Obama Makes Unprecedented War Powers to Kill by Drone Permanent
Among those with some sense of humanity, some sense of the rule of law, some sense of the precious individual liberties terminally threatened by an ever-expanding government with ever-expanding powers to use force, today's must-read Washington Post article by Greg...
US Innovates Kill Lists, Expands Drone War for the Decade Ahead
Here is the video affiliated with the Washington Post article "Plan for hunting terrorists signals U.S. intends to keep adding names to kill lists," which described current innovations taking place with the Obama administration's drone program and the kill lists it...
Drone Debate, Making Its Way into the Mainstream
In Iran, Like Iraq, the Objective Has Always Been Regime Change
If you trust the mainstream account, you're likely someone who believes that President Obama's willingness to negotiate with Iran about its nuclear program has provided Iranians with incentive to expand their program and head towards nuclear weapons, right under our...
Obama, Romney Pandering to a Less Interventionist Public (For Now)
In last night's presidential debate, Romney walked a narrow line of fundamentally agreeing with President Obama on key foreign policy issues while trying to seem tougher. At the same time, he tried to avoid being boxed in as pro-war by Obama, saying things like "We...
Romney’s Military Advisors Work for Corporate-Welfare Defense Contractors
Mitt Romney says he wants to massively increase US defense spending by $2 trillion over ten years. According to CNN, that looks like this: Interesting then, that the Romney campaign's so-called "Military Advisory Council" is filled with former military men who now...
Banished Issues – 5 Things You Won’t Hear About at Tonight’s Debate
As far as tonight's presidential debate is concerned, the proceedings are largely predictable, especially since the topic is exclusively foreign policy. In the first two debates, the candidates barely spoke about foreign policy - mindful, probably, that only about 4%...
Fusion Center, Boston Police Spied on Peace Activists
From the ACLU, a post-9/11 intelligence sharing and surveillance program spied on peace groups, including activists like Cindy Sheehan and the late Howard Zinn: We now have proof of what peace groups and activists have long suspected: Boston Police officers have...
Impressionable Malcontents, Jihadi Wannabes, and FBI Stings
Joshua Keating on the FBI sting that led a 21-year-old Bangladeshi to attempt to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York: The FBI report on the Federal Reserve plot is here. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis had been in touch with the FBI's undercover...
