An Antiwar Radio exclusive! [audio:http://dissentradio.com/radio/08_06_30_hersh.mp3] Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, author of the book Chain of Command and many important articles about the Bush administration’s Iran policy, discusses his new one for The New...
Vince Miller, RIP
An old and dear friend of Antiwar.com, Vince Miller, has died. Vince had been a libertarian activist for over 37 years. He was one of the founders of the Libertarian Party of Canada and was an editor of the early magazine Libertarian Option. In 1980, Vince founded the...
GOP Rep. Gilchrest on Iran Sanctions Bill
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) speaking on the House floor yesterday on HCR 362: Mr. Speaker, I want to speak today on Resolution 362 that is circulating in the House and its impact on policy in the Middle East. As a result of Resolution 362 and its tightening of...
Greenwald Challenges Obama and Olbermann
Yesterday, Glenn Greenwald took Keith Olbermann to task for his kneejerk devotion to Barack Obama, manifested shamefully in his 180 on the capitulation of Congress to Bush on telecom immunity and the FISA law. Today, after Olbermann replied, indirectly, on another...
When A Map Is Worth a Thousand Words
Or maybe even 674 pages, the length of Douglas Feith’s recent opus, War and Decision. As you can imagine, Israel does not figure prominently in Feith’s book, and you would never guess from reading it that, as early as 1996, Feith — along with David Wurmser and...
Ron Paul on Iran and Energy Policy
Rep. Ron Paul addressed the House today warning about the consequences of the proposed US attack on Iran.
Ron Paul on the Wiretap Bill
Ron Paul explains why he is opposed to the "compromise" FISA wiretap bill (June 20): Mr. Speaker, I regret that due to the unexpected last-minute appearance of this measure on the legislative calendar this week, a prior commitment has prevented me from voting on the...
Iran War Resolution May Be Passed Next Week
Introduced less than a month ago, Resolution 362, also known as the Iran War Resolution, could be passed by the House as early as next week. The bill is the chief legislative priority of AIPAC. On its Web site, AIPAC endorses the resolutions as a way to ''Stop Iran's...
Neo-Con Rage
A very good summary of how hard-line neo-conservatives see the world — and especially Israel’s place in it — can be found in an interview at the National Review Online’s (NRO’s) website by Kathryn Jean Lopez of Caroline Glick, the deputy managing editor of...
On Attacking Iran, Lally Weymouth Won’t Take No For an Answer
I don’t follow the politics of the Washington Post’s Graham family, but Lally Weymouth (daughter of Philip and Katherine, mother of Katharine Weymouth, the newspaper’s current publisher) specializes in touring the globe, performing exclusive interviews with...
