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Syria: the US public faces a grim reality TV choice
Obama is asking a jury of safe spectators to press the yes or no button for military strikes. Will they vote for an end to empire?
Syria vote: a corner has been turned on the road to peace
It is now clear, as indeed it was in 2003, that most people have no wish to embroil Britain militarily in the Middle East.
Cameron and the crisis of the Project for the New American Century
Stop the War Coalition national officer John Rees looks at the factors that led to Cameron's humiliation in parliament, and the crisis in US power.Message from Jeremy Corbyn MP, Chair of Stop the War
Act now - we can make a difference
Stop the War Coalition national officer Kevin Ovenden looks at the arguments about whether protest makes a difference - and what we need to do now.
Bradley Manning: remembering his service to humanity as he's sentenced to 35 years in jail
Instead of facing 35 years in jail, Bradley Manning should receive the gratitude of us all for the service he has done humanity with his courage and compassionate action.
Is Glenn Greenwald's journalism now viewed as a 'terrorist' occupation?
We must assume the Americans asked the British government to nab Glenn Greenwald's partner, shake him down and take his personal effects.
Bradley Manning's plea and the fight to be human
Bradley Manning has shown that he stands on the side of humanity. Now he is paying the price for it.
Civilian casualties up 23% in pointless, never-ending Afghanistan war
There is no victory in Afghanistan but hawks in Washington insist US forces stay till 2024, continue the nation-building project, and beat back the insurgency.
We won't stand by. Obama's war can be stopped
Anti-war protests must be stepped up to send a message to Washington that the world will not stand by and let the US plunge the Middle East into a wider war.
Optimism And Fear: President Obama on War in Syria
Whatever Congress may decide, a U.S. military strike against Syria will still be illegal, immoral and dangerous, even reckless, says Phyllis Bennis
A partial victory, but a victory
British MPs’ arguments and information were influenced by a strong public opinion against war, itself a product of a mass movement which didn’t stop a war ten years ago but has prevented a further one now.
Tariq Ali: The shock wave caused by the UK parliament voting against war on Syria
Rejoice. Rejoice. The first chain of vassaldom has been broken. They will repair it, no doubt, but let’s celebrate independence while it lasts.Stop the War Coalition welcomes Parliament's rejection of war on Syria
Latest attack in Syria should not be used as a pretext for military intervention
Western intervention in Syria, or anywhere else in the Middle East, would cause greater displacement and war.
Egypt, Syria and the sordid legacy of UK and US in the Middle East
Military intervention, economic sanctions and arms sales have fuelled problems in the Middle East, not solved them.
UK has not stopped selling arms to Egypt
Hundreds of people have been killed in a violent crackdown in Egypt while the British government continues arms sales.
The real reason for Obama's terrorist scaremongering: he's losing the 'war on terror'
Whatever is behind the timing of the current scare, Obama's rebrand of the 'war on terror' has been, not just an abject failure, but as deeply counter-productive and almost as brutal as the original.
Hezbollah is not going away as long as Israel occupies Arab land
For the first time in the history of the Arab/Israeli conflict, a military force emerged under Hezbollah leadership that could not be defeated by US-backed Israeli forces.
