AltWeeklies Wire
'Transition has been Hell'new
On average, 22 veterans kill themselves in this country every day. On Jan. 18, one of them was my friend Chris. This is his story.
We Are All Soviets Now
Sure, all rules are arbitrary. But once you start breaking your own rules, you undermine the basis of legitimacy for the system you’ve created and hope to perpetuate. If we go back to the basis of nationhood – you have a right to exist if you can carve out borders, defend them, and repel invaders – we unwind the world order that has been in place for nearly half a millennium.
If We Learn Geography, the Terrorists Have Won
Why do people blow up our embassies, bomb our ships, fly planes into our buildings, (try to) blow up their shoes and their underwear? They do it (partly) because we can't imagine why anyone would do such a thing.
The Chechen Connection
Why might a Chechen resent the United States?
The Quagmire Pattern
Ten Years into the Iraq War, the U.S. Repeats in Syria.
Terrorists Will Attack Us With Drones. Bet On It.
What's to stop a hostile nation-state from attacking the United States with drones? Nothing. What if terrorists get drones? They will.
Iran - Because Two Wars Aren't Enough
Year after year, on one foreign crisis after another, American presidents repeatedly state some variation on the theme that war is always an option, that the military option is always on the table. You've heard that line so often that you take it for granted. But did you know that "keeping the military option on the table" is a serious violation of international law?
Next Memorial Day, Remember America's Victims Too
It's bad enough to live in a nation in thrall to the cult of militarism. It's worse to lie about it. And it's insane to believe the lies.
We Have Found the "One Bad Apple" And It Is Us
To the Afghans, Sgt. Bales didn't kill those 16 people in Kandahar province. The U.S. did. Obama did. We did. After all, if we hadn't invaded and occupied Afghanistan, Bales wouldn't have been there in the first place.
Susan Collins Murdered Afghans. Now She's a Moderate
Lefties were against the Afghanistan War ten years ago. We were ignored or mocked. Now that the polls have shifted against the war, it's a little galling to hear warmongers like Susan Collins talk about Karzai's corruption and Afghanistan's unique history as though she were reporting information that just came to light.
Tags: Afghanistan War, Susan Collins
Support the Marine Urination Brigade
Memo to U.S. forces: OK to invade foreign nation that posed no threat. OK to occupy said country for years. OK to impose a corrupt puppet government. OK to kill the locals. Probably OK to piss on them. Just don't film it.
The Truth About 9/11 Truthers
The government and the media say 9/11 Truthers are crazy. But it's their refusal to allow a real investigation that is nuts.
What If the U.S. Were a Nation of Laws?
President Obama murdered Osama bin Laden. I am surprised that the left has been so supportive—not of the end result, but of the way it was carried out.
Tags: Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden
