its appendages have, virtually simultaneously, eschewed ceasefires in their respective campaigns of aggression. Both have bombarded civilian centers with airstrikes, and Ukraine has been rolling in...
Protest against U.S. Intervention In Ukraine
Attorney Phillip Crawford and Antiwar.com's economist David Henderson are spearheading a protest Opposing U.S. Intervention in Ukraine. The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 staring at 4:00 PM. The protest held at Window-on-the-bay in Monterey, California...
The easiest campaign promise??
Both War Party candidates (Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama) have stumbled all over themselves -- and each other -- to promise the government of Israel they won't let Iran produce a nuclear bomb. Unless they begin to believe their own propaganda as Kennedy did (which...
Prospect of Putin Presidency Gives Pundit the Vapors
I read a lot of opinion pieces so that you don’t have to. Some are good enough to make our Viewpoints section. Some are… special: [P]olitical events in Russia will become more important in the coming years, and Americans should prepare for the leverage Russia will...
Jason Ditz on RT: UN Syria Resolution Veto
Imagine: The Most Radical Antiwar Campaign Ad Ever?
Non-profit regulations make discussing elements of electoral politics difficult. But we have to acknowledge what might be the most hard-core antiwar ad ever in a major party campaign. Check it out.
Upsetting the Reset
Last week, the Federation of American Scientists released “Upsetting the Reset: The Technical Basis of Russian Concern Over NATO Missile Defense” [.pdf]. The introduction includes a recurring theme of the Bush-Obama years: In September 2009, the Obama administration...
