Nearly $10 billion a month is the latest estimate of U.S. military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Congressional Research Service. And with a straight face, the administration says it will seek $50 billion in war funding for fiscal 2007 to serve as “a bridge fund” until needs are assessed. And that’s on […]

Many urgent challenges face us today as we work toward creating a safer world. One of the most urgent is confronting the arrogant speech and actions of President Bush and his administration. His new National Security Strategy issued this week reaffirms the Bush doctrine of preemptive military strikes against other nations. It also describes Iran […]

I don’t feel safe in this world, and I’m not alone. People I know increasingly talk about feeling scared because of what they see happening in the world and in our nation.

President Bush tells India we will support their development of nuclear weapons and then tells Pakistan we will not. And, of course, he […]