From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities—and serious problems SHOULD THE UNITED STATES, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? The answer depends not simply on the...
The democratic peace theory, which claims that democracies don't wage war on each other, championed by pro-censorship "freedomist" R.J. Rummel, is littered with problems, perhaps most notably its shifting of definitions to the point that "democracy" seems mainly to...
A Turning Point for the Anti-War Movement? One of the barriers to counter-recruitment activism in colleges and universities has been a set of laws known as the Solomon Amendments, which since 1997 has threatened campuses with the loss of federal funds if they ban...
An interview with Tyler Gilbert, who recently went through basic training in the US military; "They Called Iraqis 'Ragheads'" The guy who carried my tray was the nicest guy I met there. He was Islamic. His name was Thomas. He decided that he couldn't kill people. He...
I want to welcome two new additions to the Antiwar.com Blog:Scott Horton has already started blogging. Scott is the host of Weekend Interview Show, which has frequently been featured on Antiwar.com, and a new author here as well.Anthony Gregory is also joining the...
CNN reports:Saddam Hussein's half-brother, who was a personal adviser during his presidency, was captured in a joint Iraqi and coalition forces operation, Iraqi government officials said Sunday.Associated Press explains:Iraqi security forces captured Saddam Hussein's...
A U.S. policy of preemption and a push for new nuclear weapon designs could be a recipe for disaster that makes proliferation more likely, not less. No More Nuclear Hypocrisy: Defending the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty While the alarm is repeatedly sounded about...
Sibel Edmonds, the heroic FBI contract translator - turned - whistle blower, despite the Department of Justice dropping their attempted application of the "state secrets privilege" to silence her last week, is now up against the same tactic with a different name....
From Ann Coulter's latest:Press passes can't be that hard to come by if the White House allows that old Arab Helen Thomas to sit within yards of the president.Via James Wolcott.
Today on the Weekend Interview Show (4-6pm Eastern Time), I'll be talking with civil rights attorney and author Elaine Cassel about the case of Lynn Stewart. The lawyer for the bomber of the World Trade Center in 1993, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, Stewart was convicted on...
