Sam Husseini

Sam Husseini is an independent journalist who writes at husseini.substack.com and founder of VotePact.org – which helps break out of the two party bind.

McCain as Confederate

The day after John McCain died, I happened to visit a memorial to Confederate prisoners of war at Point Lookout, Maryland. Flying a Confederate flag overhead, the monument seemly ironically features a quote at the base from Maya Angelou. I realized there the way I felt about the soldiers commemorated there was decidedly similar how … Continue reading “McCain as Confederate”

Nuclear Annihilation of a Radical Message on Israel

There were some lovely, moving moments in the memorial service of Concepcion Picciotto at Luther’s Place Church on Saturday. Concepcion is known – with William Thomas, who died a few years ago – for leading what is apparently the longest protest in U.S. history: Against nuclear weapons in Lafayette Park, in front of the White … Continue reading “Nuclear Annihilation of a Radical Message on Israel”

Face It: Trump Is Right About Iraq – and That Should Sink Clinton

At first I thought it ironic that Saturday’s Republican debate happened in the “Peace Center” in Greenville, South Carolina. [video and transcript] But perhaps that had a positive effect. Actually, no. For the discerning listener, Donald Trump has been critical of U.S. militarism for some time. On Russia, on Syria, on Iraq and on North … Continue reading “Face It: Trump Is Right About Iraq – and That Should Sink Clinton”

The Left and Right Must Stop the Establishment’s Perpetual War Machine

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, some of us tried to raise questions of U.S. foreign policy. I got my mic cut on O’Reilly’s show. Others got far worse – a friend basically felt he had to move out of his neighborhood he was so reviled for criticizing the US’s militarism. Oh, yeah, and … Continue reading “The Left and Right Must Stop the Establishment’s Perpetual War Machine”

The Absurd US Stance on Israel’s Nukes: A Video Sampling of Denial

On Tuesday, at a rare joint session of Congress for a foreign leader, members of Congress will clap hands raw for Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel—a nation many members of Congress are incapable of speaking simple truths about. The upshot of the professional wrestling “fight” between Obama and Netanyahu the last several days … Continue reading “The Absurd US Stance on Israel’s Nukes: A Video Sampling of Denial”