This week marks the tenth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Yet, it seems that a majority of the Senate hasn’t learned its lesson: S. Res. 65, AIPAC/Lindsey Graham’s “backdoor to war” with Iran bill, now has 65 co-sponsors. [1] Even Senators who opposed the Iraq war, such as Sens. Boxer and Durbin, have…
The New York Times editorial board has come a long way since its days of upholding the false dichotomy of sanctions versus war as the only options for US-Iran relations. It was less than two years ago that the Times published an editorial assessing the potential paths for addressing the US-Iran impasse—and completely neglected to…
Call your Senators today to express your opposition to S. Res. 65, the AIPAC/Lindsey Graham bill that tries to “pre-approve” US participation in an Israeli attack on Iran and tries to move the “red line” for war from “preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon” to “preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability“—whatever that…
As US Attorney General, Eric Holder has been instrumental in keeping the Justice Department’s drone memos detailing the legal justification for US drone strikes a secret from the public—and from Congress. But on Wednesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will have the opportunity to question Holder on anything related to his role at the…
On Tuesday, after overcoming months of smears, hysterical rhetoric, and procedural obstruction, Chuck Hagel was confirmed as our next Secretary of Defense. We hope Secretary Hagel will help speed the withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan, help avoid war with Iran, and help cut the Pentagon budget, as groups who supported his nomination expect. But…
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse — Senate Republicans and their friends in the Greater Israel Lobby are using classic McCarthyite smear tactics to try to derail the confirmation of former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham dug up an unsubstantiated report that Hagel once voiced concern…
During his second inaugural address, President Obama promised to move the US forward on addressing climate change. So you’d think that rejecting the TransCanada Corporation’s proposal to build the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have a significant carbon impact if implemented, would be a no-brainer, right? Not according to a recent New York Times report….
California Senator Dianne Feinstein said something recently that’s making our heads spin. Following John Brennan’s confirmation hearing last Thursday in which the Senate Intelligence Committee questioned him on US drone policy, Politico reported Sen. Feinstein as saying that she was unaware of reports that in some instances U.S. officials assumed any male of fighting age…
Early this morning, a group of Palestinian and international nonviolent activists made two attempts to establish a new village in the South Hebron Hills to protest the Netanyahu government’s plans to confiscate Palestinian land in the area. “We are establishing Canaan on our land after our homes and water wells were demolished, and our people…
At long last, the Administration has released a “white paper” explaining its legal rationale for conducting drone strikes on Americans. Why did this happen? Because of pressure. What might more pressure accomplish? John Brennan is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Urge…