Friday, October 23, 2026

New Saudi King to Obama: Lower-Price Oil Policy Won’t Change

Oil prices continue to plummet, hurting states in the U.S. such as North Dakota, where fractured petroleum can't compete with the prices. Yet, King Salman refuses to change the policy or give up Saudi Arabia's oil market share.

The universality of Ukraine

The West is focused on Russia's war in Ukraine. Here's why the rest of the world should care as well.
The Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman. Photo: CIA, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pakistan’s “Fresh” Proposals to End Iran-U.S. Conflict

Opening the Strait of Hormuz has become the number one U.S. goal.

Mother in “WAR”

It was way back when, right before our nation performed the most horrific act of preemptively attacking and invading Iraq... which was not only illegal,...

A chance to hold Israel—and the US—to account for genocide

As the first hearing approaches, Israeli officials have doubled down on explicit statements of genocidal intent behind the massacre in Gaza, while U.S. efforts to insulate itself from them remain unconvincing.
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone, the kind of aircraft used in the strikes described in this piece. Photo: U.S. Air Force

Real History: After 9/11, the “War on Terror” Was a War of Terror

Norman Solomon traces a war on terror that has killed far more bystanders than intended targets, from Predator strikes in Pakistan to 2,000 pound bombs in Gaza.

Israel, the United States, and the rhetoric of the War on Terror

Has the war on terror narrative proven to be remarkably enduring?

Paris Terrorist Was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War and Abu Ghraib Torture

Having American troops occupy Iraq for 8 years, humiliating its citizens and torturing people in military prisons, was a bad idea. Did Bush and Cheney model for the Kouashi brothers how you take what you want and rub out people who get in your way?

Five Prerequisites for War Against ISIS

As we move toward war against ISIS, we must be vigilant – to fairly allocate the burdens of who’s called on to fight the war, to protect civil liberties, to protect innocent civilians abroad, to avoid hate and bigotry, and to fairly distribute the cost of paying for war.

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.