"It was not immediately clear how close the U.S. military recon jet was flying near Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between NATO allies Poland and Lithuania. This fall, Russia moved nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to Kaliningrad, putting some European capitals in...
The “International Community” is shrinking
As per Prof. Noam Chomsky, now that the U.K. is no longer supporting military action against Syria, "The International Community" is down to three countries: U.S., France, and Turkey. Prof. Chomsky pointed out that the U.S. defines "International...
Where Does the MilitaryIndustrial Complex come from? Egypt?
"A military-industrial complex (MIC) is composed of a nation's armed forces, its suppliers of weapons systems, supplies and services, and its civil government." -- Wikipedia The U.S. MIC has evolved - - - SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Egypt -- the [Egyptian] military does...
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...
VERIFIED: Where Wars Do — and Don’t Come From
Where wars DO come from: "It is not civilizations that promote clashes. They occur when old-fashioned leaders look for old-fashioned ways to solve problems by rousing their people to armed confrontation." --Kenichi Ohmae, The End Of The Nation State, (New York: The...
“The extraordinary has become routine.”
Cato's Julian Sanchez takes a dark grim look at President Obama's kill list. Yes, kill list. No irony quotes necessary.
Why We Fight
It's no Kony 2012! I'm enough of a cynic to know that no one learns anything from the past, at least Eugene Jarecki can sleep well knowing he was right. While Jarecki's documentary "Why We Fight" was released in 2005, it (sadly) seems just as fresh as it did seven...
Humanitarians with Guillotines?
Austin Petersen, former associate producer of the sadly defunct Freedom Watch, addresses alternatives to humanitarian intervention through the Constitution.
No War, No Sanctions, No Intervention, No Assassinations
Clear, simple, to the point. A nice, simple set of values that all kinds of people should be able to get behind. It's the platform, manifesto, talking points, everything of No War on Iran: National Day of Action, February 4th. A lot of anti-war activities get bogged...
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...
