On Friday, October 21, 2011, Mr. Obama, invoking one of his campaign promises, announced the complete withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Iraq by "the [Christian] holidays." Over the weekend, he and his media arm further spun the story, claiming the deadline...
When Gadhafi was killed, Libya's new leaders in the National Transitional Council made official statements that he had been killed in the crossfire of an ongoing gun fight. That was a lie, and when videos of Gadhafi's capture came out, showing him being severely...
Robert Burns of the Associated Press today suggested that the "limited military intervention" style of the Libya War is going to replace the massive occupation style of Iraq, where the US has spent eight and a half years and conservatively $800 billion. Which of...
Antiwar.com's Week in Review | October 23, 2011IN THIS ISSUECapitalizing on a post-Gadhafi LibyaObama announces Iraq "withdrawal"New war of choice in UgandaViolent milestones in AfghanistanAssorted news from the empireWhat’s new at the blog?ColumnsAntiwar...
DemocracyNow!: Guatemala has formally apologized to the family of former president Jacobo Arbenz, 57 years after the U.S.-backed coup that ousted him from office. At a ceremony on Thursday, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom asked Arbenz’s family for forgiveness....
It's good to put faces to all the unnamed Yemenis suffering under dictatorship partly because of our government:
I wrote today about drone technology and how it is advancing faster than the public or the law can get a grip on it as the new weapon of choice in America's many war zones. I mentioned how soldiers in Afghanistan will soon be able to carry drones in their backpacks...
Cato's Chris Preble writes: Qaddafi’s death does not validate the original decision to launch military operations without authorization from Congress. The Libyan operation did not advance a vital national security interest, a point that former secretary of defense...
Latest Update: When WDAV insisted on keeping Lisa Simeone as a host of "World of Opera," NPR dropped "World of Opera" Friday from the list of shows it distributes nationally. WDAV says it will now distribute the show itself, and that Simeone isn't going anywhere....
Elliot Abrams’ wife (and as Glenn Greenwald points out, central figure in the neocon family) Rachel Abrams on the release of Gilad Shalit: "Celebrate, Israel, with all the joyous gratitude that fills your hearts, as we all do along with you. "Then round up [Shalit’s]...
