Saturday, January 17, 2026

The American cult of bombing and endless war

America’s wars are increasingly waged from the air, not on the ground, a reality that makes the prospect of ending them ever more daunting.

Zelenskyy says world should ‘be ready’ for Putin to use nuclear weapons

The Ukrainian president's comments come as peace activists warn Sweden and Finland against joining NATO.

Vladimir Putin: Global gunman

Why are we concerned about humiliating mass murderers?

Failed States and States of Failure

We have no idea what it means at this point in history to turn a region, city by city, country by country, into something like a vast failed state and then continue to bomb the rubble.
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Jennifer Harbury: Today’s refugee crisis Is blowback from US dirty wars in Central America

"The United States has everything to do with the creation of the monsters that are driving the refugees up to our border."

Why I weep while I work

Or what it means to experience America's wars from a computer screen away

The US war in Iraq: 15 years and counting … the dead and displaced

Fifteen years after the calamitous invasion of Iraq, those who precipitated the war still walk free.

Even War Has Rules

Hospital attacks in Yemen and Kunduz have not been mentioned in any of the U.S. presidential debates or forums so far. We need a full investigation of these crimes, to hold those responsible accountable.
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What foreign policy will new French president pursue in the Middle East?

Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”

The profits of war

How corporate America cashed in on the post-9/11 pentagon spending surge.