Over the last few days, President Trump has shocked just about everyone. First a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, and then a 50% reduction of troops from America's 17 year old war in Afghanistan. This is what Americans have been voting for for decades,...
Russia Controls African Americans’ Minds Says New York Times
The brilliant and funny Jimmy Dore on the myth of Russian control of US elections:
Happy Birthday to Antiwar.com (and me)
On My 42nd Birthday, I Launched Antiwar.comApproaching my 42nd birthday on December 24, 1995, I gave myself a present: I launched a website.The nursing industry magazine for which I had worked trained me to set up their website. The World Wide Web opened an exciting...
Trump To End Unconstitutional Syria War – Washington Heads Are Exploding
The warmongering Left has joined forces with the neocons to demand that President Trump reverse course in his recent decision to pull US troops from Syria. Neocons claim that ISIS will increase with the US absence, but it was the very US intervention in the region -...
Jimmy Dore Slams Liberal Hawks on Syria
Jimmy Dore is fantastic! Listen to him skewer liberal hawks on Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria:
Trump Shocker: ‘We’re Leaving Syria!’ Does He Mean It?
After a leak in the Wall Street Journal suggested a major reversal in US policy in Syria, President Trump confirmed in a Tweet this morning that the US was withdrawing from Syria. Starting immediately. Will the president follow through? What will the neocons do? Is...
Withdrawal from Syria? Don’t Bet On It
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal and other outlets are reporting that the U.S. is preparing to withdraw its forces from Syria:The U.S. military is preparing to withdraw its forces from Syria, people familiar with the matter said...
The Pentagon Budget: Aim High!
As a candidate, Donald Trump occasionally tossed a few rhetorical grenades in the Pentagon’s general direction. He said America’s wars wasted trillions of dollars. He said he was smarter than the generals on ISIS (“Believe me!”). He said the...
Saudis Tell US Senate ‘Where To Go’ – Time To Leave?
The Saudi government has condemned a US Senate resolution accusing the Saudi Crown Prince of being responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. But bigger trouble for the Saudis might be on the horizon, as an historic Senate vote to end the US participation in the...
Watch New Julian Assange Vigil Featuring Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg and Former US Senator Mike Gravel
An online vigil for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was broadcast live on Consortium News on Friday night. If you missed it, watch the replay here. Among the featured guests were famed whistleblower Dan Ellsberg, former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel, CIA whistleblower...


