Friday, April 4, 2025

Syrian war for dummies – Three versions

Three versions of the conflict are presented here and the reader can choose the one that makes the most sense.

Another Blackrock? Nearly 100 US mercenaries are in Gaza right now

96 American special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could be deadly.

Global conflicts shatter childhoods: Record number of children living in war zones in 2024

2024 marked an unprecedented crisis for children globally, with record numbers displaced, malnourished, and deprived of basic rights due to escalating conflicts.

Google abandons AI ethics pledge as Trump pushes for military AI expansion

“Is this as terrifying as it sounds?”

Israel’s assault kills 174 children in Gaza in one of the deadliest 24 hours...

With at least 174 children killed in a single day, Israel’s renewed bombing campaign in Gaza marks one of the most devastating assaults in the region’s history, violating ceasefire agreements and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.

End the U.S. policy of perpetual war

Please join us in telling President Obama to stop the war on terror.

The new age militarists

What's their threat to our common future?

New analysis reveals over 1,200 Palestinian families erased in Gaza as US support for...

The findings add to growing documentation of civilian casualties as Israel’s military campaign continues.

Settler colonialism: ‘It Ends With Us’ in Palestine and Israel

This article refers to both these incidents to analyze the current Palestine-Israel catastrophe.

Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?

The United States and our friends in Europe have a new chance to make a clean break from the three-way geopolitical power struggle between the United States, Russia and China that has hamstrung the world since the 1970s.