Your Tax Dollars At Work
According to a story on DODBuzz.com, when US troops pull out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, they'll have some 4,000 vehicles left over -- trucks, Humvees, MRAPS, etc. Why don't we give them to Afghanistan's security forces? The Defense Logistics Agency says...
Bruce Dancis, Draft Resister
Bruce Dancis was one of the leaders of the Vietnam War draft resistance, and spent 19 months in federal prison for his actions. He joined me on America Weekend to talk about those anti-war years and his new book, "Resister: A Story of Protest and Prison During The...
Foreign Policy Bites Again
The NY Times story on what really happened in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year won't change the minds of any Obama-Hillary haters on the right, because they never let the facts get in the way of their blind rage. But the investigation by...
How To Deal With Iran
On Thursday, a couple dozen senators introduced legislation that would toughen sanctions against Iran, but the White House says it would be vetoed by the President, who wants to give time for an interim agreement between UN Security Council members and Iran to work....
Iran and Nukes
This week, Congressman Duncan Hunter, an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran, made remarks calling for a US tactical nuclear strike on military targets in Iran. On my America Weekend show, I asked Laicie Heeley, Director of Middle East and Defense Policy at the Center for Arms...
How Many Died In Iraq?
In the decade-long war in Iraq, we know how many members of the US military died -- 4,486 -- but the data on Iraqi civilians have always been vague. The generally accepted number has been around 100,000, but a new report says the actual death toll may be five times as...
Now TSA’s Checking You Out Before You Fly
The NY Times reported this week that the TSA is going to gather more information on you before you even get to the airport, including details in private and government databases -- all in secret and with no oversight. On my America Weekend show, I discussed this...
Andrew Bacevich, “Breach Of Trust”
Andrew Bacevich knows about war, having fought in Vietnam and serving as an officer for 23 years before retiring as a Colonel. He was on my America Weekend show today to talk about his new book, "Breach Of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country."...