Memo to Obama, McCain: No One Wins in a War
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 18 Jul 2008
We should be asking the candidates: Is our war in Afghanistan ending terrorism, or provoking it? And is not war itself terrorism?

Spending for Spooks: The Intelligence Budget Has Increased Dramatically
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 18 Jul 2008
The U.S. is currently spending between $55 and $66 billion a year on intelligence. So why can’t we find Osama bin Laden?

Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 18 Jul 2008
Summary: WASHINGTON (AFP) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday confirmed that the United States had shifted its position on diplomacy with Iran, with the decision to send a senior envoy to Geneva to participate in nuclear talks with Iran’s top negotiator. source: AFPread more

Seismic Shift or Non-Decision by Bush on Iran?
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 18 Jul 2008
Summary: The US decision to send the State Department’s third-ranking official to sit in on the meeting between European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana and Iran’s nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili Saturday has been hailed as a major diplomatic breakthrough, but it is too soon to pop the champagne cork. source: AntiWar.com read more

Leading article: A welcome change of tack by Washington
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 18 Jul 2008
Summary: BoltonRiceThe surest reason for believing that America really has reversed its policy on Iran, to the pursuit of face-to-face negotiations and the establishment of a US office in Tehran, is the outrage it has caused among hardliners in Washington. source: The Independentread more