Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Could peace finally be at hand?
November 2, 2018Why things have gone from bad to worse for the U.S./NATO occupation has less to do with the war than a change in Taliban strategy that Washington has either missed or ignored.
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Republican Senate leadership unable to scuttle debate on U.S. wars
September 13, 2017Rand Paul, libertarian and one-time GOP presidential hopeful, threatened to paralyze the Senate unless Mitch McConnell allowed debate on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
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Congressional leaders: “It’s time to wind down this perpetual war”
August 23, 2017“More troops won’t win this war – and ‘killing more terrorists,’ as the president said last night, won’t end terrorism."
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Trump on Afghanistan: Protect profits and to hell with everything else
August 22, 2017By leaving open the door to perpetual war, Trump, like presidents before him, is simply following the money.
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IBEW Local 673 supports member deployed to Afghanistan
November 10, 2016Master Sergeant John Rusnak, a member of Ohio-based Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 673 is one of many thousands of unionists – Fire Fighters, Electrical Workers, building trades members and more – who also serve in the...
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