Saturday, October 24, 2026

US sanctions: Economic sabotage that is deadly, illegal and ineffective

Global condemnation should also focus on the country responsible for the deadly, illegal and ineffective economic warfare at the heart of this crisis: the United States.

Social movements under intense attack despite Colombia ‘peace plan’

What connection does the U.S. government or U.S. companies have to the conflict?
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‘We have lost all credibility’: Hala Rharrit on quitting State Dept. & ending US...

Rharrit says she found the Biden administration unmovable in its “counterproductive policy,” which she believes has gravely harmed U.S. interests in the Middle East.

Fatal airstrike in Gaza: Two journalists killed, another injured

This event adds to the growing list of media casualties in the region, highlighting the perilous nature of reporting in war-torn areas.
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Ex-US Army major who resigned over Gaza warns against Biden sending 100 US troops...

This marks the first significant deployment of American troops to Israel since the beginning of its assault on Gaza, though the U.S. has spent an estimated tens of billions of dollars on the Israeli military and related operations.

American war is off the charts

So, for the last few of us still here thinking about American wars, I would say that when it comes to off the charts, it’s possible that you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

States of Terror

We waded into conflicts in the Middle East we did not understand, propelled forward by fantasy. And our folly spawned a death spiral of political, social and economic collapse, widespread poverty, massive displacement, misery and radical jihadism.

‘The bleeding wound’

Afghanistan and the implosion of America.
A Ukrainian soldier with a DJI Mavic Air 2S drone. Photo: National Guard of Ukraine / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Operation Vivaldi: success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive shows it has learned to manoeuvre on a...

Ukraine’s military has scored a significant recent success. But what does it mean for the war?