September 2011
Phyllis Bennis
It wasn’t the events of September 11th that changed the world, but the events of September 12th and beyond, when the Bush administration took the world to war in response; that changed the world, and continues to threaten U.S. and global security, and shred U.S. democracy.
September 2011
Phyllis Bennis
It might seem like cause for celebration after reading the New York Times headline, "Iraq War Marks First Month with No U.S. Military Deaths." But the smaller print on the page reminds us why celebrating is not really in order: "Many Iraqis are killed..."
August 2011
Ross Eventon
While the US focuses on consolidating its permanent military presence in Afghanistan, designed to guard and exploit Central Asian energy reserves, its earlier rational "to fight terrorism" is a faded memory. Afghanis, meanwhile, continue to lose their lives and humanitarian conditions worsen.
August 2011
Phyllis Bennis
The success of Libya's uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the United States and NATO.
June 2011
Phyllis Bennis
President Obama passed up an opportunity to end the war in Afghanistan and respect the views of the vast majority of the American people.
June 2011
Patrick Bond
Obama's speech on the Middle East and North Africa missed the point of the Arab uprising, and offered little sign of conciliation or support for the Palestinians.
March 2011
Daniel Elsberg
The WikiLeaks suspect's mistreatment amounts to torture. Either President Obama knows this or he should make it his business.
September 2010
Phyllis Bennis
The controversy surrounding the proposed Islamic community center in downtown Manhattan is not about religion. It's about war.
August 2010
Phyllis Bennis
Israel's defence minister spends much more time in Washington than the nation's pro-"ethnic cleansing" foreign minister; no wonder when the US is committing hundreds of billions of US taxes to Israel's militarization.
May 2010
Phyllis Bennis
Renewed U.S. efforts to bring sanctions against Iran are more backlash for being snubbed in favour of a tripartite deal with Turkey and Brazil than they are about nuclear proliferation. A UN Security Council coalition may be able to block U.S. pressure for sanctions that would only punish Iranian civilians.
