Tread carefully
The folly of the next Afghan “surge.”
The democratic debates need more questions about nuclear war
With the Trump administration unraveling what remains of the U.S. arms control regime, Democratic candidates desperately need to articulate their plans to avert a nuclear crisis.
As Saudis say bombings of Yemeni children mere ‘mistakes,’ growing calls for US to...
"We must end U.S. support for this disastrous war in Yemen. It is also long past time that we begin to take a very hard look at our relationship with Saudi Arabia."
Apocalypse Now?
Sadly, the more this empire focuses our attention on phony wars and regime change, and not on the slow bankrupting of this economy... Apocalypse Now won't be a redux, but a reality!
The Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq Is Approaching 6,000
Likely, down the line the US will get pulled right back into Iraq, because it refuses to recognize the real power dynamics there at the level of policy rather than just of tactics.
Iraqis rise up against 16 years of ‘made in the USA’ corruption
“Protesters are demanding the overthrow of a political class seen as corrupt and serving foreign powers."
Israel deploys forces to West Bank as Gaza conflict continues into Ramadan
As Ramadan commences amidst the ongoing Gaza conflict, Israel's significant military buildup in the West Bank raises concerns of heightened tensions.
Mogadishu massacre: Hospitals run out of blood, antibiotics for victims in mass bombing killing...
The explosions came after the Trump administration stepped up a U.S. campaign against al-Shabab in Somalia.
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth
Once manufactured, there is nothing to stop India from deploying nuclear weapons against Pakistan.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 13, 2018
Green Party candidate in Montana was on GOP payroll, the murder of Gazan children, Canada as Syria's new enemy, and more.