President Barack Obama has relaxed controls over contact with Cuba. Reports the Washington Post: The Treasury Department formally lifted nearly all U.S. restrictions on family travel to Cuba on Thursday, along with limits on how much money families can send to...
From the People (And Sarah Palin!) Who Brought Us the Iraq War
The same neo-conservatives (and some new ones like Sarah Palin(!), plus Amb. Ryan Crocker) who created the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) 12 years ago and subsequently campaigned ceaselessly for the ouster and invasion of Iraq have just called on Pres....
Google News continues to label Antiwar.com as “satire”
UPDATE: Google News says "We should begin to show your original site name "Antiwar.com" within a few days. We appreciate your patience during this process." I don't know why it would take this long. Unfortuantely, Google News continues to label all Antiwar.com...
The End of Freedom Communications? (maybe not)
In 1972, when I was a young political activist working in the antiwar and pro-marijuana movements, I became aware of the Orange County Register. I was working at the campaign office for Prop. 19, the first California marijuana initiative. Word came in that the main...
Support Antiwar.com with Your Amazon.com Purchases
Now, another way to support Antiwar.com. Many of you probably already buy some things from Amazon.com. Not just books, but music, movies, electronics, food, health products, vitamins, automotive supplies, toys, and more than you might guess. As an affiliate,...
Shocked, Shocked! The Pentagon Is Profiling Journalists!
Published originally @TAC I am glad that Stars and Stripes has nailed the story about the Pentagon profiling journos headed overseas for embed duty, not only because it is only fair that we know how our taxpayer dollars are being spent in so-called military "strategic...
Eli D. Greenberg to Bring ‘Transparency’
Eli D Greenberg – the former attorney and listed contact for the Clarion Fund – has resurfaced as the head of an independent committee tasked with policing and encouraging greater transparency in the nonprofit foundations within the Sephardic communities in New...
Torturous Odds for Justice?
So the Obama administration is moving forward with a plan to prosecute some CIA agents who went beyond the guidelines the Bush administration authorized for extreme interrogations. This is good news. But will the torture policymakers be exempt from the law? If so,...
Where’s the Coverage of Cindy Sheehan?
With President Barack Obama heading to Martha's Vineyard for a long vacation away from touting the "success" of the Iraq War and promoting the Afghan War's escalation this weekend, he is going to be greeted with a lot of ads critical of his health care plan. And...
Will The Wall Street Journal Denounce Alvaro Uribe?
Reuters reports: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe stepped closer to re-election on Tuesday when a congressional committee approved a bill aimed at allowing him to run for a third term next May, but a tough vote looms in the full House. The measure, calling for a...


