Foreign Policy & War

War: The Republican’s Real Priority

by Laurence M. Vance April 6, 2011

In their “Pledge to America,” House Republicans promised “to stop out-of control spending and reduce the size of government.” But other than promising to repeal Obamacare, no specific mention is made in the Pledge about eliminating any federal department, agency, or commission. Indeed, the Republicans’ stated ambition was merely to “roll back government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout ...

The Forgotten Failures of the Peace Corps

by James Bovard April 1, 2011

This is the fiftieth anniversary year for the Peace Corps. Prior to the creation of AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps took the cake as the most arrogant and overrated government program in Washington. At a time when the agency is being hailed for idealism and almost saving the world, it is worthwhile to consider its early record of debacles and ...

Afghanistan: A War of Choice, Not Necessity

by Sheldon Richman March 25, 2011

In December Barack Obama received his awaited assessment of the war in Afghanistan, then reported to the American people that the mission is “on track” and troops would begin to withdraw next July. But the semi-upbeat assessment was less than persuasive because, as the Washington Post reported, “The overview of the long-awaited report contained no specifics or data to ...

Muslim Radicals Strike at U.S. Foreign Policy

by Sheldon Richman March 21, 2011

U.S. Rep. Peter King's recent hearing on the domestic radicalization of Muslims was an act of misdirection. While King, a New York Republican, no doubt exaggerates this phenomenon, he might as well have held a hearing on why objects drop when let go. The answer is obvious. The violence the U.S. government inflicts on the Muslim world is the ...

Glenn Beck Show with Judge Andrew Napolitano: Peter King’s Muslim Hearings

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 9, 2011

March 8, 2011, on the Glenn Beck Show (Fox News) Judge Napolitano interviews Jacob Hornberger and Zuhdi Jasser on the Peter King's Muslim Hearings (video at 27:40)

Scott Horton Interviews Jacob Hornbeger

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 3, 2011

Scott Horton from Antiwar Radio interviews Jacob Hornbeger Audio

Dina Gusovsky Interviews Jacob Hornberger

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 2, 2011

Dina Gusovski from RT Russia Today interviews Jacob Hornberger Video (scroll to bottom)

Making War at Home

by Catherine Lutz February 20, 2011

I could see its seams as the huge warplane slowly lumbered overhead toward its twilight landing at a military complex near Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was mere feet above the flapping laundry and unlandscaped grounds of a trailer park. A few miles further away, people living in the houses of another, greener area of Fayetteville straightened wall hangings set ...

The Jacob Hornberger Show: The Dictatorships of the U.S. Empire

by Jacob G. Hornberger February 19, 2011

The Jacob Hornberger Show broadcasts live Saturday nights at 7pm EST. Visit FFF's Ustream Channel to watch the show live. Download the MP3 here, or subscribe to the RSS feed

U.S. Versus the Egyptian People

by Sheldon Richman February 14, 2011

The last thing the U.S. policy elite wants is real democracy in Egypt. That country has been a linchpin of American foreign policy for more than 30 years precisely because its government has been able to defy the will of the Egyptian people. If that should change now, America’s rulers and their Israeli partners will be in panic mode, ...

The Unraveling of U.S. Mideast Policy

by Sheldon Richman February 3, 2011

The blow to U.S. foreign policy by the popular uprising in Egypt cannot be overstated. The Egyptians’ demand that Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt with an iron hand and billions of American taxpayer dollars, step down is unquestionably a major setback to the U.S. governing class and its plans for the Middle East. Since the end of World ...

Revolution in Egypt and Hypocrisy in the U.S.

by Andy Worthington January 31, 2011

For the United States and other Western countries, the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt (which threaten to spread to other countries, including Yemen and Algeria) are something of a nightmare. Just as the authorities in these countries are struggling — and failing — to cope with popular uprisings, so too the United States and other Western countries are ...