Rep. Walter Jones: Intervention Harms the American People
June 22, 2014
Antiwar.com supporter Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) talks to C-SPAN about the dangers and consequences of trying to police the world.
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David Brat’s Victory Over Eric Cantor, The NYT Sounds An Alarm
June 20, 2014
Either the censors of the New York Times, also known as the "editors," were taking a long weekend, or the Times felt that it had to issue a warning to the ruling elite last Sunday. They are in danger of losing their Empire, both domestic and foreign. All this is heralded by the defeat of […]
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Step Up to the Plate, Democrats
June 19, 2014
It’s obvious that Democrats used the antiwar movement during the George W. Bush years. Clearly, they saw the war in Iraq as a way to make Republicans look bad. Maybe it was because they wanted the Democratic Party in power due to its position on guns, abortion, immigration and LGBTQ issues. Democrats who protested the […]
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There’s No Such Thing as ‘Other Military Options’ in Iraq
June 16, 2014
Iraq is in midst of turmoil, with ISIS’s territorial gains and the Kurds’ rapid oil exports shifting the fragile country’s balance of power. Washington, DC finds itself once again in the center of the conflict with Iraq’s leaders, raising the question of whether the Obama administration should provide assistance to the country in crisis. The […]
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Ron Paul on Foreign Policy Confusion
June 15, 2014
Interview with Charles Goyette President Obama chose his West Point commencement address to reaffirm the globalist, interventionist posture that has characterized his presidency. This week against the backdrop of Iraq descending into chaos with hundreds a casualties a day and Libya descending into violence, Charles Goyette talks with Ron Paul about the toxic U.S. foreign […]
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The Progressive Antiwar Movement: RIP?
June 15, 2014
Ralph Nader wrote a very perceptive essay in the wake of the edifying defeat of the despicable arch-imperialist, Israel Firster and reliable servant of Wall St. Banksters, Eric Cantor, at the capable hands of the libertarian leaning Professor David Brat. It was titled "Can Progressives Learn From Eric Cantor’s Defeat"? Can they? Yes. Will they? […]
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Stephen Cohen Interview: The New Cold War
June 15, 2014
An excellent interview with scholar of Russian studies Stephen F. Cohen on Russia Today on the subject of “The New Cold War.” Stephen F. Cohen is a professor emeritus at New York University and Princeton University. He writes for The Nation.
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Arming ISIS in Syria … Then Bombing Them in Iraq?
June 15, 2014
Barack Obama has a chance to be a hero. With Republicans and hawks pushing him to do something in Iraq, he could go in front of the nation today and assertively say: "It was you, Republicans, who got us into this war in Iraq to begin with, based on false assertions and flat out lies. […]
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DC Event, June 17: The New Internationalism: Foreign Policy After Afghanistan and Iraq
June 12, 2014
The American Conservative with The American Prospect and the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies Tuesday, June 17, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM (EDT), Washington, DC, free admission. Register here. Breakfast and refreshments provided. Please register to secure a spot! After more than a decade of the War on Terror, a broad new […]
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Sucked Into Distractions
June 11, 2014
It’s funny how so many people in the peace and justice movement, in which I’ve been an active participant for the past decade, have been sucked into various distractions in recent years. This didn’t happen very often during the Bush presidency. The most recent distraction is the Bowe Bergdahl fiasco, which is pure politics. If […]
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