Friday, October 30, 2026

The sudden all-consuming focus on Afghanistan is distracting us from hugely important stuff that’s coming to a head at home.

The 9/11 hijackers were Iraqis, right?

The good news is that they want to learn. The bad news: nowadays, they tend to think that the men who flew those planes on 9/11 were from Iran.
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Report from Rafah: UNICEF decries Israel’s ‘war on children’ as starvation & deaths mount...

While a full ceasefire is still vital, “any pause in the bombing is good news for children,” says UNICEF spokesperson James Elder.

We can end the US war on Syria

The people were right, and the military was wrong. The war on Syria never should have happened and now must end.

The rise of AI warfare: How autonomous weapons and cognitive warfare are reshaping global...

The future of warfare may be decided by AI, but will humans have a role to play?

Wash. Post didn’t disclose that writer who penned positive piece about Trump’s Saudi trip...

Why does the Post embarrass itself by publishing lobbyist Ed Rogers?

The Qatar crack-up

Those who called the President’s stop in Riyadh a success may have been premature in their assessment.

Iran’s Parliament declared U.S. military and Pentagon terrorists

Iran passes a bill designating all U.S. forces as terror groups after the assassination of Soleimani.

Blackwater and the Corporate Mercenaries who’ve changed the rules of war

No matter what they call themselves, they are soldiers of fortune and now quietly operate around the world.

“What does war have to do with me?”

Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind. This early morning -- in...