Wednesday, July 22, 2026

How America’s wars end (messily)

And the Afghan war will be no exception.

Fear strikes AT, not OUT!

Fear always translates into anger which can translate into violence. Thus, it can never strike out, only ‘strike AT!’

Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war—Russian soldiers looking for a way out need...

U.S. antiwar veterans back a strategy of offering sanctuary and legal advice to defecting Russian troops.

Round table on current US foreign policy: Militarism unhinged

How would you assess the most important aspects of current U.S. foreign policy?

The Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t

The capture, torture, and propaganda use of Abu Zubaydah is the perfect example of the U.S. government’s unique combination of willful law-breaking, ass-covering memo-writing, and “strategic incompetence.”

How the Gaza war can be big news and invisible at the same time

The horrors in Gaza are being propelled by the U.S. war machine, but you wouldn’t know it from the standard U.S. media.

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.
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Regional war feared as Biden backs Israel’s threat to retaliate after Iranian missile attack

The United States aided Israel in intercepting many of the Iranian missiles on Tuesday, and President Joe Biden has vowed to support Israel in further retaliation.

500 years is long enough! Human Depravity in the Congo

For more than 500 years, the Congo has been brutalized by the extraordinary violence inflicted by those who have treated the country as a resource – for slaves, rubber, timber, wildlife and minerals – to be exploited.

Insignia, badges, and medals for a climate-wracked era

The U.S. military on a planet from hell.