Ending a four-year diplomatic embargo on Damascus, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday confirmed that it is sending two high-level officials to Syria this week for "preliminary conversations," presumably on improving relations. The...
Wednesday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 40 Wounded
Updated at 7:30 p.m. EST, March 4, 2009At least 16 Iraqis were killed and 40 were wounded in the latest attacks. No Coalitino deaths were reported. Also, the Turkish foreign minister hinted that Ankara would allow Washington to use Turkish territory for the withdrawal...
Radical Rethink Needed in Washington
It is time to put an end to fortress America and force Jack Bauer to retire. President Barack Obama is reportedly reviewing America's involvement in various conflicts overseas as well as its domestic defenses. He would be well advised to make the review a thorough...
Mission Accomplished Indefinitely
"[They] were not fighting this perpetual war for victory, they were fighting to keep a state of emergency always present as the surest guarantee of authoritarianism." - George Orwell, 1984 It looks like the fat lady will become a Victoria's Secret model...
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 8:42 p.m. EST, March 3, 2009At least three Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in the latest attacks. One U.S. soldier was killed in Mosul during a mortar attack. Also, Baghdad police said 12 previously unreported bodies were found in Baghdad during...
Drug War Tragedy in Mexico
Perhaps it has taken warnings to U.S. college students considering where to undertake the traditional undergraduate (and beyond) practices of drinking too much and looking for sex in a warm climate during spring break to bring the situation home to Americans. Various...
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 32 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 8:00 p.m. EST, Mar. 2, 2009At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 32 others were wounded in the latest attacks. A U.S. was soldier was killed in combat. Meanwhile, Chemical Ali has received a third death sentence, but two Iranians could soon see their freedom....
The Imperial Unconscious
Sometimes, it's the everyday things, the ones that fly below the radar, that matter. Here, according to Bloomberg News, is part of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' recent testimony on the Afghan War before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "U.S. goals in...
Iran: And the Beat Goes On
Editor's note: Justin Raimondo is traveling. The following column originally ran on Sept. 26, 2008.In a last-ditch, all-out effort to pave the way for war with Iran, Israel's lobby in the U.S. has inaugurated a new front group: United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)....
Sunday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
Updated at 8:20 p.m. EST, March 1, 2009At least four Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in violence today. No Coalition casualties were reported. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported that casualty figures surged in February, but they are still...


