When Ukrainian army officers came to the Ukrainian village of Velikaya Znamenka to tell the men to prepare to be drafted, they weren't prepared for what happened next. As the commanding officer was speaking, a woman seized the microphone and proceeded to tell him off:...
149 Killed in Iraq As Security Forces Claim Baiji Again
Sunnis Killed by Security Forces in Anbar; 134 Killed across Iraq
The Nisman Murder and the AMIA Terror Bombing: A Tangled Thread
The evidence already available about Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death from a gunshot to the head creates a strong presumption that he was murdered. He was about to present publicly his accusation that President Christina Fernández de Kirchner and her...
Chomsky and Kissinger Agree: Avoid the Historic Tragedy of Ukraine
The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine – $3 billion worth. The Times reports: "Secretary of State John Kerry, who plans to visit Kiev on Thursday [Feb. 5], is open to new discussions about...
Scum! But By What Standard?
John McCain’s crotchety eruption at a group of Code Pink protesters last Thursday, during a Senate hearing convened to allow former Secretaries of State promulgate a theory of interventionism that flatters State power and aligns with his view of government,...
How Obama Is Making the World More Dangerous
You’re not paranoid if you think the world feels more unstable – it is. There’s a dangerous confluence of political, economic, and military phenomena that is producing a very hazardous international situation. Heightened national tensions that lead to regional...
U.A.E. Rejoins Coalition As 278 Are Killed in Iraq
The Sins of Brian Williams
NBC anchor Brian Williams just makes stuff up, and the world is shocked – but, then again, if you've been a regular reader of Antiwar.com, you already knew what a liar he is. The Twitteratti are in a tizzy over Williams' blatant fibbery: he's been telling the same...
Whose Job Is It to Kill ISIS?
Seeing clips of that 22-minute video of the immolation of the Jordanian pilot, one wonders: Who would be drawn to the cause of these barbarians who perpetrated such an atrocity? While the video might firm up the faith of fanatics, would it not evoke rage and revulsion...


