A UN report documents 1,319 civilian deaths and 2,533 injuries in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2013, a 23 percent increase over the same period in 2012. The study finds "a 14 percent increase in deaths, 28 percent increase in injuries and 23 percent increase...
On Tuesday, Pfc. Bradley Manning was found guilty of a long list of crimes, and in a few hours comes the sentencing hearing, leading to what may be a very long prison term for the leaker and whistleblower. The one bright spot for Manning supporters -- and First...
Bradley Manning got nailed today by a military judge for exposing the truth. The folks who committed war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq have almost all walked scot-free. The folks who made the policies that led to the abuses have never faced federal charges....
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently trashed Sen. Rand Paul, and other members of the more freedom-friendly corner of the GOP (like Rep. Justin Amash and his noble effort to reign in the NSA). Christie, sounding like Rudy Giuliani circa 2007, said that pro-privacy...
Angela gave a concise explanation of the Antiwar.com lawsuit against the FBI to RT America this afternoon:
Robert Golan-Vilella at The National Interest notes that the government has a long list of dangerous enemies threatening America, all of whom fit under the language of the 2001 AUMF. But...that list is classified. A number of senators have pledged in recent months to...
One of the predictable consequences of Obama's Asia-Pivot is that, by boosting support to all of China's U.S.-allied neighbors, those countries are emboldened to stand up to China as an enemy and China is likewise emboldened to counter the onslaught. Needless to say,...
Not more than a year ago Lockheed Martin's Bob Stevens was all but pulling at his hair and gnashing his teeth in anticipation of sequestration. Clearly doing the Republican warhawks' bidding ahead of the presidential election, he warned that Lockheed may not be able...
Earlier this week I noted with approval Rep. Justin Amash's effort in the House to add an amendment to an upcoming defense appropriations bill that would block NSA's "indiscriminate collection" of Americans’ telephone records by "limit[ing] the government’s collection...
