From the Facebook page of Robert Higgs, a photograph of an injured Iraqi boy and an important reminder: If this is what must to done to "protect my freedoms," I greatly prefer that my freedoms be left for me to protect. Of course, it's all pretentious rubbish. The...
Advocates of U.S. military action in Syria have grown fond of responding to opponents of intervention with what they seem to think is a 'gotcha.' Opponents of intervention keep warning of the potential catastrophe of getting involved in another Middle Eastern conflict...
The Rios Montt trial set back a month and will now likely collapse, a sad day for international justice. But for neoconservatives, the decision is good news, because Reagan’s shady connections with Montt have been exposed (for the few willing to discover them). And...
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President Obama managed to deliver a speech on Thursday in many ways reminiscent of the rhetoric employed by candidate Obama, condemning the recklessness of the previous administration, hailing the rule of law, and citing James Madison’s warning that “No nation could...
On The Scott Horton Show yesterday, Marcy Wheeler discussed the ACLU’s lawsuit – filed on behalf of Antiwar.com – against the FBI for unwarranted surveillance; the FBI memo stating Antiwar.com might be “a threat to national security” and working “on behalf of a...
"It's terribly important that we see the horrors of war, because then we know what's happening in our names," Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney tells ReasonTV. "If that stuff is kept secret, then we're on our way to tyranny." In this ReasonTV...
There are some high expectations for Obama's speech on national security and drone policy today. But, as I wrote yesterday, the president is unlikely to account for the most damning aspects of the drone war, like its illegality and disregard for innocent human life....
Our longtime friend and columnist Charley Reese has died at the age of 76. Charley's columns were a regular feature in the early days of Antiwar.com. Charley was a journalist for over 50 years, reporting on everything from sports to politics. From 1969—71, he worked...
You know when Chuck Todd is upset, the Obama administration has crossed some sort of line...
