Links to Recent Articles of Interest
“Israel Sandbags Biden”
By Juan Cole, Reader Supported News, posted March 10
includes historical background
“Exit Strategies for Aghanistan and Iraq”
By Tom Hayden, The Nation, posted March 8
on Congressional dynamics and the state of the peace movement
“Let Europe Be Europe: Why the United States Must Withdraw from NATO”
By Andrew Bacevich, Foreign Policy, March-April, posted March 4
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University
“The Pentagon’s Runaway Budget”
By Carl Conetta, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted March 3
on the rise in military spending since 1998, compared to past surges
“How to Fight a Better War (Next Time)”
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted March 2
on “lessons” from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, tongue-in-cheek
“The System Works, Obama’s Approach Doesn’t”
By Stanley Kutler, Truthdig.com, posted March 2
compares Obama to Franklin Roosevelt
“America, the Fragile Empire”
By Niall Ferguson, Common Dreams (from Los Angeles Times), posted February 28
“US Started a War of Aggression Against Afghanistan over 30 Years Ago”
By James A. Lucas, Countercurrents.org, posted February 26
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