Except for a stabbing, all of today’s attacks involved small arms. At least 10 people were killed and four more were wounded.

“I never thought I would see the day when a Justice Department would claim that only the most extreme infliction of pain and physical abuse constitutes torture and that acts that are merely cruel, inhuman and degrading are consistent with United States law and...

At least 14 people were killed and 15 more were wounded across Iraq today.

My apologies for the lack of a column – and please don’t ask. I’m sure I’ll recover…. At any rate, I thought I’d revive an old Antiwar.com tradition: on those days where I was absent due to circumstances apparently beyond my control, we used to feature an "oldie...

There is a fascinating study just waiting to be written on the topic of Bosnia's political jokes, evolved over the centuries to express opinions of governments that didn't much care for freedom of speech. One such joke tells of a man who, after the Bosnian War,...

At least eight Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in today’s attacks.

The rumbling drone of a fleet of U.S. helicopters carrying security and administrative personnel could be heard long before the eight choppers came into view over the Ramallah horizon on their way to the Palestinian Authority  (PA) presidential compound in the West...

In 1798, when John Adams was president of the United States, the feds enacted four pieces of legislation called the Alien and Sedition Acts. One of these laws made it a federal crime to publish any false, scandalous or malicious writing -- even if true -- about the...