This Shameful Abuse of Bradley Manning
Japan’s Culture of Peace: Reflections on Constitutional Antimilitarism
Japanese professional baseball teams have kicked off their spring exhibition games. In February I attended a match between the Yomiuri Giants and Hiroshima Carp in southern Miyazaki Prefecture. For a sport so central to the collective identities of both Americans and...
Death Toll Rising at Peaceful Yemen Protests
Despite an ongoing dialogue between U.S. officials, human rights groups and Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh regarding concerns over the use of lethal force to quell anti- government protests throughout the Persian Gulf state, the death toll continues to rise in...
Friday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 29 Wounded
At least one Iraqi was killed and 29 others were wounded in new violence and one previous attack. Iraq also saw protests again today as demonstrators filtered out of mosques and onto the streets.
read moreUS Edges Towards Libyan Rebel Recognition
As the tide of battle appeared to shift for the first time Thursday in favor of forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the United States and its European allies moved closer toward intervening - if not yet militarily - on the side of the insurgency. In...
The Embarrassments of Empire
The Return of the Witch-Hunters
Thursday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Updated at 5:08 p.m. EST, Mar. 10, 2011
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 19 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Again, almost all reported attacks were in the capital. Protests also continue, much to the chagrin of the prime minister who went on the defensive today.
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