Life Goes On Under the Helicopters and the Terrible Cost of Avoiding the Dangers of Kabul
November 10, 2015
When I arrived at the Kabul International Airport on November 4, I was unaware that the same day the New York Times published an article, “Life Pulls Back in Afghan Capital, as Danger Rises and Troops Recede.” My friends Abdulhai and Ali, 17 years old, young men I have known since my first visit five […]
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The Digital Dog Ate Our Civil-Liberties Homework: ‘It’s Just the Way It Is’
November 10, 2015
Of all the excuses ladled out for the Obama administration’s shredding of the Fourth Amendment while assaulting press freedom and prosecuting “national security” whistleblowers, none is more pernicious than the claim that technology is responsible. At first glance, the explanation might seem to make sense. After all, the capacities of digital tech have become truly […]
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Seven Strategies for Less War
November 9, 2015
1. Sound Moral Ideas: Rational arguments for peaceful behavior in specific situations. Want to hear my rational argument against the war on terror? Read here. In order to form an opinion on any one particular issue it is useful to have a rational moral framework from which to start. Although I am of the opinion […]
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Reinventing American Foreign Policy Videoconference: Tuesday, Nov. 10
November 8, 2015
Video Conference: Tuesday, November 10, 2pm EST (11am PST) Robert Scheer: Editor-In-Chief of Truthdig & Professor at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication Gareth Porter: Independent Investigative Journalist & Historian Heather Hurlburt: Director of New Models of Policy Change at New America Robert Naiman: Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy Charles Knight: Senior Fellow at Center […]
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TSA-Trained Disney World in Goofy ‘Terrorist Detection’ Methods
November 8, 2015
The same ridiculed and useless techniques used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to not find terrorists at America’s airports are now being used at Orlando theme parks, including Disney World, Sea World, and Busch Gardens, to not find terrorists. A Billion Dollars Hits the SPOT The Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques, or SPOT, […]
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SLAM Congress’ Phone Lines: Support the Troops by Keeping Them OUT of Syria
November 6, 2015
In 2013, the Obama administration was gearing up to launch an air war on the government of Syria. Antiwar.com and other outlets responded by leading a campaign of Americans contacting Congress to say, “Hell no!” The campaign’s overwhelming impact was reported by WND.com: “Americans are slamming at least 24 members of Congress with thousands of […]
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Ron Paul: Without Authority, Obama’s Syria War Illegal
November 5, 2015
As the US State Department goes around the world lecturing other countries about how they must adhere to the rule of law, the White House again proves it is one of the most lawless entities on earth. The Constitution is clear; the War Powers Resolution is clear: the president is not allowed to commit the […]
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Henoko Takes on US Imperialism
November 5, 2015
Okinawa – Around one hundred and fifty Japanese protesters gathered to stop construction trucks from entering the U.S. base "Camp Schwab," after the Ministry of Land overruled the local Governors’ decision to revoke permission for construction plans, criticizing the "mainland-centric" Japanese Government of compromising the environmental, health and safety interests of the Islanders. Riot police […]
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Report: Military Spent Over $10 Million on ‘Paid Patriotism’
November 4, 2015
You know when you go to a baseball game and invariably during some inning break the team points out a group of soldiers or national guard members in the stands and tries to get a big round of applause going? That doesn’t just happen. A new report from Sens. John McCain (R – AZ) and […]
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Ron Paul Asks: Is Germany’s Migrant Crisis Leading To War?
November 4, 2015
Hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Middle East, Africa, even western Asia are pouring into western Europe through central Europe as Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has laid down a welcome mat. Meanwhile political pressure within Germany builds, as villages of just 100 or more residents are told they must house thousands of refugees who […]
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