The anti-interventionist movement, if we can refer to such an amorphous creature, is at a crossroads at the start of this election season. On the left, the remnants of the antiwar movement have been dispersed and absorbed into the Democratic party, where they have...
Mission Failure: Afghanistan
Imagine for a moment that almost once a week for the last six months somebody somewhere in this country had burst, well-armed, into a movie theater showing a superhero film and fired into the audience. That would get your attention, wouldn’t it? James Holmes times 21?...
US Pivot to Asia Promises More of the Same
The United States claims to be pivoting its martial involvement toward Asia, but one can truly discern the U.S. military’s priorities by looking at where it warehouses military weapons for war. When these stockpiles are examined, it looks like the future will be...
Iraq Attacks Leave 34 Killed, 78 Wounded As Bombs Focus on Baghdad
Is Mitt Being Neoconned Into War?
Has Mitt Romney given Israel a blank check for war? So it seemed from the declaration in Jerusalem by his adviser Dan Senor, who all but flashed Israel a green light for war, signaling the Israelis that, if you go, Mitt's got your back: "If Israel has to take action...
David Swanson: Man of Peace
This is the second in a series of profiles and interviews Antiwar.com is conducting this summer with activists who have made it their life’s work to challenge the mighty bulwarks of the U.S. national security state. If you haven’t seen David Swanson, chances are...
Iran Diplomacy Runs Into Sanctions-Happy US Congress
Congress’s rush to pass new sanctions against Iran ahead of the August recess comes amid an intensified drive to pin the Iranian government to deadly acts of international terrorism and amplified moves by U.S. politicians to demonstrate their support for Mideast ally...
Fugitive Iraq VP Granted Resident Permit in Turkey; 5 Killed in Attacks
Playing to the Peanut Gallery
Mitt Romney is holding a fundraiser in Israel, where casino magnate and would-be GOP kingmaker Sheldon Adelson is slated to attend: no doubt the fanatically pro-Israel billionaire will be making a substantial contribution to the candidate’s war chest. Adelson is...
Talking Zionism
“He talks Zionism” used to be a very derogatory comment when I was young. It meant that some elderly functionary had come to waste our time with a boring speech consisting largely of empty phrases. That was before the foundation of the State of Israel. Since then, the...