NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's words were entered as testimony at the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee in Brussels on Monday.Jesselyn Radack of the US Government Accountability Project (GAP) and a former whistleblower and ethics adviser to...
World attention has moved to the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons, but the evidence on the Aug. 21 attack near Damascus remains hidden and in dispute, causing a group of former U.S. intelligence professionals to ask Moscow and Washington to present what they...
Egypt’s new ruler, General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, may not realize that the bond between Egypt, Palestine and especially Gaza is beyond historic, and simply cannot be severed with border restrictions, albeit they have caused immense suffering for many Palestinians.Gaza...
Ask any policymaker in the White House or Congress, what's more important than human rights? Their response: "Our government, of course." The Obama administration yesterday issued blanket waivers exempting three countries from a federal law banning U.S. military aid...
In the coming weeks and months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to "dedicate himself to derailing any prospect for a diplomatic breakthrough" between the United States and Iran. And the reasons have nothing at all to do with Iran's nuclear program....
Justifying massive military expenditures and a program of universal conscription isn't easy in a time of peace, but the Swiss military has managed to keep it up even though they don't face any conceivable military threats, and indeed haven't faced any in decades. But...
According to government officials speaking to the New York Times, traditional mainstream newspaper reporting of a single incident last month caused more damage to national security than everything Edward Snowden leaked. As the nation’s spy agencies assess the fallout...
Given the divisive political climate up on Capitol Hill right now, one might think the greatest liability to the Obama administration for its positive reaction to Iran's diplomatic overtures would be Republicans who prefer sanctions and war over détente. But one would...
This interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on ABC's This Week is well worth watching, despite the horrible Stephanopoulos. Breaking News
People involved in politics almost invariably engage in confirmation bias. It's easy to welcome ideas that bolster what you already believe, than to deal with facts and evidence that seem to puncture your own opinions. If there are two seasoned politicians in...
