Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Suspected terror attacks in Europe, Turkey leave at least a dozen dead, 50+ injured

The attacks came less than a month after the US officially warned that the Islamic State would target European “festivals” and “outdoor markets” during the Holiday season.

‘The lion has fallen!’

Recently, Manbij has fallen under the control of Kurdish militias and their allies. And that is only a rough summary of the city’s grim and complex history.

War-fueled oil profits deepen what critics call an obscene transfer of wealth

As TotalEnergies and BP post surging profits tied to oil price shocks from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, critics warn that fossil fuel giants are once again converting geopolitical crisis into shareholder windfalls while households absorb the economic pain.

Media largely ignored Gaza famine when there was time to avert mass starvation

Major U.S. media, likewise, bear a share of responsibility for the hunger-related deaths in Gaza.

Remote warfare and expendable people

Since September 2001, the United States has been fighting its “war on terror”—what’s now referred to as this country’s “Forever Wars.”
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‘There simply is no safe place in Gaza’: Aid groups demand ceasefire as Israel...

“We desperately need a ceasefire in order to be able to finally address these dire needs.”

Ready or not, here they come

A military spouse’s perspective on bringing the troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq.

The struggle for peace in Afghanistan: Is community engagement the key?

I have just read a superb book by Mark Isaacs, an Australian who has documented several years of effort by a group...

How Bashar al-Assad’s Regime Came Back in the Syrian Civil War in 2014

There is a maintained fiction that the U.S.' 2014 bombing raids against Daesh and al-Qaeda do not help the regime, but rather the moderate rebels. In actuality, they help the regime.

The war in Afghanistan is dead. Long live the war on terror?

In ending the war in Afghanistan, Biden left the door open for more “counterterrorism” — with serious implications for our foreign policy, politics, and legal system.