Military

Middle East Expert: ‘This Is Not Libya’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 31, 2013 With five Tomahawk cruise missile-equipped US Navy destroyers waiting in the Mediterranean Sea for a possible strike on Syria, Jadaliyya ezine co-founder and director of Middle East Studies at George Mason University Bassam Haddad says a U attack on Bashar al-Assad's government could escalate into multinational war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry Presents Case for Attack on Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 After the British Parliament's refusal to join a U.S. attack on Syria, the secretary of state declared Friday there was "clear" and "compelling" evidence that the government of President Bashar al-Assad used poison gas against its citizens. Meanwhile, the Obama administration released an unclassified intelligence report intended to back up the claim. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama May Be Walking Into an Impeachment Trap

By Kevin Zeese, PopularResistance Aug 30, 2013 The solo-cowboy approach would make the phony Bush “coalition of the willing” that joined in the mistaken attack on Iraq look like brilliant diplomacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Syrian Intervention Can Lead Only to Yet Another War

William Pfaff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 The United States is not in charge of international war and peace. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama’s Syrian Agony

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 President Obama surely didn't want to offer his commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech on a day dominated by rumors of war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Stands Alone After British Lawmakers Vote Against Syrian Strike

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 Barack Obama's plans to bomb Syria hit a snag Thursday when the British parliament unexpectedly voted against a motion that would have paved the way for authorizing the U.K.’s participation in a military attack. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Obama Would Have Indicted Me’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer interviews the godfather of principled leakers about Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, Edward Snowden and President Obama's "unprecedented campaign against whistle-blowing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raytheon Says Let’s Go to War!

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 The weapon manufacturer's stock surged roughly 10 percent while American war drums for Syria crescendoed over the past two months. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., recognizes the jump as an unambiguous reminder that profit is a cause for the war President Obama seems prepared to make. "Nobody wants this except the military-industrial complex," he said on a radio show Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tariq Ali on Syrian Chemical Weapons: ‘The Fact Is, We Don’t Know’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 The British-Pakistani historian, activist and editor of the New Left Review says that without publicly available evidence, Barack Obama's claim that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against civilians and rebels is "totally unconvincing." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Want Military Action? Look No Further Than Your Local Police

BLANK Aug 29, 2013 Increased militarization of domestic police departments has contributed to grotesque violations of Americans' civil liberties, not to mention costing untold millions in tax dollars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Prince: Meet the Man Who Co-Opted Democracy in the Middle East

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 Now that the Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family, it is time to honor Prince Bandar bin Sultan as the most effective Machiavellian politician of the modern era.The Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Assad Must Be Punished

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 History says don't do it. Most Americans say don't do it. But President Obama has to punish Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's homicidal regime with a military strike -- and hope that history and the people are wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )