An Open Letter to My Fellow Veterans
Camillo “Mac” Bica talks vet to vet about the war in Iraq.
You Want A New Direction? Here’s One
The American people tried to wake President George W. Bush out of his fantasies with last November’s elections.
Four Years of War
Why is it that we refer to the day the Iraq war started as an anniversary?
The Future of the Anti-War Movement
While we don’t have white and black water fountains or blacks on the back of the bus anymore, we haven’t gone to the next step to ensure that our movement is integrated.
Full Snow Moon
Full Snow Moon, a poem by Melissa Tuckey.
Ten Blockbuster Hearings
Here’s how the Democratic Party’s new majority in Congress can start making a real difference in Washington.
Annotate This: Escalation in Iraq
The mistakes that the president acknowledged in his speech are perpetuated in his plan.
Poll: Fewer Guns, More Talk
FPIF’s new department War and Peace looks at the big picture of how to build a more secure world. In the debut article, Poll: Fewer Guns, More Talk, department editor Miriam Pemberton reports that the votes are already in and the winner is a new foreign policy.
Negotiating and Looking Tough: The Mirrored Policies of the U.S. and Iran
While September was a hopeful month for those interested in the de-escalation of tensions between the Unites States and Iran, neither country has yet developed the desire or will to resolve the outstanding issues that exist between them.
Why Do They Hate US?
Commenting on an exhibition of political cartoons from around the world, international pollster Clay Ramsay provides some insights into Why They Hate Us.
Postcard from Syria
With a shaky UN-brokered ceasefire in place, Syrians still grapple with the persistent insecurity facing their country’s war-weary borders and the growing refugee problem.
Iraq’s Sectarian Bloodshed "Made in the USA"
Iraqi Shia and Sunnis have lived in harmony for centuries, the U.S. changed that.
At War with Syria and Iran: The Neo-Cons May Get Their Wish
Sounding a similar note, the neocons push for war again.
How the Irish Can Save the Middle East
The Irish saved civilization. Now it’s time for them to help out the Middle East.
The Iraqi Civil Conflict: Another Reason for Bringing the Troops Home
Evidence exists that the roots of the Iraqi civil conflict is political rather than sectarian, and that the best solution is finding a way to bring the troops home.