The New York Times published a lengthy article yesterday on the Obama administration's effort to legally justify the killing of an American citizen in its targeted killing program, namely Anwar al-Awlaki. Excerpt: David Barron and Martin Lederman had a problem. As...
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul’s thirteen hour filibuster against the Administration’s claim of authority to fly armed Predator drones in America has ended and the President has blinked. Paul spoke for thirteen hours and brought home the disturbing news to many who were...
With interest in American celebrity visits to North Korea on the rise in the wake of Dennis Rodman's visit earlier this month, retired professional wrestler Nature Boy Ric Flair has given an interview to an NBC affiliate in North Carolina detailing his own visit in...
IN THIS ISSUE Thank You Top News Opinion and analysis Antiwar.com is very thankful for our loyal readers. We have made our goal for the Winter Pledge Drive. Thank you. We could not do this without you! This week's top news: Brennan Confirmed After Rand...
Phillip Weiss points out the conspicuous hypocrisy of Washington: whereas North Korea's nukes aren't a threat, Iran's non-existant nukes are not only a threat, they're a threat to our existence! Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been one of the foremost hawks on Iran,...
In 2008 Wired Magazine did a brief exposé on the Golfinder, a "novelty item" being marketed as an electronic golf ball finder. It turned out the machine was a joke, just an old-fashioned dowsing rod being sold for $49 and later $20. In 2010, the Iraqi government...
Stringent "background checks" are central to many proposals for curbing gun violence. The following is a background check on the nation’s largest buyer of firearms: The applicant, U.S. Pentagon, seeks to purchase a wide variety of firearms in vast...
From The Washington Examiner: Attorney General Eric Holder wrote Sen. Rand Paul,R-Ky., to confirm that President Obama does not have the authority to kill an American on U.S. soil in a non-combat situation, Obama’s spokesman announced today. White House Press...
Senator Rand Paul's historic filibuster is still ongoing ended late last night. At one point, he made a proposal. If adopted unanimously by the Senate, Paul said, he would end the filibuster immediately. The proposal was a non-binding resolution opposing the...
