Middle East

I usually enjoy 60 Minutes and expect some decently produced segments.  Who doesn’t love Andy Rooney? “America’s New Air Force” is the worst story by 60 Minutes that I [...]

Today we remind humanity of the U.S. origins of Mother’s Day through the voices of peace moms: As an African-American mother, I respect the abolitionist, suffragist, peace activist, Julia Ward [...]

Rutgers prof: Bush ignored Constitution Wednesday, April 22, 2009 BY JOE RYAN Star-Ledger Staff When lawyers and judges cite the original intent of the framers of the Constitution, they’re [...]

Washington, DC – April 9, 2009 – In the midst of an emerging sea change in American foreign policy thinking, 117 congressional leaders have recently demonstrated an especially strong record of [...]

Visiting Baghdad shows that Iraq is a high priority for President Barack Obama.  Unlike Bush or McCain, Obama promised to redeploy troops from Iraq in 16 months.  Yet, the president’s plan [...]

I was very fortunate to march with the lead of this important protest: 10,000 Marched to Honor Rev. King and Oppose Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan New York, NY -- Saturday, April 4. On the [...]

Obama's domino theory The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan. By Juan [...]

The carnage in Gaza continues. Collaborative Arab regimes still talk while people of conscience take action. I noted that the vice president of the European Union Luisa Morgantini just entered [...]

We stopped H. Con. Res. 362, the military blockade of Iran, even though it was on the fast track to approval. The pundits said that it could not be stopped after 280 Members of Congress endorsed [...]

Those who died in Iraq from Oct 5 to 11: Cpl Reuben Fernandez III  22  Abilene TX Col Michael Stahlman  45  Chevy Chase MD Sgt William Rudd  27  Madisonville KY 6 were seriously wounded. 16 were [...]