Nearly 500 More U.S. Troops Sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack in Advance of...
“It seems a little unlikely that PM al-Abadi cares about U.S. electoral problems. He has his own reasons for wanting to roll up al-Qaeda in Iraq quickly. But his timetable could play into Hillary Clinton’s hands.”
Burning Raqqa
The U.S. war against civilians in Syria.
As Nigerian Massacre Evidence Grows, Questions Swirl over Collusion Between Boko Haram and Military
The massacre in northern Nigeria has killed and injured hundreds, possibly thousands. Boko Haram, a military terrorist group in Africa, is responsible for this horrific attack.
Planting Fear Into the American Mind
It seems, in order to pass a certain agenda, modern time presidents will use the idea of fear. Keeping U.S. citizens afraid of terrorism and other countries have let aggressive military policy become justified.
Should we bomb Syria (or Afghanistan or anywhere)? You’re asking the wrong question
Critics of nonviolence say that option is the prerogative of the privileged. But actually it’s the other way around.
The wars no one notices
Are we all just living in a demobilized country?
An Afghan woman’s reflection on Afghanistan post 9/11
What has the US really gained in this ongoing, never-ending travesty? And by what measurement do we assess any progress?
The U.S. and Turkey are deeply divided over Syria policy
Can Trump get his magpie mind around the complexities of Syria?
Narco-corruption, ISIS 3.0, and the terror drone attack that never happened
If the Pentagon’s war-gamers are to be believed, far worse is yet to come.
Are we forever captives of America’s forever wars?
What needs to be done to finally end them...