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...
Antiwar.com columnist/reporter Kelley Vlahos appeared on Russia Today's Crosstalk program today. The subject was blowback triggered by Western-supported Kenya intervention in Somalia. Also on the show were occasional Antiwar.com contributor Stephen Zunes and Richard...
At the Pike County Justice Court in Mississippi, Judge Aubrey Rimes expelled Mr. Jageet Singh from the courtroom, telling his attorney that he'd better remove "that rag" (his turban) from his head or go to jail. That sounds bad enough, right? But how'd he get into the...
The diplomacy with Iran is proceeding slowly in the days following the almost-handshake at the UN earlier this week. While skepticism is warranted, as I've written, there is a chorus of right-wing fear-mongers really upset about the prospect of detente with Iran. See,...
