Debra Sweet | May 4, 2016 16 people in the U.S. military will not be prosecuted for repeated bombings of the Médecins Sans Frontières(Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, last October…
Some People Want to Talk about the Democrats, War & Torture
Debra Sweet | May 4, 2016 Larry Wilmore, who hosted the White House Correspondent’s dinner last weekend, didn’t go soft on Obama for not closing Guantanamo. Other than Trump and Cruz, he’s…
The War Parties Convene July 2016
Debra Sweet | May 4, 2016 {jathumbnailoff} The War Parties Convene July 2016 These unjust, immoral, illegitimate wars need to be opposed, especially when the eyes of the world are concentrated on…
A Vote for the Democrats Would Be a Vote for War Crimes
Revolution Newspaper | May 2, 2016 {jathumbnailoff} The New York Times ran a feature, “How Hillary Became a Hawk,” in its magazine May 1, 5 years after Obama & Clinton cheered on…
Hidden Costs of US Air War
Nicolas J S Davies | April 26, 2015 USA Today reported on April 19 that U.S. air forces bombing Syria and Iraq have been operating under new, looser rules of engagement since last…
Drone Operators Now to be Considered Combatants
Debra Sweet | April 21, 2016 Brian Terrell of Voices for Creative Non Violence writes, “Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III authorized RPA aircrews to log combat time…
New Releases of John Yoo’s Promotion of Torture, Surveillance
FireJohnYoo.org | April 21, 2016 The Justice Department recently released another of the now-notorious Office of Legal Counsel memos written by John Yoo — memos that authorized torture, warrantless wiretapping, and indefinite…
Tariq Ba Odah, hunger striker, released from Guantanamo
Debra Sweet | April 21, 2016 The best known of the prisoners is Tariq Ba Odah, on hunger strike since 2007. Even when he went to federal court last year with a…
Drone victims speak out, ahead of Obama’s civilian deaths estimate
Reprieve | April 21, 2016 A video project launched today by the Guardian and Reprieve details the civilian impact of the US covert drone programme, through the voices of those who have…
“Inside Drone Warfare” – The Las Vegas Symposium Tapes
Nick Mottern | April 21, 2016 Thanks to the financial contributions by many of you who are reading this, the “Inside Drone Warfare” symposium was held at the University of Nevada/Las Vegas…