Just Say No to the Saudis’ ‘Plan B’

The Guardian reports that the Saudis are looking to make a separate deal with the U.S. in which Washington gives them everything they want in exchange for nothing: All three parts of the draft deal involve the US giving vital strategic assistance to Saudi security. In...

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The News Never Stops: A message from Dave DeCamp

My life has changed pretty dramatically since I started working full-time as the News Editor of Antiwar.com back in 2020. I started out in a studio apartment in Brooklyn and now live in an old farmhouse in rural Virginia (far from Washington DC). The way I look at the...

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Birding in Gaza: Celebrating Links Across Species

Originally appeared at TomDispatch. He’s a funny little chap: a sharp dresser with a sleek grey jacket, a white waistcoat, red shorts, and a small grey crest for a hat. With his shiny black eyes and stubby black beak, he’s quite the looker. Like the chihuahua of the...

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Media Bias and Student Protests

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I’d like to highlight this Twitter/X post by Lee Camp and his take on improving NPR’s BS headline: Lee Camp: Ummm, NPR, I believe you meant to say “Nearly 300 peaceful unarmed people brutally attacked by...

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Bill To Prolong Death and Destruction

I am speaking about a $95-billion foreign military aid package that included $61 billion for Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson's turnaround from opponent to supporter of the war in Ukraine raised many eyebrows. His meeting with Trump in advance of this announcement added...

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