One might reasonably conclude that the two bombs that exploded near the finish line at the Boston Marathon are all there is and all there will be. According to the authorities, there were no other explosive devices found and all the abandoned bags and belongings left...
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A meticulously documented report on post-9/11 torture and interrogation from The Constitution Project, a legal research and advocacy group, concludes that “it is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture” and that US officials in the...
I've held back on writing something about the Boston Marathon bombings because there is little to comment on about the actual incident before something is known about the perpetrators. But here are a few reflections on the public reaction to the attack. Selective...
From the Guardian: Jordan has agreed to spearhead a Saudi-led push to arm rebel groups through its borders into southern Syria, in a move that coincides with the transfer from Riyadh to Amman of more than $1bn (£650m). It marks a significant change for Jordan, from a...
IN THIS ISSUE Henderson/Zunes Speaking Event Top News Opinion and analysis David Henderson and Stephen Zunes to Speak on US-Iran Relations: Prof. David R. Henderson, co-chair of Libertarians for Peace, will be one of two speakers discussing the U.S., Iran and the...
From Ron Paul's former Congressional foreign policy aide, now executive director of his new Peace Institute, Daniel McAdams: The Neo-Conservative Era Is Dead Former Congressman Ron Paul will hold a press conference this Wednesday to launch his next big project: the...
It may sound melodramatic but one of the most tragic examples of blowback from our terror war in Pakistan is that the Taliban there are now trying to prevent Pakistani children from getting the polio vaccine, which has been available to Americans since the 1950's and...
In case you've been asleep for the whole of Barack Obama's first term, here's one fundamental doctrine that has proven itself to guide his administration: if the President does it, it's not illegal. Mostly that has been true in the realm of secret war, indefinite...
For drone war advocates, the legitimacy of the targeted killing program rests on the notion that those targets pose a threat to America and US troops in neighboring Afghanistan. The AUMF and the principle of "imminence" supposedly form the legal basis of the drone...
