New York Times Retracts Smear Against Ron Paul

The New York Times has just issued a retraction to their piece a few days ago attemting to link Ron Paul to white supremacists. They admit that the piece "should not have been published." I hope their retraction gets as much attention as their original post did.

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Arguing the War

Two weeks ago, Antiwar.com received a letter from a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps wondering what motivated our behavior. One of my jobs for Antiwar.com is handling letters like these, and since he asked like a gentleman, I’ve done my best to...

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Smearing Ron Paul

The Smear Bund never rests -- not even on Christmas. Especially not on Christmas. And they've been really active lately, what with Ron Paul gaining in the polls and in the hearts and minds of a growing number of young people: we can't have that! I've waded through the...

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Ali Shafeya al-Moussawi, RIP

On Dec. 14, Ali Shafeya al-Moussawi, a correspondent for Alive in Baghdad, was killed. He had been working on a series of stories about a militia in Baghdad. See Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists for more.

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George Washington: No Torture on My Watch

"Should any American soldier be so base and infamous as to injure any [prisoner]. . . I do most earnestly enjoin you to bring him to such severe and exemplary punishment as the enormity of the crime may require. Should it extend to death itself, it will not be...

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New Radio Site

Please note the following changes for Antiwar.com Radio: The new site is located at http://antiwar.com/radio The new podcast is located at http://feeds.feedburner.com/AntiwarRadio

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What Is the Purpose of the Military?

As I have written about over and over and over again, the purpose of the military should be to defend the country. That's it. One would think that the Secretary of Defense would know that. Yet, in a recent speech before the Association of the United States Army,...

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All the cool stuff …

All the cool stuff I'm not allowed to write about on Antiwar.com goes to Taki's Top Drawer. The Huckster bloviates about education, why Rudy's off his game (hurrah!), Alan Keyes is either high or nuts, the Paulista rebellion against the neocons at National Review,...

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