Electronic Intifada with the backstory: This disturbing image shows the back of the head of a child or young man as seen in the crosshairs of a rifle. The photo was posted on the personal Instagram account of Mor Ostrovski, a 20-year old Israeli soldier in a sniper...
Angela Keaton Talking Antiwar Movement on RT’s Breaking the Set
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Pakistani Disapproval of US Highest Ever, Contra Brennan Fantasy That Drones Are ‘Welcomed’
During John Brennan's Senate confirmation hearings last week, Senator Susan Collins asked him about whether the drone strikes in Pakistan are "creating a backlash" and "creating new terrorists when a neighbor or family member is killed in the course of the...
US Did Not Build Nuclear Weapons-Handling Facilities for Israel
A November Washington Post report by national security journalist Walter Pincus revealed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was building a mysterious underground facility for the Israel Defense Forces near Tel Aviv. Deeper in the report Pincus claimed, "Over the...
Benghazi Attack May Have Been Retaliation for Secret US Raids in Libya
According to a new book written by former Navy SEAL Jack Murphy and former Army Ranger Brandon Webb, Obama's counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan was directing secret raids on militias in Libya which ultimately led to a retaliation in the form of the Sept. 11...
FEE Seminar on The True Costs of War
For those younger readers interested in attending, the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is holding an important academic seminar on The True Costs of War, in economic terms as well as civil liberties. You'll get to hear lectures from professors including Robert...
Sequestration: Cuts to Defense Are Puny, Won’t Hurt Economy or Security
Via Matthew Feeney at Reason, The Washington Post has some nice charts up about US "defense" spending. The first illustrates the oft-quoted factoid that the US spends as much on defense as most major countries in the world combined. It's a powerful image that really...
Ignore the ‘Professional Threat Inflation Complex’ on North Korea
"While the professional threat inflation complex will no doubt get in gear shortly," writes Robert Farley at The Diplomat, "recent scholarship suggests caution in coming to the conclusion that North Korea’s nuclear capabilities pose a relevant threat." North Korea is...
Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Obama Has Conducted Clear Cut Impeachable Crimes’
Legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg said in an interview with Juliana Forlano (on the sidelines of a panel discussion which can be seen here) that President Obama "has conducted clear cut impeachable crimes." Ellsberg is currently involved in a...
Obama’s Targeted Killings ‘Absolutely Criminal’
Judge Napolitano discusses Obama's illegal drone war and the potential for "assassination courts" with Fox News's very own Brick Tamland. Here's the Judge's recent elaboration on Obama's license to kill.


