Monday, September 7, 2026

The urbanity of evil: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq

What propelled the United States to start the war on Iraq in March 2003 were dynamics of media and politics that are still very much with us today.
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Investigation: As US-backed war in Yemen raged, UAE hired US mercenaries to kill Yemeni...

“There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it.”

Hegseth pegs Iran war cost at $37.5 billion as Pentagon seeks tens of billions...

The figure, delivered under questioning at a hearing repeatedly interrupted by protesters, marked an increase from the last official estimate and drew immediate criticism from Democrats on the committee.

Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?

The United States and our friends in Europe have a new chance to make a clean break from the three-way geopolitical power struggle between the United States, Russia and China that has hamstrung the world since the 1970s.

Cease fire, not aid

Some countries are cutting financial support to the very local organizations that are best positioned to respond to Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

Gearing up for the third Gulf War

Will Washington, Tel Aviv, Riyadh, and Tehran face off in a future cataclysm?

IDF chief signals intent to turn Gaza ceasefire line into new border

Remarks from Eyal Zamir and Benjamin Netanyahu deepen concerns of de facto annexation as Palestinians remain confined behind the “yellow line”

Manna from Hell

While soldiers who go to war risk death, the big corporations that go to war reap perpetual profits.

Escalating tensions: Israel’s bombing of Beirut sparks fears of full-scale war with Lebanon

Regional conflict looms as Israel targets Hezbollah amidst Gaza assault.

Apologists for Israel’s mass murder in Gaza fall back on ‘antisemitism’ claims

The gist of the trick is to equate Israel with the Jewish religion—and then to equate opposition to Israel with antisemitism.