Thursday, May 9, 2024

The pawns of war

Memorial Day is here again, and it seems ‘The Dogs of War’ are at it as always.

Since 9/11, US has spent $21 trillion on militarism at home and abroad

“Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars.”

Secret doc exposes flaws in Pentagon claim that no civilians were killed in al-Baghdadi...

"Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.

Meatball subs, not nuclear subs

Or how to deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas...

That expression Trump keeps using

It doesn’t mean what he thinks it means.

Milestones (Or What Passes for Them in Washington)

A Multi-Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East.

Everything about 2018 shows why Americans should remember World War I

The Great War had it all: An administration that hated protesters. A compliant Supreme Court. National anthem panics and literal flag kissing!

Russia is from Mars, Ukraine is from Venus

Russia is acting like an abusive husband in this gendered conflict.

The persistent allure of military coups

Executions and war are not the inevitable sequel to a popular uprising.

At least 28 civilians killed by US-led bombing of ice factory in Syria

"The coalition or our partner forces may have conducted" the airstrike, spokesperson says