Saturday, June 20, 2026

Iran’s 10-point plan is still a workable basis for negotiations

There is a simple way to avoid one of the most destructive elements in recent failed negotiations with Iran

The living literature of war

“The pain remains.”

Reflections on “peace” in Afghanistan

When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain...

Russia is from Mars, Ukraine is from Venus

Russia is acting like an abusive husband in this gendered conflict.

What’s in a name?

If there is any hope of salvaging this country’s (not to speak of this planet’s) future, then this history has to be faced, and we must recover—or perhaps discover—our moral bearings.

The war on Iran—and Washington’s missing exit strategy

That means inflicting real costs: U.S. casualties, political backlash at home, strained relations with allies, global economic disruption and a further erosion of Washington’s standing in the world.

Over 17,500 Palestinian children killed as Israel systematically uses children as human shields

A year of catastrophic violence against Palestinian children amid systematic killings, starvation, and human shield tactics.
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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.

US munitions in deadly Gaza strikes: Amnesty International calls for war crimes investigation

Amnesty International's investigation reveals US-made weapons in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, killing civilians and igniting calls for a war crimes probe.

US-supplied planes and bombs are slaughtering Palestinian children in Gaza

America shares the blame for Israel’s war crimes.