My father as a 19-year-old army grunt landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944. None of the guys on his Higgins boat survived. He only talked about this and being in France and Germany (getting two purple hearts) as an elderly man. He did mention the French hedgerows as...
A Note About Justin
Readers and supporters, Many of you have asked how Justin Raimondo is doing as he has been conspicuously absent from his usual column and twitter communications. Well, he is hanging in there – but it’s tough and we are amazed at his grit. He just asked to be sent some...
Student Essay Contest Winners
Antiwar.com is pleased to announce the winners of its first-ever Student Essay Contest, held summer 2006. We had numerous entrants, and we congratulate all who took the time and energy to give us their views. In particular we are happy to report participation from...
Student Essay Contest Closed to Entries
Thanks for the many students who submitted their “peace†essay to our Antiwar.com contest. Our extended deadline was yesterday, October 31, and so we will no longer be able to take any more submissions. We are now looking forward to reading and evaluating the...
Microcredit Nobel Peace Prize — This Idea Has Legs
I’ve been watching for coverage of Muhammed Yunnus getting the Nobel Peace Prize – and am disappointed at the desultory results. But why should I be surprised? Yunnus isn’t glamorous or political particularly, just really smart, and really compassionate, and...
Maps of War
A friend alerted me to this terrific site showing political maps in the Middle East. There’s current info re Iraq, for instance, but also a wonderfully informative historical series of middle east maps that shows ALL the various imperial powers who’ve left their...
Essay Contest Deadline Extension through October
Okay, you have an extra month to write that insightful essay you know you have inside you! The Antiwar.com essay contest for middle and high school students is drawing to a close – but as this is our first such contest and we want to make sure everyone who wants to...
Plight of Two Women: Wounded, Lose Husbands, Children at Checkpoint in Iraq
Want this badge? If you, like me, are appalled at the plight and number of noncombatants in Iraq whose lives are destroyed or rendered unbearable by war-engendered violence, you might want to make a donation to GiveMeaning.com on behalf of two Iraqi women wounded at a...
Africa: Will There Be But Dragons?
A while back a really grisly cyberpunk novel comment dismissed Africa’s future as so grim it will be quarantined from the rest of the world – written off as "There Be Dragons." This pretty much describes my own POV: where else can endless war, corruption,...
Afghanistan Defunds Security for Outspoken Woman MP
Think about this: you are a female Member of Parliament, you are extremely popular for speaking out against violence, duress, and religion oppression. You face ongoing threats, demonstrations, and heckling – just recently four assassination attempts have been made on...
