Senator Levin pushes for Iraq withdrawal, al-Maliki replacement
Senator Carl Levin of Michigan came back from a trip to Iraq emboldened by a few new ideas. Significantly, he and Senator Hillary Clinton began calling for the Iraqi...
Clash with Cheney over Iran prompted Rove departure
August 26th, 20070 It is as though I'm back as an analyst at the CIA, trying to estimate the chances of an attack on Iran. The putative attacker, though, happens to be our own...Fatigue cripples U.S. army in Iraq
Exhaustion and combat stress are besieging U.S. troops in Iraq as they battle with a new type of warfare. Some even rely on Red Bull to get through the day. As......
Nation’s soul is at stake in NSA case
Today (Aug. 15, 2007) the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is hearing arguments on two of the most important cases in decades dealing with the rule of...U.S. evangelicals meet Muslim envoys
OAKLAND (IPS) — That it happened at all was a major feat. That not much was resolved was not surprising. That those involved are determined to meet again is fascinating.......
The neocon threat to American freedom
The Bush/Cheney White House, which told the American people in 2003 that the Iraqi invasion would be a three to six week affair, now tells us that the U.S. occupation is...
Carter blasts U.S. policy on Palestinians
June 24th, 20070 DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter accused the U.S., Israel and the European Union on Tuesday of seeking to divide the Palestinian people by reopening......
Obama closes gap with Clinton in fundraising
Democrat Barack Obama raked in $25 million for his presidential bid in the first three months of 2007, placing him on a par with front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and...Public anxiety over foreign policy nears crisis
American peace activist Cindy Shehan wearing a t-shirt written on it in Arabic: We will not be silentWASHINGTON (IPS) — Increasingly anxious about the course of......
