The spoils of war: Trump lavished with media and bipartisan praise for bombing Syria
The one constant of American political life is that the U.S. loves war. Martin Luther King’s 1967 denunciation of the U.S. as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” is more accurate than ever.
Donald Trump’s behavior may encourage attacks, Islamic State spokesman says
Trump is said to be seeking ways to accelerate the campaign against Daesh.
U.S. admits role in civilian deaths in Mosul
These elite attitudes toward ordinary Iraqis are probably more dangerous to the future of the country than a few mere terrorist attacks.
Cassius was correct
How many Amerikans, like the good Germans in 1940, cheered the carpet bombing of Iraq, and the subsequent invasion?
An American century of carnage
Measuring violence in a single superpower world.
U.S. airstrikes killed 230 civilians in Mosul overnight
Over 130 civilians were killed in attack on a single building in western Mosul.
Doubling down on war in Yemen
It’s shocking how easily American Presidents make foreign policy decisions involving intervention in countries where Congress hasn’t declared war.
U.S. and UK ban laptops on Middle East flights
No electronic device larger than a smartphone is allowed on flights from these countries.
Why spend $54 billion more on the Pentagon? To start a war, obviously.
The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
Prepare, pursue, prevail!
Onward and upward with U.S. Central Command.