(MintPress) — The U.S. war on terror over the past 10 years has consumed thousands of lives and trillions of taxpayer dollars in the fight to rid the world of al-Qaida and similar extremist groups. While there have been major advances, such as the elimination Osama bin Laden and other high level targets, rates of […]
(MintPress) — The U.S. war on terror over the past 10 years has consumed thousands of lives and trillions of taxpayer dollars in the fight to rid the world of al-Qaida and similar extremist groups. While there have been major advances, such as the elimination Osama bin Laden and other high level targets, rates of […]
(MintPress) – Since unmanned drones entered the domestic and national security arsenal in the mid-2000s, speculation of their intended domestic use has always taken precedent. Internationally, drones have predominantly been used as an additional military weapon to promote strikes on militants in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stateside, details of drone usage have been few and far […]
(MintPress) – Since unmanned drones entered the domestic and national security arsenal in the mid-2000s, speculation of their intended domestic use has always taken precedent. Internationally, drones have predominantly been used as an additional military weapon to promote strikes on militants in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stateside, details of drone usage have been few and far […]
(MintPress) — Expenditures on national security have increased by more than $1 trillion since Sept. 11, a sharp rise that many experts in defense and domestic policy circles criticize as inflated and unnecessary. While the threat from foreign jihadi terrorism still poses a threat to U.S. national security, a growing number of experts contend that […]
(MintPress) — Expenditures on national security have increased by more than $1 trillion since Sept. 11, a sharp rise that many experts in defense and domestic policy circles criticize as inflated and unnecessary. While the threat from foreign jihadi terrorism still poses a threat to U.S. national security, a growing number of experts contend that […]
(MintPress) — Freedom of the press, a protected First Amendment right often taken for granted in the U.S., is one of the motivating factors driving popular revolutions in the ongoing “Arab Spring” uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa. While many activists’ focus demands on an end to corrupt hegemonic rule and better economic […]
(MintPress) — Freedom of the press, a protected First Amendment right often taken for granted in the U.S., is one of the motivating factors driving popular revolutions in the ongoing “Arab Spring” uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa. While many activists’ focus demands on an end to corrupt hegemonic rule and better economic […]
Nations don’t wage permanent wars and survive. Imagine one calling itself a democracy trying. Washington spends more on militarism and imperial wars than the rest of the world combined. At the same time, vital domestic needs go begging. America lives by the sword. One day it’ll perish by it. Perhaps so will humanity. The more […]
Nations don’t wage permanent wars and survive. Imagine one calling itself a democracy trying. Washington spends more on militarism and imperial wars than the rest of the world combined. At the same time, vital domestic needs go begging. America lives by the sword. One day it’ll perish by it. Perhaps so will humanity. The more […]
Republican Mitt Romney wants to burnish his foreign policy image with a trip to Britain, Poland and Israel this week, but I wonder if seven days off the campaign trail is really worth it. I mean, seriously. Poland? All candidates want to practice looking presidential overseas, but not all face the level of scrutiny that […]
Republican Mitt Romney wants to burnish his foreign policy image with a trip to Britain, Poland and Israel this week, but I wonder if seven days off the campaign trail is really worth it. I mean, seriously. Poland? All candidates want to practice looking presidential overseas, but not all face the level of scrutiny that […]
Following recent revelations by the New York Times that all military-aged males in Waziristan are considered fair game by the CIA in its drone strikes, many US journalists have been reassessing how they report on deaths in the attacks. So when CNN’s national security analyst Peter Bergen produced a graph claiming that no civilians have been killed […]
Following recent revelations by the New York Times that all military-aged males in Waziristan are considered fair game by the CIA in its drone strikes, many US journalists have been reassessing how they report on deaths in the attacks. So when CNN’s national security analyst Peter Bergen produced a graph claiming that no civilians have been killed […]
