At least seven Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded in light violence. Also, two U.S. soldiers were wounded in a blast in Baghdad.
read moreMilitarism Is Not Patriotism
Every July 4, the nation’s official birthday, many Americans conflate the U.S. military and what it does abroad with “patriotism.” This past weekend was no exception. Yet there are many things wrong with this line of reasoning. Let’s start with July 4. What happened...
Is a Broader Peace Movement Finally Here?
A new antiwar movement that can really challenge U.S. militarism is being born. Today, people from across the political spectrum join together opposing U.S. war and empire. They cite a combination of events that present a “historic opportunity to redirect U.S. foreign...
Against ‘Nation-Building’
Americans are sick and tired of perpetual war: even that champion evader, Barack Obama, had to acknowledge that in his recent Afghanistan speech, in which he said it’s time to start nation-building right here at home. Of course, he’ll say anything to get...
Let’s End TSA Abuses and Failures
Listen to Rep. Ron Paul deliver this address. The press reports are horrifying: 95-year-old women humiliated; children molested; disabled people abused; men and women subjected to unwarranted groping and touching of their most private areas; involuntary radiation...
Don’t Remove the MEK From the Terrorist List
Since 1997, the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK), an Iranian opposition group, has been listed by the State Department as a terrorist organization. The European Union followed suit and also listed the MEK as such, but as a result of intense lobbying and a...
Tuesday: 47 Iraqis Killed, 59 Wounded
Updated at 3:25 p.m. EDT, July 5, 2011
At least 47 Iraqis were killed and 59 were wounded in the latest round of attacks. The worst occurred just north of Baghdad in Taji. Meanwhile, 100 lawmakers signed a petition demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops on schedule at the end of the year.
read moreDespite Troop Surge, Taliban Attacks and US Casualties Soared
Data on attacks by armed opposition forces and U.S. combat casualties since the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan was completed last summer provide clear evidence that the surge and the increase in targeted killings by Special Operations Forces have failed to break the...
Monday: 26 Iraqis Killed, 67 Wounded
Updated at 10:59 p.m. EDT, July 4, 2011
At least 26 Iraqis were killed and 67 others were wounded in a series of attacks that occurred across the country. The violence comes after increased security for a Shi’ite religious observance was relaxed. During the holiday, reports were scant and it is unclear if there was an actual downturn in violence or that fewer reporters were able to cover it.
read moreA July Fourth Shame on the Founders
Yes, that was I standing before the U.S. Embassy in Athens on the eve of the July Fourth weekend holding the American flag in the distress mode — upside down. Indignities experienced by me and my co-guests on The Audacity of Hope, the American boat to Gaza, over the...
