In his recent trip to Europe, U.S. President George W. Bush tried to rally European heads of state against Iran and Syria. As for how to deal with the "nuclear crisis" of Iran, the U.S. had to back off its bellicose posturing, at least for now. But the danger of U.S. military adventurism in the Middle East remains high and all anti-war activists must remain vigilant and alert. ...

To welcome U.S. President George W. Bush to Mainz on Feb. 23, the German government shut the city down. Some 10,000 cops patrolled the streets. Sewer covers were locked in place. Stores and shops closed down....

The president of the United States got another reminder this week that it takes more than having the world's biggest weapons to make an aggressive, expansionist foreign policy produce the desired results....

It is hard to imagine a more repressive statute than South Korea's National Security Law, which has been on the books since 1948....

The revolution of 1979 overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah and established the Islamic Republic of Iran. This was the beginning of the "clash" between the Muslim world and U.S. imperialism....

Could the adventurist neo-con regime in Washington be poised for yet another aggressive military move in the oil-rich Middle East? Even though the current conflict--the drawnout and bloody struggle with an elusive but effective Iraqi resistance movement that refuses to accept the U.S. invasion and occupation of their country--has earned them worldwide condemnation and hatred, many signs point in the direction of more aggressions to come....

Sometimes a single figure can speak volumes. Keep in mind the figure 1 percent when discussing Venezuela with your friends and co-workers....