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October 28, 2017
Harry Blaney: Letter to the Editor
Brexit will in time erase any real influence by Britain over events in Europe and in America. This self-isolation and disengagement will have a negative impact on the UK’s security, economy and global standing. Many from the EU nations died side by side with Britons and Americans in the Second World War to bring about a Europe that is united, democratic and at peace... READ MORE »
October 25, 2017
CIA in Afghanistan: Operation Phoenix Redux?
These CIA teams in Afghanistan are not just reminiscent of the Operation Phoenix program in Vietnam, the death squads of Central America and the Shia torture and murder militias of Baghdad, they are the direct descendants of them... READ MORE »
October 13, 2017
Grassroots Groups Respond to Trump’s Decision to Decertify the Iran Nuclear Deal
by Win Without War
Joint statement by Beyond the Bomb, CREDO, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Indivisible, J Street, MoveOn.org Civic Action, NIAC Action, Peace Action, VoteVets, Win Without War, and Women’s Action for New Directions on Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran nuclear agreement... READ MORE »
September 30, 2017
Sanders Outlines Vision of a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy
by William D. Hartung
During the 2016 presidential campaign, progressives who work on U.S. foreign policy issues had high hopes that Bernie Sanders would provide a sharp counterpoint to the hawkish views of Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump... READ MORE »
October 28, 2017
A Breath of Fresh Air on Nuclear Weapons Policy
by William D. Hartung
For the growing number of Americans who are now paying attention to the long-neglected issue of the dangers posed by nuclear weapons, the primary reaction is fear, focused on one of three concerns: fear of a nuclear North Korea, fear of a war on the Korean peninsula, or fear of a nuclear war... READ MORE »
October 9, 2017
Tomgram: William Hartung, How the Military-Industrial Complex Preys on the Troops
by William D. Hartung
I’m sure you’ve heard about the $65 million. Or was it $86 million? Or was it even more? You know, the funds the Pentagon sunk into that hotshot plane it was preparing for its Afghan drug interdiction program. You haven’t? ... READ MORE »
September 30, 2017
U.S. Arms and Training Fuel UAE’s War in Yemen
by William D. Hartung
Discussions about the war in Yemen in the media and on Capitol Hill generally focus on the role of the Saudi-led bombing campaign, which has killed thousands of civilians while targeting hospitals, marketplaces, and even a funeral... READ MORE »
September 26, 2017
Five dangers of giving the Commerce Department oversight of firearms exports
by Rachel Stohl, Colby Goodman
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” agenda is taking a potentially deadly turn, with the administration expected to issue new regulations that would make it easier for U.S. firearms and related ammunition to reach terrorists, criminal organizations and corrupt and abusive foreign security forces... READ MORE »
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