“…we consider drones terrorism.”

The indispensable Jeremy Scahill has a new report on Yemen at Nation magazine. The article goes in depth with U.S.-supported Yemeni security forces and reiterates criticisms of President Saleh, that he allowed al-Qaeda militants to gain ground in the country in order...

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Swapping Barbarism in Afghanistan’s Prisons

The Washington Post reports that "NATO has resumed handing over Taliban detainees to the custody of Afghanistan’s government, following a break of nearly four months after the coalition halted the practice on the grounds that prisoners faced torture by Afghan...

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Only a Pawn in Their Game, Says Syrian

After it became clear that a UN resolution on Syria was not in the cards due to vetoes from Russia and China, many pointed to the rising specter of Syria becoming a theater of proxy conflict between various powers. A Syrian in Damascus, who could not be named for...

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JSOC: The End of Military Accountability

When the Obama administration decided to militarily intervene in Libya, they did so without approval from Congress. A UN resolution authorized a mission to protect the civilian population from Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's forces, but the mission quickly morphed...

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Great Antiwar Video from Old Crow Medicine Show

As so many politicians and pundits try to whip up enthusiasm for attacking Iran, we'd be wise to recall the ravages of war on those who actually have to fight and bleed. I've long enjoyed the Old Crow Medicine Show song, "Big Time in the Jungle." I came across this...

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Washington & Al-Qaeda, United on Syria

Mere days after U.S. officials leaked intelligence that al-Qaeda's branch in Iraq has been infiltrating Syria to conduct terrorism, arm the opposition, and take advantage of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, al-Qaeda's #1 Ayman al-Zawahiri condemned the...

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Lt. Col. Davis’s ‘Manufacturing Consent’

Over the weekend, Rolling Stone magazine published a full copy of the unclassified report that Lt. Col. Daniel Davis submitted to Congress. Davis is of course the army whistleblower who has written and spoken out against the “rosy official statements by U.S. military...

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An Urgent Message From Judge Napolitano

On Facebook: It will be far more productive for my work at Fox and the work of my friends and colleagues here--many of whom share our values--if the email traffic to Fox toned down considerably. I will continue to voice the message of freedom in many more Fox venues,...

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We Can Still Save ‘Freedom Watch’

UPDATE: An Urgent Message From Judge Napolitano: It will be far more productive for my work at Fox and the work of my friends and colleagues here--many of whom share our values--if the email traffic to Fox toned down considerably. I will continue to voice the message...

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