A most unusual thing happened yesterday [Aug. 31] at the protest in front of the White House against President Obama's planned bombing of Syria. A group of mostly young, white, male Republicans gathered on the edge of the demonstration holding hand-written signs. But...
Here's what former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to say about using force against another country -- one considered far more offensive than Syria -- when she was a U.S. Senator: "If the administration believes that any, any, use of force against Iran is...
Grassroots pressure has forced President Obama to seek approval from Congress for an attack on Syria. But Obama is hell-bent on ordering a missile assault on that country, and he has two very important aces in the hole.The administration is about to launch a ferocious...
Leftists, Code Pink, and a smattering of conservatives and libertarians staged a vociferous protest outside the White House while President Obama made his Syria speech this afternoon. The police forcibly cleared the street (though not the sidewalk) shortly before...
“Mr. President, in the case of military operations in Libya you stated that authorization from Congress was not required because our military was not engaged in “hostilities.” In addition, an April 1, 2011, memorandum to you from your Office of Legal Counsel...
Though the world dodged a bullet with the British parliamentary vote Thursday against going to war, it also brought with it great dangers, notably that of complacency, today being registered in various places. Though the tactical victory in England over the...
On Saturday, August 31st, rallies are scheduled across the United States against the War on Syria. I have compiled a partial list. The demonstration event has clearly gone viral. Events were being added to Facebook and other places faster than I could type. Some of...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer today:
In response to Bashir Assad’s crossing of a "red line" by allegedly using chemical weapons against his own people, Secretary of State John Kerry cites his own fatherly feelings as justification for the all-but-inevitable looming US military intervention in...
Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi is a political prisoner in Iran, incarcerated since August 22, 2010, and has been sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Organization of the University Educated of Iran (OUEI), a group of former...
