In response to Bashir Assad’s crossing of a "red line" by allegedly using chemical weapons against his own people, Secretary of State John Kerry cites his own fatherly feelings as justification for the all-but-inevitable looming US military intervention in...
Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi is a political prisoner in Iran, incarcerated since August 22, 2010, and has been sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Organization of the University Educated of Iran (OUEI), a group of former...
Gen. Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, has spoken soberly about the dangers from any military strike on Syria, but press reports indicate President Obama is still set on launching cruise missiles in the coming days, an action that former U.S....
It is official U.S. policy that offensive cyberwarfare is subject to international laws of war and, if perpetrated against the United States, may trigger a military response. The Washington Post reported last year: "Cyberattacks can amount to armed attacks triggering...
The British Parliament’s rejection of an attack on Syria is a direct contrast – and implicit challenge – to the political war system of the United States."It is clear to me that the British Parliament, reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to...
As per Prof. Noam Chomsky, now that the U.K. is no longer supporting military action against Syria, "The International Community" is down to three countries: U.S., France, and Turkey. Prof. Chomsky pointed out that the U.S. defines "International...
As of this moment, Obama is lurching towards piously slaughtering Syrians. The Washington Post noted this morning that the administration "disdains Assad request on inspections." In other words, it is important to start the killing before the evidence is in. Obama...
Antiwar.com editorial director Justin Raimondo will be a guest on the Alan Colmes Show on Fox Radio Network today at 6:30pm Eastern Time (3:30pm Pacific). The topic is Syria. You can listen live on their website, or you can listen on the radio (see station finder...
"You know how I stayed alive this long? All these years? Fear. The spectacle of fearsome acts. Somebody steals from me, I cut off his hands. He offends me, I cut out his tongue. He rises against me, I cut off his head, stick it on a pike, raise it high up so all on...
I really can't add much to this... Here's the link. At least it's an honest argument. And it's the same for many people now pining for another U.S. war in the Middle East: "the law" is just some antiquated, idealistic notion that doesn't apply to states, especially...
