Attempt to close Al-Jazeera is an attack on freedom of expression, UN says
The channel has become part of Qatar’s grand strategy, and asking them to close it down is like asking Switzerland to close its banks.
Sy Hersh, exposer of My Lai and Abu Ghraib, strikes again, exposing U.S. lies...
What if you write a critically important story and nobody will print it?
Tread carefully
The folly of the next Afghan “surge.”
America at war since 9/11
Reality or reality TV?
Oil is a worthless commodity and Saudi’s Crown Prince knows it
Muhammad bin Salman is in a hurry to find something else for his kingdom to do for a living.
A wide world of winless war
Globe-trotting U.S. special ops forces already deployed to 137 nations in 2017.
The Libya connection
Although the conflicts in Libya, Iraq and Syria have usually been described as civil wars, these theaters have been invaded by large numbers of foreigners, inevitably followed by the air-forces of Western and other countries.
Why does Donald Trump insist on more military spending?
Americans are tired of war, yet Donald Trump’s budget sends an unfortunate but clear message.
All signs from Trump point to a coming conflict with Iran
Behind all of Trump's boneheaded policies in the Middle East is an unmistakable urge for confrontation with Iran.
Another troop surge in America’s longest war
100,000 troops couldn't stabilize Afghanistan. What can an extra 5,000 win, besides more casualties?









