The New York Times this past weekend published a rather remarkable article talking openly about some basic facts that it typically ignores completely: (1) al-Qaeda is primarily motivated by America's "unqualified support for Israel and the rulers of the Persian Gulf...
The Danger of Precedents
The second installment of the Washington Post's investigation into the Obama administration's drone war is as important as the first, Greg Miller's piece which revealed the "disposition matrix," and which I discussed here. But this article, written by Karen DeYoung,...
Non-Intervention, Civil Liberties From the Left, Right, and Libertarian
From The Future of Freedom Foundation: From October 15-19, 2012 The Future of Freedom Foundation and the Young Americans for Liberty co-sponsored a College Civil Liberties Tour that brought a panel of three lawyers - a libertarian, a liberal, and a conservative - to...
The easiest campaign promise??
Both War Party candidates (Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama) have stumbled all over themselves -- and each other -- to promise the government of Israel they won't let Iran produce a nuclear bomb. Unless they begin to believe their own propaganda as Kennedy did (which...
The Choice – 2012
Obama Makes Unprecedented War Powers to Kill by Drone Permanent
Among those with some sense of humanity, some sense of the rule of law, some sense of the precious individual liberties terminally threatened by an ever-expanding government with ever-expanding powers to use force, today's must-read Washington Post article by Greg...
US Innovates Kill Lists, Expands Drone War for the Decade Ahead
Here is the video affiliated with the Washington Post article "Plan for hunting terrorists signals U.S. intends to keep adding names to kill lists," which described current innovations taking place with the Obama administration's drone program and the kill lists it...
Drone Debate, Making Its Way into the Mainstream
In Iran, Like Iraq, the Objective Has Always Been Regime Change
If you trust the mainstream account, you're likely someone who believes that President Obama's willingness to negotiate with Iran about its nuclear program has provided Iranians with incentive to expand their program and head towards nuclear weapons, right under our...
Obama, Romney Pandering to a Less Interventionist Public (For Now)
In last night's presidential debate, Romney walked a narrow line of fundamentally agreeing with President Obama on key foreign policy issues while trying to seem tougher. At the same time, he tried to avoid being boxed in as pro-war by Obama, saying things like "We...


