Tuesday, July 15, 2025

As al-Qaida Defeats ‘Moderate’ US Allies in Syria, Will the US Ally With al-Qaida?

President Obama has announced his new "complicated plan" to deal with ISIL and it involves training a "third force", therefore creating a Free Syrian Army to attack al-Qaeda and ISIL. But is this a practical option to fighting the radical extremists?

Why American leaders persist in waging losing wars

Hint: They’re winning in other ways.

Foreign aid that costs an arm and a leg – literally

The U.S.-funded Israeli military is shooting so many unarmed Palestinians that the UN is warning of an amputation crisis in Gaza.

Will Americans let Trump start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?

On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones...

On the brink in 2026

U.S.-China near-war status report

For starving Afghans, no carrots, many (economic) sticks

Continuing the war through economic means should be called what it is: a crime against humanity.

Ending the war in Ukraine

Three possible futures.

Peace is not our profession

The madness of nuclear warfare is alive and well in America.

Over 25,000 children dead or injured in six-month siege amidst ongoing Gaza conflict

The scars of conflict are not only physical but also deeply psychological.

A Post-Paris “Clash of Civilizations”?

All of this is like manna from heaven for the Islamic State, the more “pitiless” the better. Their dream is to live in a black-and-white world of utter religious and political clarity (and calamity), while engaging in what American pundits like to term a “clash of civilizations.”