The US Has No Legitimacy on Venezuela

The U.S. State Department announced yesterday that it was expelling three Venezuelan diplomats after “similar action against three U.S. consular officials in Caracas.” When nations expel diplomats from their respective countries, it is an indication...

The Red Herring in Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Arak

The P5+1 and Iran are in Geneva negotiating the details of a first-phase deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. In the last round of talks, France scuttled the deal all other parties had reportedly agreed upon, citing Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor as a...

Here’s How We Know Iran Is Serious About a Nuclear Deal

Those in Congress who oppose U.S.-Iran negotiations to settle the nuclear issue essentially argue that Iran is untrustworthy and is simply trying to buy time in talks to build a nuclear bomb. Anyone paying attention can see this is irrational. First of all, the...

The Victims of Drones Have Come Out of the Shadows

At each of the over 200 cities I’ve traveled to this past year with my book Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, I ask the audience an easy question: Have they ever seen or heard from drone strike victims in the mainstream US press? Not one hand has ever...