With the news that more than 150 US forces have been deployed to Jordan, in part to "be positioned" as a contingent force "should the turmoil in Syria expand into a wider conflict," it's important to note the risk involved. As the New York Times reported: American...
Romney, Candidate for Power
Micah Zenko at the Council on Foreign Relations lists Mitt Romney's apparent foreign policy principles vis-a-vis his foreign policy speech from yesterday. In part, Zenko's impressions are compatible with what I wrote about Romney's speech: that it suggested little to...
Panetta Pretends He’s Concerned About US-Backed Militarism in Latin America
The AP is reporting that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is (pretending to be) concerned about military enforcement of domestic laws throughout Latin America: Latin American nations must try to use their police and not their military forces to enforce the law,...
What’s the Real Reason Israel Dialed Back the Push for War on Iran?
As noted in the news section today, Israeli intelligence is now hyping IAEA findings from back in August that say Iran has on several recent occasions used the 20 percent enriched uranium – the highest it has and the portion of the program which most riled hawks in...
BBC Finds Crates of Saudi Weapons in Syrian Rebel Base
For several months now it has been known that the US is cooperating with its allies in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar to provide aid and weapons to the rebel fighters in Syria. While the US has sent "non-lethal" aid to the rebels - like money, communications gear,...
The Art of the Hysterical Headline
It's Monday and no one's attacked Iran yet, so that means its time for hysterical headlines. Today's comes courtesy of the Associated Press and the redoubtable George Jahn, who never met a non-story with the word Iran in it that he couldn't turn into a countdown to...
John Glaser Speaking at Duke University
John Glaser, AntiWar.com speaks at Duke University from CineFilm Media on Vimeo.
Antiwar.com Newsletter | October 5, 2012
Antiwar.com Newsletter | October 5, 2012IN THIS ISSUETop NewsOpinion and analysisThis week’s top news:Robert Gates: War on Iran Would Be ‘Catastrophic,’ Make Tehran Nukes ‘Inevitable’: Neither the United States nor Israel is capable of wiping out Iran’s nuclear...
Romney, ‘Deficit Hawk,’ Will Explode Military Spending
Mitt Romney "won" the debate the other night by doing what he has always done: altering his views to fit whatever situation he is in. Much of the media and the public were apparently drawn to Romney's slick rhetoric that made him appear ready to make deep cuts in...
Afghans Love Being Occupied
Hey, did you know Afghans are killing US soldiers because they so desperately want us to continue occupying their country? That is the rather absurd argument in a piece run by Foreign Policy by Felisa "Farzana" Dyrud, a former US Air Force officer. Dyrud says that,...
