After eight years of war and huge expenditures of national treasure, is the United States really serious about succeeding in Afghanistan and Pakistan? Or, given the seemingly intractable nature of these conflicts and the exquisite difficulties of coping

The Afghanistan war is getting attention again. And, it all adds up to an incredible opportunity for the anti-war movement to really prevent further escalation or even stop the war. In fact, today the New York Times reported that the Obama administrati

UNITED NATIONS -- The United States is ready to begin a new era of engagement with the world, President Obama said Wednesday in a sweeping address to the United Nations General Assembly in which

By deliberately telling lies in order to start the war in Iraq, Bush and his co-conspirators knew they would be sending many US servicemen and women to unnecessary deaths. Hence the Murder charge.

An innocent man, Leonard Peltier was wrongfully convicted in 1977 and has served over 30 years in federal prison despite proof that he was convicted on the basis of fabricated and suppressed evidence, as well as coerced testimony.

President Barack Obama began a week that will dwell heavily on overhauling the health care system, declaring himself confident Congress will pass "a good health care bill" even though some Republican opponents were trying to kill the measure for politica

The White House said Saturday that international talks with Iran should focus on the country's nuclear program, a topic Tehran had ruled off limits until its foreign minister opened the door. "We're not talking for talking's sake," presidential spokesm

Less than 5% of the world knows of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights existence. Because passports are the official representation of government, if the declaration is in all passports, it becomes an official documentation of the world.

US government officials approved brutal and illegal interrogation methods, including waterboarding which has been prosecuted as a war crime in the United States for more than 100 years. Yet no senior official has been held to account for these crimes.

The CIA formed after World War 2 has been involved in it's own idea of keeping us safe ever since. Above is one in a series of vids where ex- CIA agents tell their stories. This is bone chilling and the vids are not for the squeamish...