David Swanson

David Swanson is the author of "When the World Outlawed War," "War Is A Lie" and "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." He blogs at http://davidswanson.org and http://warisacrime.org and works for the online activist organization http://rootsaction.org

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07 October 2007
Constitution, flag, and leaving Iraq
David Swanson
Remarks on October 6, 2007, at a rally in Richmond, Va., celebrating the U.S. Constitution and flag.

There have always been those in the antiwar...
02 October 2007
Exactly how the good guys finally won
David Swanson
The leaders of today's Congress have made clear through numerous lobby visits that unless we can produce polls that show congressional elections in November...
30 September 2007
Whistleblowers on tape
David Swanson
While they may not be in Congress, there are members of our government willing to risk their careers and more to blow the whistle on the criminal takeover of...
29 September 2007
Presidential candidates diverge
David Swanson
There are now two types of Democratic presidential candidates, the ones who promise to end the occupation of Iraq, and the ones who say they may very well keep...
26 September 2007
Observing our government through Blackwater
David Swanson
Jeremy Scahill, author of a terrific book on the Blackwater mercenary army, spoke in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday to a packed hall.  He took questions...
24 September 2007
We have nothing but fear itself
David Swanson
A Roseland, Indiana, city council member orders police to remove a fellow city council member.  The police escort him out, shove him down on his face and pound...

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