What happened to the Republican Party? Simple. George W. Bush happened.
We have clear evidence that there may be an ongoing policy of collective punishment and expulsion, war crimes under international and US law, happening in Afghanistan, and it’s time for the House oversight committee to investigate.
I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on Firedoglake or at Rethink Afghanistan. The views expressed below are my own. Something very interesting has been happening with conservatives lately. They’re turning against the war…
Joe Klein urges Obama to play chicken with Congress over the war in Afghanistan.
Are supporters of Wikileaks feeding into the crackdown by the US Government?
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
The propaganda tour has failed - 6 in 10 Americans want an end to the war in Afghanistan. Will Obama stick to his timeline, or will congress be forced to take drastic measures?