We Live or Die Alone and Together
“Save some gratitude for those who preserve life or provide you with the goods of life and stop the overweening, abject displays of mewling groveling at the altar of militarism.”
The perilous shift in US weapons sales to Taiwan
It raises the question; Is Beijing taking notice?
Russia’s agricultural warfare
The decision to work with Ukraine on such a summit is likely more about Saudi anger over Putin’s recent decision to destroy the grain deal that facilitated the delivery of Ukrainian agricultural products to global markets.
The Numbers Racket
AFRICOM Clams Up After Commander Peddles Contradictory Statements to Congress
But I thought the Cold War was supposed to have been about ideology.
The Cold War should have ended in 1991 when communism and the Warsaw Pact did, but instead it continued on in the form of NATO.
The torture-friendly Trump administration
Only stupid people say torture works – and one of them is sitting in the White House.
Venezuela: US pursuing humanitarian aid path to war
Now, the ongoing coup attempt is escalating through a strategy of humanitarian intervention.
Unprecedented crisis engulfs Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify
Escalation in Gaza: recent surge in violence deepens humanitarian crisis.
Ending the war in Ukraine
Three possible futures.
U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan could be deadlier than 20 years of war
The collective punishment of Afghans is hideously wrong -- and the Biden administration can ease it with the stroke of a pen.