After 14 years, more than a trillion dollars, tens of thousands of lives lost on all sides, the US/NATO mission in Afghanistan is more adrift than ever. Next month NATO member state ministers will meet to determine the next steps in Afghanistan. NATO Secretary General...
Life Goes On Under the Helicopters and the Terrible Cost of Avoiding the Dangers of Kabul
When I arrived at the Kabul International Airport on November 4, I was unaware that the same day the New York Times published an article, “Life Pulls Back in Afghan Capital, as Danger Rises and Troops Recede.” My friends Abdulhai and Ali, 17 years old, young men I...
The Digital Dog Ate Our Civil-Liberties Homework: ‘It’s Just the Way It Is’
Of all the excuses ladled out for the Obama administration's shredding of the Fourth Amendment while assaulting press freedom and prosecuting “national security” whistleblowers, none is more pernicious than the claim that technology is responsible. At first glance,...
Seven Strategies for Less War
1. Sound Moral Ideas:Rational arguments for peaceful behavior in specific situations. Want to hear my rational argument against the war on terror? Read here. In order to form an opinion on any one particular issue it is useful to have a rational moral framework from...
Reinventing American Foreign Policy Videoconference: Tuesday, Nov. 10
Video Conference: Tuesday, November 10, 2pm EST (11am PST) Robert Scheer: Editor-In-Chief of Truthdig & Professor at USC's Annenberg School for CommunicationGareth Porter: Independent Investigative Journalist & HistorianHeather Hurlburt: Director of New Models of...
TSA-Trained Disney World in Goofy ‘Terrorist Detection’ Methods
The same ridiculed and useless techniques used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to not find terrorists at America’s airports are now being used at Orlando theme parks, including Disney World, Sea World, and Busch Gardens, to not find...
SLAM Congress’ Phone Lines: Support the Troops by Keeping Them OUT of Syria
In 2013, the Obama administration was gearing up to launch an air war on the government of Syria. Antiwar.com and other outlets responded by leading a campaign of Americans contacting Congress to say, “Hell no!” The campaign’s overwhelming impact was reported by...
Ron Paul: Without Authority, Obama’s Syria War Illegal
As the US State Department goes around the world lecturing other countries about how they must adhere to the rule of law, the White House again proves it is one of the most lawless entities on earth. The Constitution is clear; the War Powers Resolution is clear: the...
Henoko Takes on US Imperialism
Okinawa – Around one hundred and fifty Japanese protesters gathered to stop construction trucks from entering the U.S. base "Camp Schwab," after the Ministry of Land overruled the local Governors' decision to revoke permission for construction plans,...
Report: Military Spent Over $10 Million on ‘Paid Patriotism’
You know when you go to a baseball game and invariably during some inning break the team points out a group of soldiers or national guard members in the stands and tries to get a big round of applause going? That doesn't just happen. A new report from Sens. John...


