- Antiwar.com
Antiwar.com is an English-language
website containingnews andopinion pieces related towar s throughout the world, from alibertarian , non-interventionist perspective. The site was founded in December 1995, as a response to the Bosnian war. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, operating under the auspices of theRandolph Bourne Institute , based inAtherton, California . In previous years it was affiliated with theCenter for Libertarian Studies . Prior to that affiliation they were an independent, ad-supported endeavor. It also features many leftwing and liberal writers, particularly Israeli ones. The American writers tend to be more paleoconservative and libertarian.Activities
Personnel include
Justin Raimondo (founder and editorial director),Eric Garris (founder and webmaster), Matt Barganier (editor),Jeremy Sapienza (assistant webmaster and senior editor), Alexia Gilmore (executive director), assistant editorScott Horton , research director Jason Ditz, office manager Michael Austin, and administrator Michael Ewens.The editorial position has been staunchly libertarian with a "big tent" message, arguing for libertarians, paleoconservatives, and the anti-war left to work together in opposition to war. The site carries a variety of anti-war columns, frequently reproving the actions of the "War Party." Columnists for the site include
Justin Raimondo ,Ivan Eland ,Praful Bidwai ,Ran HaCohen ,Nebojša Malić ,Alan Bock ,Charles V. Peña ,Doug Bandow ,David Henderson andJoseph Stromberg . Other notable contributors who write exclusively for the site includeMichael Scheuer ,Aaron Glantz ,Gordon Prather , and Jon Basil Utley. The site also includes various columns taken from the Internet, with authors ranging from paleo-conservatives (such asRon Paul ,Paul Craig Roberts ,William Lind ,Charley Reese andPat Buchanan ) to antiwar leftists (includingAlexander Cockburn ,Norman Solomon ,Noam Chomsky ,Joshua Frank ,John Pilger ,Robert Fisk ,Kathy Kelly ,Jonathan Cook ,Cindy Sheehan ,Juan Cole , Tom Engelhardt ofThe Nation , etc.)." [http://www.antiwar.com/blog/category/antiwar-radio AntiWar Radio] " is hosted by
Scott Horton (editor) andCharles Goyette . It features interviews with critics of U.S. foreign policy.The site has consistently opposed all U.S. interventionism, from the bombing of Serbia to the present occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq.
External links
* [http://antiwar.com Antiwar.com]
* PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer, " [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/jan-june99/dissent_5-24a.html Voices of Dissent] ,"May 24 1999
* New York Press, Scott McConnell, " [http://www.antiwar.com/rep/mcconnell.html The New Peaceniks] ,"June 22 1999 .
* The Atlantic Online, " [http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/citation/wc990414.htm Not Your Father's Antiwar Movement] ,"April 14 1999
* [http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-12-10/news/intrepid-antiwarriors-of-the-libertarian-right-stake-their-rightful-claim-to-power/full "Intrepid Antiwarriors of the Libertarian Right"] , "San Francisco Weekly ",December 10 2003 .
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