Author: Eric Garris

On My 42nd Birthday, I Launched Antiwar.com

Approaching my 42nd birthday on December 24, 1995, I gave myself a present: I launched a website.

The nursing industry magazine for which I had worked trained me to set up their website. The World Wide Web opened an exciting new world with the potential to revolutionize communication. I decided to start an antiwar website. I did some checking and, what do you know? Antiwar.com was available!

I set about learning how this internet thing worked. Fast-forward three years – my hobby had become a daily activity with a fair amount of traffic and starting to get some attention. I was posting news about Bill Clinton’s sanctions and bombing against Iraq. Then the war against Serbia (the "Kosovo War") turned Antiwar.com viral and major media focused on the new emerging antiwar movement online.

By 2001, Antiwar.com had become my full-time job with a staff of five. The war news had started to ebb, but that didn’t last. September 11, 2001 arrived.

Since then I have worked non-stop. Vacations and days off became a rarity, and eventually a thing of the past. But the work became my biggest passion in life. Without any regrets – I couldn’t have wished for a more rewarding career.

Next week is my 65th birthday, and Antiwar.com is now 23 years old. I have been given a huge gift.

You, the readers and supporters, have given me the best gift of my life. Without you, Antiwar.com would not exist. And that gift keeps giving. But the real gift is not to me, it is the gift to the world; to work against the horrors of war and to work for peace.

I normally don’t like to ask for birthday gifts, but not today. Please make your year-end contribution to Antiwar.com. All donations are tax-deductible.

Thank you.

Eric Garris,
Founder, Antiwar.com

Jimmy Dore is fantastic! Listen to him skewer liberal hawks on Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria:

FYI – There are two terrible Cotton amendments that would essentially open, not shut the door, to US involvement in the war. Cornyn also offering three problematic amendments though not as poison pill as Cotton.

If groups can weigh in OPPOSITION TO Cotton #4097, Cotton #4098, Cornyn #4096, Cornyn #4090, Cornyn #4095, and IN SUPPORT of Sanders #4105 & Young #4080 it would be very impactful to tomorrow afternoon’s votes.

See below for more details.

By unanimous consent, the Senate adopted the following agreement for consideration of S.J.Res.54:

At 1:45 pm on Thursday, December 13th, all time be considered expired on S.J.Res.54, and the Senate vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed, with 2 minutes equally divided in the usual form prior to each vote:

• Young #4080
• Cornyn #4096
• Cornyn #4090
• Cornyn #4095
• Cotton #4097
• Cotton #4098
• Sanders #4105

Further, that following disposition of the amendments, the resolution, as amended if amended, be read a third time and the Senate vote on passage with no intervening action or debate

As a result, there could be up to 8 roll call votes on the resolution tomorrow beginning at 1:45 PM (EST).

On CNN today, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says Saudi Arabia will only listen to the US if the US stops selling them weapons.

Antiwar.com Editorial Director Scott Horton delivered this talk on November 3, 2018 in Lake Jackson, Texas. He shared the stage with Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Daniel McAdams, et. al.

Watching CNN covering the just-announced resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: Morning anchors Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow are very sad, saying that Haley was a rare “Voice of Reason” standing up against Trump on foreign policy issues.