Just a couple of days after “Sergeant Massacre” left his base in southern Afghanistan and single-handedly perpetrated the My Lai of the Afghan War, shooting and evidently in some cases stabbing to death 16 Afghan villagers, including nine children, a district police...
New Attacks Leave 6 Dead in Iraq
Iraq Militia Group Releases Captive American
Massacre As Metaphor
Kurdistan Complains of Unpaid Oil Revenue As President Calls Baghdad Leaders “Failures”
Lobbying for War
There has been considerable discussion of the meaning, or lack thereof, of the apparent difference of opinion between the United States and Israel over both the desirability and the possible timing of going to war with Iran. Those Americans who still revere the...
The Afghan Curtain Falls More Rapidly
The recent “unpleasantness” in Afghanistan — the killing spree by a U.S. soldier, the burning of Qurans, and desecration of Taliban corpses — has made the quagmire there even more unpopular with the American public, thus causing even superhawks, such Rick Santorum and...
Little US Popular Support for Israeli Attack on Iran
Amid persistent speculation over a possible Israeli military attack against Iranian nuclear facilities in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, a detailed new public opinion survey released Tuesday suggests that such a move would enjoy...
Ron Paul’s Hour of Decision
Is Ron Paul running for president in the wrong party? The results of the GOP primaries, so far, would certainly seem to suggest that. Paul’s support draws heavily from two constituencies one doesn’t normally associate with the Republican party: young voters, who are...


