This may come as a shock, but incoming House Speaker is less than honest. He promised “regular order” and no more sneaky business of slipping bad bills into the text of massive spending legislation. Oops they did it again — passing the Cybersecurity Information...
The SEALS Beat a Man to Death – Should We Care?
Here’s what happened:The three Navy SEALs stomped on bound Afghan detainees and dropped heavy stones on their chests. They stood on the prisoners’ heads and poured bottles of water on their faces in an improvised form of waterboarding. A bomb had exploded at an...
Flowers From Guantanamo
Here in Kabul, young friends with the Afghan Peace Volunteers look forward to learning more about “The Tea Project” in late December, when Aaron Hughes arrives, an artist, a U.S. military veteran, and a core member of Iraq Veterans Against War. He’ll carry with him 20...
Reality Check: GOP Candidates Completely Wrong on Origin of ISIS in Latest Debate
Two hours, and during the last GOP debate of the year Tuesday night, the candidates and their moderators said the name “ISIS” 112 times.That’s nearly once per minute. And yet, it turns out, a lot of untrue statements were made about ISIS and Syria.So...
Yemen Crisis: One More Reason To Reevaluate the Toxic US-Saudi Alliance
After almost a year of civil war, the conflicting forces in Yemen sat down on December 15 in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the prospect of finding a political solution to the conflict that has been raging since March 2015. While this is a necessary step towards...
A Wish for Peace in the New Year
Peace on Earth and goodwill to all – in a world of conflict, tis the season of peace.I write about the peaceful angels of our nature every holiday season. I hope to replace “conflict” with “love” soon. Another year over, and it was full of war....
Ron Paul on the GOP Debate: Fear Won, Liberty Lost
Host Wolf Blitzer set the tone for last night's Republican Party presidential debate when he solemnly told the audience that Americans are more fearful now than at any time since 9/11. The fear of terrorism is the number one issue, he emphasized, trumping all other...
Ron Paul Asks: Why Are Motives Ignored When Terrorists Attack?
Ron Paul on Fox Business Channel:
US Foreign Policy of Interminable War to Support the National Security State
Continuing his insightful analysis offered in October RT and November Real News Network interviews, Lawrence Wilkerson, a former United States Army colonel and chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, expands this month on his exploration of the US national...
Guantanamo Inmate Shaker Aamer Talks About His Torture by Americans
The BBC interviews 14-year Gitmo inmate Shaker Aamer about his torture and time imprisoned by the Americans.


