Friday, March 29, 2024

One brother gave the Soviets the A-Bomb; The other was honored for designing US...

Newly released FBI files explain a 70-year-old mystery.

Give peace a chance

You work for peace because “it’s a moral responsibility to oppose the war machine."

The Right Approach to Terrorism

Terrorists need to be stopped, and that requires robust intelligence gathering, strong policing, and selective military action.

U.S. Promises $3 Million to Family of Innocent Killed by CIA Drones

Since the inception of the drone program, the CIA has killed at least eight U.S. citizens, including a hostage and an innocent 16-year-old boy, without due process.

Too many generals spoil the democracy

Trump’s push to “win” with warriors is a loss for America.

Writing History Before It Happens

With an emphasis on the U.S. national security state and its follies, Tom Engelhardt explores nine repeat headlines, each a "surefire" news story guaranteed to appear sometime in the U.S. news stream between June 2015 and the unknown future.

Why were the Saudi streets so quiet?

While Mexicans pour out on the streets to protest Trump’s anti-immigrant policies, there was nary a Saudi protester chanting “Trump: Go home.”

Court overturns murder conviction and prison sentences for Blackwater killers

“Their poor judgments resulted in the deaths of many innocent people.”

The safe and secure war lords

With Memorial Day around the corner, once again the War Lords who run our empire will propagandize to their hearts content.

More tragedy in Afghanistan is just beginning after the US withdrawal

Afghan civilians have always disproportionately experienced the effects of war and they will now also disproportionately experience what may be an even worse peace — if one can even call it that.