War & Peace

New York City - It’s easy to understand why presidents, politicians, and the military love robots. They don’t talk back. They follow orders. You press a button and they …

John Brennan, President Obama’s chief adviser on counter-terrorism, has again put on public display two unfortunate facts: (1) that the White House has no clue as to how to …

We know that the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and other mujahideen feel that they are involved in a holy war. Do US military personnel also see themselves in this role? Countless …

Army Reserve soldiers render final honors at a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, January 10, 2012. (Photo: The U.S. Army) President Obama went to Afghanistan and …

Since 9/11, the campaign for homeland security has increasingly mimicked the tactics of the enemies its sought to crush.

“Today, Afghanistan and the U.S. initialed and locked the text of the strategic partnership agreement,” said Karzai's spokesman, Aimal Faizi. “This means the text is closed...” Why ‘lock’ or …

Medea Benjamin: Drones kill innocent civilians and antagonize whole populations.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Jose Marti Airport in Havana, on January 11, 2012. (Photo: Jose Goitia / The New York Times)In January 2009, just before Gary Samore …

(Photo: isafmedia / Flickr) You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. …

When His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV visited Hawaii in mid-April to launch the Pillars of Peace Hawaii initiative, audiences rose in anticipation each time he shuffled onto stage, always …