24 October 2012 | Barack Obama, Intervention, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Mitt Romney, News, Nukes, Obama, Politics, Presidency, Propaganda, Russia, War crimes, War party | L. Reichard White
Both War Party candidates (Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama) have stumbled all over themselves — and each other — to promise the government of IsraelĀ they won’t let Iran produce a nuclear bomb. Unless they begin to believe their own propaganda as Kennedy did (which inadvertently fired-up the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and [...]
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22 July 2012 | Antiwar movement, Cold War, Culture, Empire, Hollywood, Intervention, Liberal Interventionism, Liberventionism, Military-industrial complex, Never Forget, Politics, Propaganda, War at Home, War crimes, War party, World War, World War I | L. Reichard White
Where wars DO come from: “It is not civilizations that promote clashes. They occur when old-fashioned leaders look for old-fashioned ways to solve problems by rousing their people to armed confrontation.” –Kenichi Ohmae, The End Of The Nation State, (New York: The Free Press 1995), p. 11. Why of course the people don’t want war. [...]
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05 June 2012 | Civil liberties, Covert Action, Intervention, Obama, Presidency | Angela Keaton
Cato’s Julian Sanchez takes a dark grim look at President Obama’s kill list. Yes, kill list. No irony quotes necessary.
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04 June 2012 | Bill Kristol, Culture, Hollywood, Intervention, John McCain, Media, Military-industrial complex, News, War party | Angela Keaton
It’s no Kony 2012! I’m enough of a cynic to know that no one learns anything from the past, at least Eugene Jarecki can sleep well knowing he was right. While Jarecki’s documentary “Why We Fight” was released in 2005, it (sadly) seems just as fresh as it did seven years ago. Featuring: John McCain, [...]
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13 March 2012 | Intervention, Liberal Interventionism, News, Uganda | Angela Keaton
Austin Petersen, former associate producer of the sadly defunct Freedom Watch, addresses alternatives to humanitarian intervention through the Constitution.
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19 January 2012 | Antiwar movement, Intervention, Iran, Sanctions | Thomas L. Knapp
Clear, simple, to the point. A nice, simple set of values that all kinds of people should be able to get behind. It’s the platform, manifesto, talking points, everything of No War on Iran: National Day of Action, February 4th. A lot of anti-war activities get bogged down in lengthy laundry lists of talking points [...]
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