Noting Rosie Gray's ridiculously smug piece in that learned journal of policy wonkdom known as Buzzfeed, our own Lucy Steigerwald reflects on the burning question of why Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Justin Amash, "should-be friends to the whistleblower remained oddly...
Jeremy Scahill on the Manning Verdict and Obama’s War on Journalism
See my latest piece at The Huffington Post: Bradley Manning Revealed Crimes Far Worse Than the Ones He Supposedly Committed.
Senate Committee Classifies Votes on Approved Syrian Rebel Arms Plan
Here's a riddle: How do you make it easier to push through legislation in Congress that is overwhelmingly opposed in the public without any political consequences? Answer: Keep the votes secret. That's exactly what's happened to an Obama administration plan to provide...
Chris Christie, John McCain Have Rand Paul in Their Crosshairs
The GOP leadership is engaged in rank ideological policing. Increasing numbers of Republicans are deviating from the neo-conservative platform and Rand Paul is at the top of the naughty list. The headlines were ablaze last week when the conspicuously rotund New Jersey...
Civilian Casualties Increase 23% in Afghanistan, the Purposeless and Never-Ending War
A UN report documents 1,319 civilian deaths and 2,533 injuries in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2013, a 23 percent increase over the same period in 2012. The study finds "a 14 percent increase in deaths, 28 percent increase in injuries and 23 percent increase...
Congress Responds to Bradley Manning Conviction With Satisfaction or Silence
On Tuesday, Pfc. Bradley Manning was found guilty of a long list of crimes, and in a few hours comes the sentencing hearing, leading to what may be a very long prison term for the leaker and whistleblower. The one bright spot for Manning supporters -- and First...
Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks Movie, & the WikiLeaks Pledge
Bradley Manning got nailed today by a military judge for exposing the truth. The folks who committed war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq have almost all walked scot-free. The folks who made the policies that led to the abuses have never faced federal charges....
The Fourth Amendment was Mortally Wounded by the Drug War Long Before National Security Tried to Kill It
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently trashed Sen. Rand Paul, and other members of the more freedom-friendly corner of the GOP (like Rep. Justin Amash and his noble effort to reign in the NSA). Christie, sounding like Rudy Giuliani circa 2007, said that pro-privacy...
Angela Keaton Explains the Antiwar.com Lawsuit Against the FBI
Angela gave a concise explanation of the Antiwar.com lawsuit against the FBI to RT America this afternoon:
Government: We’re At War With [Redacted]
Robert Golan-Vilella at The National Interest notes that the government has a long list of dangerous enemies threatening America, all of whom fit under the language of the 2001 AUMF. But...that list is classified. A number of senators have pledged in recent months to...
