Antiwar.com’s Jason Ditz on New Zealand Radio
November 16, 2015
Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com’s News Editor was interviewed about ISIS on New Zealand Newstalk ZB, part of the national New Zealand Media and Entertainment, so this interview was broadcast nationwide. Listen to the 12-minute interview here.
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A Two-Step Disengagement Would Eliminate ISIS
November 16, 2015
Bombing cities, as France did yesterday, and as the US and Russia continue to do, will only create more radicalization by killing still more civilians. Want to eradicate ISIS? Step 1: The West should just stop supporting the Syrian insurgency, and stop supporting the Gulf States that are also supporting the insurgency. With the flow […]
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The Paris Attacks Were Probably All About the “Grayzone”
November 13, 2015
Tragically, with today’s attacks on Paris, the cycle continues apace. As I wrote in March: “To take a more recent example, as Juan Cole convincingly argued, the unjust violence of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris were meant to polarize or “sharpen the contradictions” between Muslims and non-Muslims in France by provoking unjustly violent oppression: […]
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Panel: US-Russian Conflict From Ukraine to Syria: Did US Policy Contribute to It?
November 13, 2015
November 23, at 6 pm – Jordan Center – New York University If you’re in the area, don’t miss this exciting panel discussion sponsored by the American Committee for East-West Accord. The general purpose of the event is to discuss questions and perspectives often missing in the current public discourse about what some observers are […]
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Sorry, But It’s No Longer Boxer Rebellion Time
November 12, 2015
It was all reminiscent of that historic American milestone in 2004 when President George W. Bush, wearing an Air Force suit that made him resemble a genuine combat veteran, stood proudly on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln under a banner triumphantly heralding another "Mission Accomplished" for the world’s "indispensable" nation. So too in […]
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Ron Paul: US Isolationists Still Block Iran Trade
November 12, 2015
While France and the rest of Europe — not to mention Asia — are busy signing trade deals with Iran for when UN sanctions are lifted early next year, US companies are hampered by myriad legal restrictions on doing business with Iran. Will these restrictions continue even after UN sanctions are lifted, keeping US companies […]
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Jail Guards for Jesus – NYC Vets Parade
November 12, 2015
I caught the New York City Veterans Day parade yesterday. Never saw so many cops in one place – I’m glad I don’t have any outstanding warrants in New York state. There was endless adulation with no questions asked about the politicians who send American men and women to get killed and maimed for no […]
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Will Obama Give Israel Even More American Weapons and Dollars To Kill Palestinians?
November 12, 2015
President Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on November 9 in the White House and is considering the Israeli request to give a 50% increase of nearly $1.5 billion in U.S. military funding bringing the US donation to the killing of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to $4.5 billion a year. As […]
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CodePink Delegation to Palestine
November 12, 2015
A delegation of 23 members of the women’s peace activist group CodePink just returned to the U.S. after a 9 day tour of Palestine. I was among the delegates that wanted to show my solidarity with the Palestinian people, meet with Palestinian activist groups and learn about conditions on the ground first hand. The trip […]
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Ron Paul: NATO Admits Afghan Mission Failure
November 11, 2015
After 14 years, more than a trillion dollars, tens of thousands of lives lost on all sides, the US/NATO mission in Afghanistan is more adrift than ever. Next month NATO member state ministers will meet to determine the next steps in Afghanistan. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claims there will be no future combat mission […]
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