Friday, September 25, 2026

We All Are Islamic State

The killings in Brussels or Paris and the killings in U.S. military strikes in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria or Libya perpetuate the same dark lusts. The savage tit-for-tat game will not end until we rouse ourselves from our hypnotized state.

Who Counts?

Tom Engelhardt explores body counts, drones and “collateral damage” in the twenty-first-century world of drone warfare. But one question reigns supreme: Who counts?

Dangerous provocations: North Korea’s missiles and the risk of war

The Korean conflict is much more nuanced than the black and white way it’s usually presented.
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Costs of war: 17 years after 9/11, nearly half a million people have died...

The cost of the global so-called war on terror will soon surpass $6 trillion.

What you should really know about Ukraine

Perhaps if the public were better informed, there would be more domestic pressure on Biden to end the brinkmanship and seek a genuine solution to the problem.

Biden’s 2024 funding proposal is a war budget and he is leading us to...

What does this have to do with "defense?"

Ukraine and the world order

Is the war in Ukraine all about the future of global governance?

After two years of war in Ukraine, it’s time for peace

The two years of war in Ukraine that have resulted from the U.S. decision to block the neutrality agreement negotiated between Russia and Ukraine in March 2022 in favor of a long war with Russia.

One Man’s War

Bringing Iraq to America

Decapitating heads of state is a risky business

If Donald Trump actually gave a damn about “beautiful little babies,” he would not be contemplating an aerial assault on North Korea.