My whole life it seems "gays in the military" has been an issue. Liberal democrats and gay activists have been arguing for years with right-wingers and the military establishment over the issues surrounding the right of homosexuals to fight in the armed forces -- from...
After the Goldstone Gaza war crimes report was released on September 15, Israel immediately asked for the U.S.'s help in "curbing the international fallout."  Its message was don't let a bad precedent be set, you want to be able to pursue "the war on terror"...
Matthew Hoh, who resigned his diplomatic post in Afghanistan to protest US policies there, explains why US occupation is doomed to fail. He appeared on Fareed Zakaria's CNN show Sunday:
It was a very hard choice, but Peter Bergen has given our killing by remote control a grudging thumbs up (Pakistan drone war takes a toll on militants -- and civilians, CNN, Oct. 29, 2009).  Not only do the drone attacks "consistently" kill civilians, they...
Tireless Guantánamo chronicler Andy Worthington will be on our side of the Pond over the next couple of weeks promoting his new movie, Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo, based on his research. Here in New York, I'll be attending his talk at (surprisingly...
Wednesday, in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas explained to his colleagues the reasons for his opposition to the Iranian sanctions legislation and wondered why Congress would try to undermine the president when he's in the middle of trying...
"The Bravest Woman in Afghanistan," Malalai Joya did two CNN interviews on Thursday. Joya is an elected member of the Afghanistan parliament who has been suspended for "insulting fellow members of parliament" in a television interview. She is articulate and firm in...
The new film, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS, will be shown in Washington at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center this Thursday (10/29) at 7 pm. Details here. Ellsberg will take part in panel discussion after the film is shown....
As Veterans Day approaches, a gift of some good news. Thanks to a lot of lobbying by members of congress and vet organizations, and backed up by great reporting by the Army Times and by hundreds of personal testimonies and affidavits by individual soldiers and...
October 18th's suicide bombing in Iran near the Pakistan border was the subject of the top three articles in October 20th's Asia Times.  "Conventional wisdom suggests that the terrorist strike by Jundallah in southeastern Iran on Sunday might have had the backing...
