Remembering Ezra Schwartz: A Hasbara Story
December 4, 2015
My deepest sympathy for the family of Ezra Schwartz. My deepest sadness that some lives are more valued than others. Dave Zirin, @edgeofsports tweet, Nov.23, 2015. The only tweet I found questioning the appropriateness of the Patriot’s moment of silence. In a brazen attempt to conflate the struggle between Palestinians and Israeli Jews with random […]
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How Erdogan’s Adventurism Has Opened a Fissure Within NATO and in US Presidential Politics
December 4, 2015
In an astonishingly short time, the ill-considered decision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ambush a Russian jet has had far reaching consequence far beyond those apparent in the initial days following the fatal attack. (For the situation in the immediate aftermath of the Su-24 downing, see my “‘With Us or with the Terrorists’: […]
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Killer Drone News Blackout Continues as Mainstream Media Ignore Four Whistleblowers
December 3, 2015
The polls show it and commentators of all political stripes often cite the figures: Killer drone attacks by the U.S. military and the CIA in the Greater Middle East and Africa have strong US public support. According to the Pew Research Center’s most recent poll in May, 58 percent – up slightly from 56 percent […]
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After PATRIOT Act Reform, Spying Continues
December 2, 2015
With the sunsetting of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act last week, we were told that the NSA had stopped its bulk collection of the metadata of American citizens. In fact there are so many loopholes — including downright ignoring the law — that it is certain the massive NSA snooping on US citizens […]
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Judge Andrew Napolitano: Despite What You May Have Heard, Mass Surveillance Continues
December 1, 2015
Judge Andrew Napolitano on Fox News yesterday: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
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Ron Paul on Lindsey Graham In Iraq – Wants US Troops To Come Back!
November 30, 2015
Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain have returned to the scene of the crime – Iraq – where the war they demanded has left the country shattered into a million bits with ISIS there to take care of the rebuilding. These two “experts” are forever wrong in their every utterance and policy position – remember […]
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Two Reasons The ‘War on Terror’ Will Always Fail
November 28, 2015
If we want to get to a world where terrorism isn’t such a regular tragedy, governments need to start recognizing the fact that the so-called “War on Terror” is a self-fulfilling prophecy destined to foment one thing and one thing only: more terrorism. The Big Picture: The problem arising in the wake of the recent […]
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Jim Lobe Wins Arthur Ross Media Award
November 26, 2015
Today (November 19), Jim Lobe was given the Arthur Ross Media Award. The award is presented by the American Academy of Diplomacy at a ceremony held in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the U.S. Department of State. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Lobe’s chronicling of the influence of the neoconservative movement on […]
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Ron Paul: The Most Dangerous Time in Our History?
November 26, 2015
Washington wants the rest of us to believe we are living in the most dangerous time in history. It is how they can cower us into accepting their “protection.” But they are wrong. They are hyping threats. In fact we have a great many things to be thankful for as Americans this Thanksgiving. Those of […]
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Roberts and Roberts Black Friday On Line Sale for Antiwar.com
November 26, 2015
On Black Friday, November 27th, Roberts and Roberts Brokerage will be donating all profit from every sale made to Antiwar.com. Every dollar over the wholesale cost of all products sold that day will go to support Antiwar.com. Please call 800-874-9760 or visit on line at www.rrbi.co.
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