Sunday, April 19, 2026

Watching my students turn into soldiers of empire

A new generation of west pointers joins America’s hopeless wars.

The U.S. and Turkey are deeply divided over Syria policy

Can Trump get his magpie mind around the complexities of Syria?

So far, Biden’s commitment to a ‘rules-based order’ rings hollow

Arming Israel as it assaulted Gaza was an open affront to the international law the administration claims to support.

Spilling ink and spilling blood

Fighting and writing against America’s forever wars...

12/3/18 Interview with David Krieger

John Scales Avery interviews Nuclear Age Peace Foundation founder David Krieger on his dedicated and heroic life-long work for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons.
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“Mayhem”: Chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as suicide bombs kill 110+ Afghans & U.S....

Thursday was the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in a decade.
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Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war brings Gaza to the brink...

Alex de Waal says famine in Gaza is “inevitable” as those warnings have been ignored and Israel’s war on Gaza is poised to continue.
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‘Do more’: Ukraine President Zelenskyy asks Congress to back no-fly zone, more weapons

"It's important we remember that a No-Fly Zone would be catastrophic for Ukraine and the world."

From Drone Strikes to Black Sites, How US Foreign Policy Runs Under a Cloak...

For years, the U.S. did not even publicly acknowledge the existence of the drone strikes. This, among other foreign policy issues, brings about the debate over our national security and secrecy.

Trump threatens destruction of Iranian infrastructure as legal experts warn of war crimes

Officials, lawmakers, and human rights organizations warn that attacks on power plants and bridges could violate international law and endanger millions of civilians.