Sun Tzu: The Ass of War
by David Swanson, December 10, 2017 From DavidSwanson.org Sun Tzu, whose book, The Art of War, was written some 2,500 years ago during a period of
Operation Paperclip: Nazi Science Heads West
by Jeffrey St. Clair – Alexander Cockburn, December 8, 2017, CounterPunch. The bleak truth is that a careful review of the activities of the CIA
Why Are U.S. Military Veterans Protesting U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa?
From The Peace Report, December 7, 2017 Veterans For Peace is going on their third delegation to Okinawa in December 2017. Two new U.S. military
76 Years of Pearl Harbor Lies
By David Swanson, December 7, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. Donald Trump is tweeting about a particular spot in Hawaii. He visited it recently on his
Charlottesville Beyond the Lee Statue
By David Swanson, December 7, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. If you haven’t seen Charlottesville on the news lately, you should know that the Lee Statue
Samantha Bee: About North Korea
From Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, December 6, 2017 Sure, Americans already know BOTH things about North Korea, but is there maybe something we’re missing?
The European Union Army and Irish Neutrality
From PANA, December 7, 2017 This Friday a decision will be made in Dail Eireann to join a new EU military structure called Pesco, that will dramatically increase
How I Became A Peace Activist
by David Swanson, December 4, 2017 From Notizie Senza Frontiere When I was teaching myself how to write, when I was about 20 to 25,
If You Love This Planet
A beautifully animated short film, If You Love This Planet brings to life Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow’s passionate call to action, on the day that
What Kind of Nuclear Attack Would be Legal?
by John LaForge, December 6, 2017 US general says order to launch nuclear weapons can be refused if illegal —Chicago Tribune, Nov. 18 US nuclear
Talk Nation Radio: Shireen Al-Adeimi: Stop the U.S. War on Yemen
Shireen Al-Adeimi is a former middle school teacher and is currently finishing her doctoral studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She was born
When a Nuclear War Planner Confesses
By David Swanson Daniel Ellsberg’s new book is The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. I’ve known the author for years, I’m prouder
How I Became a Peace Activist
By David Swanson When I was teaching myself how to write, when I was about 20 to 25, I churned out (and threw out) all
The Environmental Consequences of the Use of Armed Drones
By Doug Weir and Elizabeth Minor From Toxic Remnants of War Network To date, debate over the implications of the growing use of armed drones
The Mass Murder Question
By Ronnie Dugger, December 2, 2017, Reader Supported News. et’s identify and name the hidden question in the historic crisis facing the human species, the
End the 67-year war
By Robert Alvarez, September 11, 2017, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Reposted December 1, 2017 It’s time to find a path to end the 67-year-long Korean
A Drone Killed His Family. The U.S. Courts Just Buried Them
Faisal bin Ali Jaber’s kin were marked for death in an American ‘targeted killing’ program that can’t tell terrorists from their foes. For his pain,
Let the Record Show: Negotiations with North Korea Work
by Catherine Killough, November 29, 2017, Lobe Log. President Trump has consistently misrepresented the negotiation record between North Korea and the United States. In his
Israel, Egypt Pushed U.S. to Bomb Iran Before Nuclear Deal, John Kerry Says
Speaking at a Washington forum, the former secretary of state said that Prime Minister Netanyahu was ‘genuinely agitating toward action’ against Iran The Associated Press,
FAILED: Foreign Policy as We Know It
by David Swanson, November 29, 2017 The Stop the War Coalition has just published a short summary of what’s wrong with foreign policy, going through a partial
Billboards Project
Related posts. See lots of designs here. See explanation of the 3% calculation here. Can’t afford a billboard? Use business cards: Docx, PDF. World Beyond
America Debuts New Military Mega-Base in South Korea
The U.S. is quietly consolidating its forces on the Korean Peninsula into a new fortress south of Seoul, to defend against an attack from the
Government wants to delay Korea-U.S. military drills
By Nam Hyun-woo, November 27, 2017, The Korea Times. The government wants to delay the joint military drills with the United States during the PyeongChang
Trump’s Secret War? U.S. Military’s Presence in Middle East Has Grown 33 Percent in Past Four Months
by John Haltiwanger, November 21, 2017 From Newsweek President Donald Trump has increased the number of U.S. troops and civilians working for the Department of
Matthew Hoh: Militarism Is One of the True Religions of the United States
by Mohsen Abdelmoumen, November 26, 2017 From American Herald Tribune Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are a member of the Center for International Policy. Can you tell us about
Incomprehensible: Surplus Army Pistols to be Sold to the Public
by Pat Elder, November 26, 2017 When Congress approved the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in mid-November, it authorized the sale of surplus Army pistols to
Top Samantha Power Aide is Now Lobbying to Undermine Opponents of Yemen War
By Alex Emmons, November 26, 2017, The Intercept. Starving children with haunting eyes and emaciated bodies. Bombed-out hospitals and homes. A cholera epidemic that is the largest
Countering Islamic Extremism in the Muslim World
By Ann Wright, November 25, 2017. In the West we wonder why the Muslim world is not doing more to counter violent extremism done in
Translated Doc Debunks Narrative of Al Qaeda-Iran “Alliance”
Exclusive: Media fell into neoconservative trap, again. By Gareth Porter • November 22, 2017, The American Conservative. For many years, major U.S. institutions ranging from