Aaron David Miller thinks the Obama administration will bomb Syria, aiming not to topple the Assad regime but to "make a point." Noting the Obama administration's reluctance to go to war in Syria, Miller expects a "middle-ground response" like "targeted attacks...
The calls for U.S. military intervention in Syria's civil war are growing louder and louder amidst allegations that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons, killing hundreds of people. The use of chemical weapons is beyond the pale, we're told, and must be met with...
In an interview with Amy Goodman on March 2, 2007, U.S. General Wesley Clark (Ret.), explained that the Bush Administration planned to take out 7 countries in 7 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. So, with the pending illegal action against...
Even as they condemn the Syrian regime's use of cluster munitions, the U.S. is selling Saudi Arabia $640 million worth of American-made cluster bombs. Cluster munitions have been banned in 83 countries on account of their indiscriminate nature and their record of...
Matthew Schrier, a photojournalist covering the war in Syria, was captured by al-Qaeda-linked rebels and held for seven months. He finally escaped and has now told his story to various media outlets. Once, when he was caught trying to escape, his captors tortured him...
John Reed at Foreign Policy describes "how the U.S. is encircling China with military bases." The U.S. military is encircling China with a chain of air bases and military ports. The latest link: a small airstrip on the tiny Pacific island of Saipan. The U.S. Air Force...
As commander in chief, you’ve been responsible for the treatment of the most high-profile whistleblower in the history of the U.S. armed forces. Under your command, the United States military tried – and failed – to crush the spirit of Bradley Manning. Your failure...
In compliance with a Freedom of Information Act request, the Obama administration finally declassified a 2011 ruling by the FISA court which found the NSA broke the law and the constitution in its collection of Americans' communications. The 86-page declassified...
JACOB APPELBAUM: [TOR developer & journalist] ... it's not merely a matter of whether or not we have something to hide, because it is not us that will decide whether we have something to hide. It is an analyst somewhere. It is a machine learning algorithm...
According to The Wall Street Journal, new details reveal the NSA's reach is even broader than we've thought in the wake of Snowden's leaks: The National Security Agency—which possesses only limited legal authority to spy on U.S. citizens—has built a surveillance...
