Biden must call off the B-52s bombing Afghan cities
As we approach the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we should reflect on how the Bush administration exploited the U.S. public’s thirst for revenge to unleash this bloody, tragic and utterly futile 20-year war.
‘Surveillance humanitarianism’: As Gaza starves, US-Israeli plan would further weaponize food
With hundreds of trucks with lifesaving aid waiting at the border, many of Gaza’s kitchens have closed, and Palestinians face mass starvation as rations run low.
No indication in the US that the country is at war again
Keeping it normal in the world's leading rogue nation.
When War with Iran Is No Longer a Washington Consensus
The Iran debate is increasingly about the limits and costs of war—and the relationship between Washington’s interests and Israel’s priorities.
Hurricane Mathew vs. Shock and Awe of Empire
On Friday, October 7th, 2016 we were awaiting the hurricane named Mathew that was fast approaching Daytona Beach Florida. My wife and...
Thou Shalt Not Kill
The U.S. military machine has committed egregious war crimes and serves not to democracy or freedom, but corporate profit. We should think before we bow to glorious violence and war.
The collapse of Michèle Flournoy’s hopes for the top Pentagon job shows what can...
War preparations that increase the likelihood of war may excite laptop warriors. But the militarism they promote is madness nonetheless.
The U.S. is stockpiling nuclear arms, and the cost is astonishing
We're spending $1.2 trillion on weapons that invariably make the world a more dangerous place.
War within war: Iraq’s Prime Minister says ‘we don’t want to fight Turkey, but...
Iraq demands that the Turkish troops withdraw from the country, terming them “occupation forces.”
The Anti-Empire Report #148
Ironically, very ironically, Donald Trump may well be less of a war monger than Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.