From the Frontlines: May 17th, 2010
Showdown on K Street, unheard voices from the Gulf, and finreg loopholes.
In Afghan Negotiations, Who’s at the Table?
Behind Karzai’s visit to Washington: A real path to peace will involve a lot more players (and fewer soldiers).
From the Frontlines: May 10th, 2010
Untrue statements about the BP spill, what progressives are saying about Elena Kagan, and Greek protesters’ latest target.
Massacres Expose another Reason to End Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
The bylaws and directives of this war allow our Army helicopter gunners to shoot at unarmed Reuters photographers, and military convoys to fire on busloads of civilians in Afghanistan, and U.S. Special Forces to murder pregnant women and teenage girls in Iraq.
War Crimes Then and Now
The only ones the Afghan war makes safer are the war profiteers pocketing billion-dollar contracts — and the politicians pocketing campaign contributions in return.
Afghanistan: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
At an FPIF panel on Afghanistan at the recent Left Forum in New York, panelists agreed that there are no military solutions to the current situation but disagreed on whether U.S. troops should leave as soon as possible.
Author Event: Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan
Acclaimed writer, analyst, and activist Phyllis Bennis discusses her new book “Ending the US War in Afghanistan: A Primer” and leads a conversation questioning whether the war in Afghanistan was ever “the good war” and what citizens can do in the face of President Obama’s recent troop escalation.
Israel-U.S. Relations, Obama Visits Afghanistan, and Another Occupation Election
Talking points on the aftermath of Biden’s trip to Israel, the president’s trip to Afghanistan, and the elections in Iraq.
Why Our Taliban’s Gaining Traction
The far-right wing in the Netherlands is just as intolerant and narrow-minded and xenophobic as the radical Islamists.
Los Angeles Author Event: Phyllis Bennis on ‘Ending the War in Afghanistan: A Primer’
Middle East expert and author Phyllis Bennis will present her latest book (co-authored with David Wildman), Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan: A Primer, followed by a Q & A. The evening is cosponsored by CODEPINK: Women for Peace.
‘Going Local’ in Afghanistan
A response to David Castonguay’s In Praise of Warlords.
In Praise of Warlords
Here’s a different security approach to fixing Afghanistan.
Postcard From…Jakarta
A new statue of Barack Obama in Jakarta is the focus of protest.
Afghanistan: This War Won’t Work
The reasons for ending the war are growing, and justifications are few.
Eight Years of Guantanamo: What’s Changed?
The Obama administration promised to close the infamous detention center but delivered more of the same.