A Blockade of Venezuela Must Be Opposed
August 2, 2019
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. When Trump said he was considering a blockade of Venezuela yesterday, it was possible to dismiss it as a meaningless statement that would have no policy implications. Unfortunately, Trump seems to have meant what he said: Donald Trump is serious about a possible U.S. blockade of Venezuela, a senior […]
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Garrison Shannon, Hidden in Plane Sight
August 2, 2019
Several US invasions ago, beginning with Afghanistan in 2001, transport aircraft chartered by the US military have shuttled almost 3 million troops through Shannon Airport. My youngest son and his gun truck company made the stopover trips through County Clare to the carnage in the Middle East twice, in 2003 and 2004; even disembarking for […]
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More Afghan Civilians Killed by US Than by Taliban! Will Trump Withdraw?
July 31, 2019
According to a new report, the US and its allies have killed more Afghan civilians in 2019 than the Taliban. Most of these US killings are the result of airstrikes. The Trump Administration is pushing negotiations between the US-backed Afghan government and the Taliban, no doubt recognizing that a US withdrawal has become an election […]
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Tulsi Gabbard vs. Google Goliath
July 30, 2019
The Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign has filed a major law suit against Google. This article outlines the main points of the law suit and evidence the social media giant Google has quietly acquired enormous influence on public perceptions and has been actively censoring alternative viewpoints. Tulsi Now vs. Google Tulsi Now, Inc. vs. Google, LLC […]
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Poll: Sixty-Eight Percent of Americans Would Reject Trump’s Mideast ‘Deal of the Century’
July 30, 2019
On June 25-26, Jared Kushner orchestrated the “Peace to Prosperity” economic workshop in Bahrain. Kushner is President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and his senior adviser on negotiating a Middle East peace. The White House plan closely follows a strategy proposed by the late Israeli President Shimon Peres. Peres assumed integration of the Middle East through widescale […]
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Combatting Terrorism? US AFRICOM Is Making Terrorism Worse!
July 30, 2019
Launched in 2007 as a force for good in Africa to fight terrorism and improve the humanitarian situation, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has by all measure failed in its mission despite spending billions. According to a recent Pentagon study, terrorism is actually increasing where AFRICOM is operating. Isn’t it time to end this boondoggle? […]
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Is Biden Worse Than Pompeo on North Korea?
July 29, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has repeatedly slammed President Trump over his ongoing diplomatic outreach to North Korea, claiming that the move just gives legitimacy to a dictator. He has been joined by several other Democratic candidates in this attack. Why are the Democrats trying to out-neocon even neocons like Pompeo when it comes to […]
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Call Your Senators, Urge Them To Override Trump’s Arms Sale Veto
July 28, 2019
On Monday July 29th, at 5:30 pm ET, the Senate will be voting on the three resolutions to block Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Trump vetoed the resolutions last week, the Senate needs two-thirds of the vote to override the veto. The three resolutions make Trump’s third, fourth and fifth […]
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Tyranny Comes Home: Again and Again and Again
July 28, 2019
The Free Thoughts Podcast published an excellent interview with the authors of Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism. Professors Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall describe the corrupting and corrosive of the warfare state on the American psyche including permanent surveillance, use of drones by police departments and the overlap of […]
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Scott Horton Week on the Tom Woods Show
July 26, 2019
Libertarian author and podcaster Tom Woods hosted Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Horton on his show all week this week as a fundraiser to support the writing of Scott’s upcoming book on the terror wars. Listen to the interviews here: Day One: Current War on Terrorism Overview Day Two: Somalia Day Three: Iraq War II Day […]
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