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Nothing “Off-base” About Ron Paul’s Estimates of U.S. Bases Overseas
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Republicans Keep Shifting Targets: Iran Now in the Crosshairs
One reason that Republicans seek war with Iran is that if it becomes a mess, it could hurt President Obama as the failed hostage rescue mission did Jimmy Carter.
Low Tax Rates for the Rich Harm Not Only the Economy, But Defense
When the corporate rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes, it leaves us more vulnerable to attack.
Georgia: NATO Membership in Exchange for Use as a Base for War With Iran?
New hospitals and air bases built in Georgia have led to speculation they’re to support U.S. attack on Iran.
Using Drones for Human Rights Creates More Problems Than It Solves
Issues of territorial sovereignty aside, using drones for human rights surveillance in Syria would never be approved by Russia and China in the UN.
Honduras: While Corruption and Repression Mushroom, Justice Rots on the Vine
The United States deserves some of the blame for the human-rights disaster that Honduras has become.
Nuclear Pit Boondoggle at Los Alamos Temporarily Scuttled
The postponement of the new plutonium facility at Los Alamos deals a blow to both the U.S. nuclear-weapons program and boondoggles in general.
Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Second Coming With Nuclear War
To some evangelicals and fundamentalists, a nuclear holocaust may be God’s will.
The NDAA and the Militarization of America
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by the president on New Year’s Eve of 2011. Activists and other critics charge that the NDAA authorizes the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens, but supporters counter that the law entails no new powers of detention for the federal government.
In a sense, both sides are right.
Lady Gaga Unwittingly Serves the Cause of Arms Control
Rep. Edward Markey is calling for deep cuts to the entire nuclear-weapons triad: missiles, aircraft, and submarines.