Brett Wilkins

Daniel Ellsberg, whose leaking of the Pentagon Papers and decades of antiwar activity have inspired generations of whistleblowers and activists, said Wednesday that he has terminal cancer, but that there’s "tons more" movement work for him to do before he’s gone. The former nuclear war planner-turned-disarmament campaigner, who is 91 years old, notified friends and … Continue reading “‘You’ll Be Hearing From Me as Long as I’m Here,’ Daniel Ellsberg Vows After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis”

Advocates of peace, truth, and basic human decency on Sunday excoriated the National Football League's "whitewashing" of former Arizona Cardinal and Army Ranger Pat Tillman's death in Afghanistan by so-called "friendly fire" and the military's subsequent cover-up – critical details omitted from a glowingly patriotic Super Bowl salute. As a group of four Pat Tillman … Continue reading “The Pat Tillman Story Was Hijacked During the Super Bowl”

Ted Olson – the former US solicitor-general in the George W. Bush administration who argued against basic legal rights for Guantánamo Bay prisoners and defended their indefinite detention and torture – made a stunning admission Thursday: The Gitmo military commissions don't work and should be shut down, and the government should strike plea deals with … Continue reading “Top Bush Lawyer Admits Guantánamo Military Commissions ‘Doomed From the Start’”

As Julian Assange awaits the final appeal of his looming extradition to the United States while languishing behind bars in London's notorious Belmarsh Prison, leading left luminaries and free press advocates gathered in Washington, D.C. on Friday for the fourth sitting of the Belmarsh Tribunal, where they called on U.S. President Joe Biden to drop … Continue reading “‘Freedom for Assange and Journalism Are at Stake’: Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to DC”

As U.S. military forces continue to kill and wound civilians in multiple countries during the ongoing 21-year War on Terror while chronically undercounting such casualties, a pair of Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked the Pentagon to explain discrepancies in noncombatant casualty reporting and detail steps being taken to address the issue. In a letter to … Continue reading “Warren, Jacobs Accuse Pentagon of Vastly Undercounting Civilians Killed by US Military”

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Thursday in Ottawa to discuss a possible multilateral invasion of Haiti in the name of restoring “stability,” Haitian and antiwar voices denounced the prospect of yet another U.S.-backed intervention – which they say will bring the opposite of stability to the … Continue reading “Haitians, Peace Activists Denounce Plan for Another US-Backed Intervention”

Proponents of a negotiated diplomatic solution to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week decried the Biden administration’s latest military assistance package for the embattled country, warning that the longer the fight continues, the greater the chance of a catastrophic nuclear war. The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the U.S. will deliver up to $625 million … Continue reading “Despite Calls for Diplomacy To End War, US Confirms More Weapons Headed to Ukraine”

A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill to dramatically boost American military support for Taiwan, a move that prompted warnings from both China and anti-war voices in the United States that such a policy increases the likelihood of armed conflict. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17-5 in favor of the Taiwan Policy … Continue reading “Anti-War Voices Warn US Bill on Taiwan ‘Will Make War Much More Likely’”

The United Nations aid chief on Monday led calls for a resumption of the humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan that ended after the Taliban reconquered the war-ravaged nation one year ago – pleas that came as six million Afghans face famine and the Biden administration continues to refuse to return billions of dollars in frozen funds. … Continue reading “6 Million Afghans Facing Famine as US Refuses To Return $7 Billion in Seized Funds”

Two Israeli ex-diplomats late this week publicly criticized their government’s apartheid policies against Palestinians, with one former negotiator of the Oslo Accords calling the growing use of the word around the world a “wakeup call” that must not be ignored. Speaking Thursday at a United Nations Security Council session examining the long-term impacts of maintaining … Continue reading “Israeli Ex-Diplomat Says Growing Acknowledgment of Apartheid ‘Must Be Wakeup Call’”