Was Rummy Really Wrong?

Only if wars are ended, says Ivan Eland

Time to Get Out of Iraq

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has suggested that he might speed up our withdrawal from Iraq by pulling out an additional brigade combat team by year’s end. Good idea! How about pulling out FIVE more brigades by then? It is an idea whose time clearly has arrived, as evidenced by the remarkable memo from a senior U.S. [...]

Don’t Nuke the SCO!

It is more than conceivable that the principal reason Harry Truman – who had unexpectedly ascended unto the Presidency barely four months, previously – dropped the only two "atomic" bombs then in our arsenal on absolutely defenseless Japanese civilians, was to scare-off Stalin [...]

Christians Largely Mum on Torture

Ray McGovern on religious statism

Judge Orders Release Of Tortured Juvenile Guantánamo Prisoner

But the govt wants to keep him, says Andy Worthington

Israel Prepares for War Over WHO Gaza Reports

JERUSALEM — Six months after Israel’s devastating assault on Hamas, its south-western border with Gaza has not been as quiet in a decade — only two rockets in the past six weeks on Israeli towns. Yet, the plight of Palestinian civilians in Gaza continues to haunt Israel. The World [...]

Friday: 37 Iraqis Killed, 156 Wounded

Updated at 7:35 p.m. EDT, July 31, 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested that improving conditions might allow for a slightly accelerated withdrawal of U.S. troops, but a coordinated series of prayer day bombings at Baghdad mosques could undermine that position. Overall, at least 37 Iraqis were killed and 156 more were wounded across the country.

Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire

Chalmers Johnson has 10 steps to do so

Tell Israel: Cool the Jets!

Pat Buchanan says Iran is on a good track

Obama’s Secret Police

Justin Raimondo: the govt spies on the antiwar movement