Henry Kissinger on Vietnam

One of the few conservative magazines worth reading, The New American, reports that Henry Kissinger told an Italian reporter in 1972 that the war in Vietnam had "been a useless war." I think if I was one of the 58,000 soldiers killed or one of the 304,000 soldiers...

DU not a popular topic at the Pentagon

As reported by Antiwar.com's Debbie Clark: Saturday morning, after a march around the Capital building, 30-35 people from Camp Democracy - mostly Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War members - went to the Pentagon to see the new 9/11 memorial. As they...

18 US and British Troops Killed in Iraq This Week

Three more US soldiers were killed today in Iraq, bringing this week's total for US and British troops killed in Iraq to 18. The US military's total losses since the March 2003 invasion now total 2,662, according to Pentagon figures.

Say It Ain’t So.

My God man! What the hell has happened to this country? We at Antiwar.com do not make this stuff up: From the Boston Globe: "Maine National Guard members in Iraq and Afghanistan are never far from the thoughts of their loved ones. But now, thanks to a popular...

Lebanon Destruction Update

I think the last story we reported said that Lebanon's reconstruction cost would be around $2.5 billion -- a number I thought was far too conservative. A 12-story building in my neighborhood would cost at least $20 million to build, if not more. It can't be less than...

More US Troops Deaths than 9/11 Deaths

Buried deep in the story about the capture of the No. 2 of al-Qaeda in Iraq, we find out that with the death of 4 US troops in Iraq, "the total number of Americans killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts [is] above the number of Americans and foreign nationals...

War Chic

Flipping through Details magazine at 1:00am on Friday night. No, it's okay, I just got back from the Lyric Diner with friends, and we might go out to play yet. Meanwhile, I note a few disturbing trends and bits of info as I flip through these glossy pages --...