Updated at 12:40 a.m. EDT, Apr. 5, 2007At least 54 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 52 were wounded in attacks. In three separate incidents, 48 more people have been kidnapped, and Baghdad’s overnight curfew was eased by two hours beginning...
President Bush has scolded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for visiting Syria. In the president's opinion, shared by others, the U.S. government should speak with just one voice overseas. Yet that view flies in the face of both the text and the spirit of the Constitution....
Updated at 12:37 p.m. EDT, Apr. 4, 2007The brunt of violence in Iraq today took the form of small gunfire and unidentified body dumps. At least 64 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 46 were wounded. Also, the U.S. military reported that a Marine was killed...
No one wants to be a loser. In the sports world, some players and fans take losing so seriously that they resort to violence. The same attitude colors our approach to international relations, especially war. During the Vietnam War, many, including Secretary of Defense...
The media spectacle that John McCain made of himself in Baghdad on Sunday was yet another reprise of a ghastly ritual. Sen. McCain expressed "very cautious optimism" and told reporters that the latest version of the U.S. war effort in Iraq is "making progress." Three...
The discussion around Brian Doherty's Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the American Libertarian Movement underscores a point I've been making, not only to my fellow libertarians, but also to Antiwar.com's many left-oriented readers: libertarianism,...
To the extent the administration of President George W. Bush has a coherent Middle East policy, it took some serious hits this past week. No, not the democracy-promotion strategy, although that didn't fare very well either given what even the State Department conceded...
Updated at 2:10 a.m. EDT, Apr. 3, 2007At least 84 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 280 Iraqis were wounded in violent attacks. Also, 10 people were abducted at a fake checkpoint. In the largest incident, about 200 were wounded and 13 killed,...
Updated at 1:50 a.m. EST, Apr. 2, 2007One British and seven American servicemembers were killed in three separate events today and yesterday, reported the U.S. military. On the other hand, civilian violence tapered off significantly over the weekend. Only 71 Iraqis...
MEMORANDUM FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Brinkmanship Unwise in Uncharted Waters The frenzy in America's corporate media over Iran's detainment of 15 British marines who may, or may not, have violated Iranian-claimed territorial...
