What Was It All For: Iranian Intel Leaks and the US Folly in Iraq
East Baghdad, January 25, 2007. Newly minted 1st Lieutenant Danny Sjursen, all of 23-years-old, led his scout platoon – the "Ghost Riders" – on yet another meaningless presence patrol in an increasingly aimless war, at about 9:00pm local time in the Al Amin...
Yes, But Isn’t There a Bigger Issue Here?
The title of this essay is the follow-up question I have always wanted mainstream media reporters to ask a political figure after he or she gives the rote response, "Israel has a right to defend itself" (e.g., Biden, Pence and Buttigieg) after the five...
If Not Now, When; If Not Us, Who?: Support Antiwar.com!
Sometime this year, the 19th in America's longest, most futile, war in Afghanistan – really any day now – a young man (or woman) will be killed in a war older than he is. In these dark times, it feels like an inevitability, but it's not quite – if...
America’s Arms Sales Addiction
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Honestly, if a single corporate entity controlled three-quarters of the global market in a product, you’d call it a monopoly, right? Well, in 2011, that was the situation of the United States when it came to the arms trade. This...
Combat Vet Senator Richard Black Fighting the War Party
Two weeks ago the Virginia State Senate switched hands from the Republicans to the Democrats, another step in the state’s leftward turn. One of the Democratic pick ups was in the 13th district, where incumbent State Senator Dick Black is retiring from public service....
A New Generation of Vets: Ending Endless War From the Right
They sure didn't look the part. These weren't a bunch of stereotypical hippie peaceniks. As I surveyed the room in the beautiful DC brownstone which hosted the BringOurTroopsHome.us opening night reception, I saw well-built, well-dressed men and women, many still...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Five Killed; Protesters Capture Baghdad Bridge
A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Lebanese have been demonstrating in the streets against corruption and for democratic rights. The protesters come from all economic classes and religious/ethnic groups. Like the Arab Spring uprisings that began in 2010, these...
Coming to Terms With the US Role in Central America
On March 11, 1999, President Bill Clinton took an unprecedented step. During a four-nation visit to Central America, he expressed regret for the role the United States had played in a brutal counter-terrorism campaign that had caused the deaths of thousands of...
