Sunday, April 19, 2026

Senate kills amendment to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan

“The pandemic clearly shows that expensive endless wars that cost $6 trillion from taxpayers make Americans less safe as they take funds from critical needs like healthcare.”

The first 100 days of a Trump presidency

It remains to be seen how much of this plan will be realized and how much was just campaign rhetoric.

Corruption at former BOMARC and Nike Hercules bases

Humanity continues to face two simultaneous dangers—nuclear war and climate change…

Ted Cruz’s Stone-Age Brain and Yours

Ted Cruz may be able to build up his poll numbers by promising to carpet bomb foreigners in the Middle East of whom we are fearful, but at least we know that biology doesn’t have to dictate our response. Our brains don’t have to stay in the Stone Age.

Why Big Brother Lies (And How He Gets Away with It)

Peter Van Buren did something no US diplomat is allowed to do. He told the truth and told it to the wrong people – us. Our government is not in the habit of telling us – the governed – what it's up to.

Syria – a case study in propaganda

The most important thing is that people are gullible and malleable, since that allows us to keep the war going and eventually achieve our goals.

Iran Bans Animal Acts in Circuses

Iran has become the 9th country to ban the use of animals in circus acts.

Syria, Ready to Explode; yet the U.S. Media Remains Fixated on Trump’s Sexual...

Maybe, just maybe, when this long, drawn out, reality show version of a presidential election finally comes to a welcome end, it may be possible that this media will turn its attention to critically important world affairs, especially the conflict in Syria; and the American people will no longer remain in the dark.

Panama Papers Revelation of Assad Family’s Stolen Wealth Helps Explain the Syrian Revolution

Juan Cole discusses the history of Assad Family and their obsession with wealth and power.

Civil war in Iraq? Is Dubai safe? Or World War 3: An analysis of...

Iran will never even try to indulge in a one-on-one war with the United States.