Debunking the most recent criticism of the U.S. justice system for terrorism trials.

In a recent interview with Der Spiegel, General Petraeus reiterated his anti-corruption push, in which he tells his troops to be careful where they spend their money. With the latest stories from DC that show folks like Blackwater/Xe, KBR, and other US contractors getting off the hook, you have to wonder if the strategy of “Do As We Say, Not As We Do” will ever work. And if it won’t, then why do we continue to spend money and lives to keep pursuing it?

War is not politics, it is violence – murder – on an enormous scale. It does not lead to democracy, security, or good governance, it leads to anger, humiliation, and above all else, more violence.

A response to Spencer Ackerman’s opening gambit on Pakistan diplomacy

What are the United States’ National Interests in Afghanistan, and what does that have to do with the politics surrounding the War?

Spencer Ackerman wants you to meet him halfway between his house and the straw man: Here’s where those who base their opposition to the war its promotion of human suffering have to meet halfway as well. If the U.S. stops prosecuting its end of the war, civilian casualties will not end. What will end is [...]

Spencer Ackerman is confused about the anti-war movement.

Chairman of the Republican Party Michael Steele made some awkward comments about Obama’s policy in Afghanistan, irking the right wing. With reaction from the left no better, we see that the War in Afghanistan is simply not a left/right issue at all.

Part of understanding propaganda is knowing its intended audience. The recent Pentagon leak on Afghanistan’s mineral wealth is no different. While it appears desperate and comical, it is highly effective and specifically targeted propaganda.

Per Spencer Ackerman, writing in the Washington Independent, House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) opposes the Levin/Lieberman/Murphy/Obama/grudgingly-Gates sham repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.