As I feared yesterday, the Syrian government is using yesterday's alleged attack and killing of 120 security forces by protesters (yet to be verified) as a justification for a massive use of force upon the Syrian people. Residents of the town Jisr al-Shughour, where...
When I was in high school physics, I had a problem of calculating how much the temperature of water raises by falling from the top of Niagara Falls to the bottom. My first answer was over 100 degrees C, meaning the water would boil. I knew this was obviously wrong,...
The New York Times brings to our attention an up and comer: On matters like abortion, military spending and religion, Representative Walter B. Jones seems thoroughly in tune with this conservative, staunchly Republican district in eastern North Carolina, home to the...
The real concern coming out of today's alleged events in Syria - that protesters killed 120 Syrian troops in an ambush - is that the Assad regime uses them (true or not) as a justification to violently clamp down on civilians. Thoughts turn to Bashar's father and the...
The Independent Institute’s Anthony Gregory, a friend of Antiwar.com, has written a compelling new report tracking the foreign policy trends of the current administration and the last one. Comparing troop levels, U.S. fatality rates, and the financial burden of the...
Rick Santorum has officially announced his candidacy for President. Santorum is about as hawkish as the Republican field is going to get for 2012. And that’s saying a lot. He is most well known for being a culture warrior, but according to him, his expertise lies...
Our front page Highlights draws attention to Paul Pillar's post over at the National Interest on war fatigue and how it can be a force for good in American foreign policy. I agree, but may go a bit further than him. So called war fatigue is essentially what people...
It's no secret the U.S. media is tilted far in favor of Israel. Just look at how two very similar events are treated in the NYTimes, one about a country deemed "bad guy" by U.S. policy, the other "our greatest friend and ally." Children Are Among Casualties of Syrian...
From Uri Avnery today, on the death of his wife of 58 years. Very moving, and full of political history: RACHEL by Uri Avnery I had the unqualified blessing of living with Rachel Avnery for 58 years. Last Saturday I took leave of her body. She was as beautiful in...
U.S. and NATO leadership responded to Karzai’s warning to stop killing civilians by essentially saying, “Shut up, Hamid. Mind your own business.” Robert Gates’ condescending hollowness in response to Karzai’s criticism of the slaughter of innocent Afghans was truly...
