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A Blueprint for Ending War
We are confident that viable alternatives to war can and will be constructed.
US Intel Vets Oppose Brennan’s CIA Plan
It is time to revert to what Truman envisaged for the CIA.
Will the 47 Diplomacy Saboteurs Have Democratic Enablers?
Without at least six Senate Democrats, Republicans cannot pass anti-diplomacy legislation.
Ex-US Official: With Iran Letter, “Reckless” GOP Places Middle East Hegemony Over Security
Fallout continues from the Republican open letter.
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the US War State
“In many ways, I grew up at the Pentagon.”
Mr. Poroshenko’s Parallel Reality
The Euromaidan revolution did not destroy the old regime in Ukraine; rather, it propelled a different set of oligarchs to power.
Shaky Conviction, Ongoing Punishment: Canada v. Omar Khadr
Now eligible, Khadr will apply for parole later this year.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Ideologically Dictated Worldview
It would appear that while Netanyahu certainly does not speak for all the Jews, or even all Israeli Jews, he might, perversely, speak for most of the US Congress.
Servant Leaders vs. Empty Suits
An alternative vision of global security is taking shape, based in initiatives that slowly build trust on the basis of overlapping environmental crises and other challenges that simply cannot …
How Did Syria Get Here?
Wars may be how Americans learn geography, but do they always learn the history of how the geography was shaped by wars?