For the second time in a week, a US military operation in Afghanistan has ended with a large number of civilians dead, and US officials offering very dubious arguments as to why it wasn’t their fault. The Sunday night attack saw US and Afghan commandos raid a house in...
By Jason Ditz On Sunday, Saudi warplanes attacked and destroyed a prison in the Yemeni city of Dhamar, killing an estimated 130 prisoners. Saudi officials are now saying they had no idea that the prison held any prisoners, nor had they added the prison to the “no...
38 Minutes Suitable for All Ages "Foreign Policy Focus" host Kyle Anzalone recently invited Pete to come on his show to talk about spreading the anti-war message online, alternatives to Facebook and Twitter, and a couple other subjects. Foreign Policy Focus Pete's...
As I write this in the aftermath of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11, I count my blessings that I am here to write this article. To be sure, this is no patriotic orgy of thanking the military and bowing to the U.S. government security apparatus that is, in theory,...
On FPF #237, Will Porter and Pat McFarlane join the show to discuss why they are anti-war. Will gives his take on how the war state is destroying journalism. Pat explains how the war state is eroding the checks on government power. The Libertarian Institute is asking...
A question that has been repeated for some years now is, "What happened to the anti-war Left?" Mance asked Norman Solomon to come on the show and answer it. Norman is an author and anti-war activist with his first protests coming during the Vietnam War. Norman also...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – In a win for government-transparency advocates, the FBI has agreed to turn over records it created when it spied on two anti-war journalists and pay $299,000 to settle their attorneys’ fees. The deal, which brings to a close a four-year battle for...
Jess Sundin, a founding member of the Twin Cities-based Anti-War Committee, discusses 69 year-old Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh's three year long legal battle with the US government, which charged her with immigration fraud for failing to disclose her conviction of...
