War & Peace

War is organized insanity. And, frankly, it's often not even that organized.

The military intervention party has powerful advocates, including President Obama, but Congress has heard the American public.

“The legacy of September 11 continues to grow. It used to be all about war. Now, it is about giving peace a chance,” says William Rivers Pitt.

Simply ask yourself if a particular option will cause suffering. The decision then becomes easy, and it becomes particularly easy on questions of war.

If the vast majority of the public in the US and the UK doesnu2019t have a clue about the death toll from the Iraq war, then how can they …

The fact is that, were the White House telling the truth about the need for an attack on Syria, it would be a first in history. Every other case …

By setting in motion a possibly catastrophic plan to bomb Syria, President Obama has created what amounts to a ‘doomsday machine’ that could detonate if not disarmed by a …

A quick reader on why military intervention in Syria is a big mistake - and what we should be advocating instead.

America will act, or act by not acting. There will be real-world consequences in either case. We need to keep track of the metaphors and scenarios that lead to …

Many of the legal and diplomatic processes that led to peace in other times of conflict haven't even been tried yet in Syria.