If you think the Afghan War is increasingly unpopular in the United States, try Europe. A recent German Marshall Fund poll offered these figures on the question of the "share of population who want to reduce or withdraw troops" from that country: Romania, 71...
Tuesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 15 Iraqis Wounded
Intelligence Veterans Demand Accountability for Torture
MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Accountability for Torture We write you, Mr. President, as former intelligence professionals to voice strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder's authorization of a...
Call for Universal National Service Raises Uncomfortable Questions in Israel
Demands from Israel's chief commander this month that all Israeli citizens should be required to perform national service has turned the spotlight on a rarely discussed group of soldiers: members of Israel's Palestinian minority. Though no official statistics are...
Is Iran Nearing a Bomb?
That Iran is building a secret underground facility near the holy city of Qom, under custody of the Revolutionary Guard – too small to be a production center for nuclear fuel, but just right for the enrichment of uranium to weapons grade – is grounds for concern, but...
Another War in the Works
Does anyone remember all the lies that they were told by then-president Bush and the "mainstream media" about the grave threat to America from weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? These lies were repeated endlessly in the print and TV media despite the...
The Two Faces of Kimberly Kagan
Fears of Blame for Defeat Shadow Afghan War Meetings
In a remarkable parallel with a similar turning point in the Vietnam War 44 years ago, President Barack Obama will preside over a series of meetings in the coming weeks that will determine whether the United States will proceed with an escalation of the Afghanistan...
Monday: 27 Iraqis Killed, 52 Wounded
September ‘Surprise’
What did the U.S. government know about the "secret" Iranian nuclear research facility at Qom and when did it know it? That's the question that isn't on everyone's lips, as the chatter about Iranian "intransigence" on nuclear issues reaches a...


