Revolving Doors Rule in Finance and War
An arms race is being created that makes money for some but creates bad outcomes for all.
Blackwater and the Corporate Mercenaries who’ve changed the rules of war
No matter what they call themselves, they are soldiers of fortune and now quietly operate around the world.
U.S. and UK ban laptops on Middle East flights
No electronic device larger than a smartphone is allowed on flights from these countries.
ACLU: The US is acting like an authoritarian regime by barring ICC officials probing...
In September, national security adviser John Bolton threatened U.S. sanctions against ICC judges if they continued to investigate alleged war crimes committed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
A just ceasefire or just a ceasefire?
The war in Ukraine must end with a defeat of Putinism.
NY Times: US hid true toll of air wars; Thousands of dead civilians, many...
Despite the Pentagon’s highly codified system for examining civilian casualties, pledges of transparency and accountability have given way to opacity and impunity.
Shift in strategy: Iran-backed Iraqi militia halts operations against US forces
The Iraqi government has publicly advocated for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, a sentiment that may gain further traction in light of recent events.
Dangerous war in Korea brewing
Trump is the symptom of a much larger problem, a plutocratic government, which must be challenged by an independent movement.
Lebanon ceasefire underlines that both Israel and Hezbollah lost the war
The ceasefire is the truce of the weak on both sides.
Talon Anvil, Task Force 9 and the terrible cost of the air offensive in...
Subsidizing militarism in search of monsters overseas seems more and more like the American way. With the new focus on near peer competitors like Russia and China, the dangers are only growing.