Tuesday, April 28, 2026

‘Now is the time to be angry’

War is never over when it‘s over. And it would be wrong to simply leave Afghanistan and its people in the dust of our disastrous departure.

On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

‘Dramatic repercussions:’ Retired US generals warn Trump against war with Iran

"The protection of U.S. national interests in the Middle East and the safety of our friends and allies requires thoughtful statesmanship and aggressive diplomacy rather than unnecessary armed conflict."

Wars: In Memoriam

“America must bear the stigma of being the only nation in the world to have unleashed an atomic holocaust....and has never apologized.”

Donald Trump meets the heir apparent of the Saudi throne: Oil boycott or bromance?

Trump is dedicated to keeping petroleum profitable as long as possible. This stance pleases Saudi Arabia.

IHCHR: 11,800 civilians killed in US-led air strikes in Syria, Iraq

“We have massively destroyed the infrastructure and given the population a disgusting image of what may be a Western-style liberation, leaving behind the seeds of an imminent resurgence of a new adversary.”

Biden could have spared Afghanistan and US 6 months of pointless war by just...

The Taliban opted to push the U.S. out, understandably not believing that Biden was anymore sincere about ending the war and leaving their country than were presidents Bush, Obama or Trump before him.

The U.S. is recycling its big lie about Iraq to target Iran

Another U.S. war would engulf the Middle East and the world in even greater chaos than the one the CIA engineered against Iraq.

Lancet study: Gaza death toll could surpass 186,000 due to indirect effects of conflict

New analysis highlights the devastating indirect effects of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, suggesting the true death toll could reach nearly 200,000, far surpassing official counts.

The Qatar crack-up

Those who called the President’s stop in Riyadh a success may have been premature in their assessment.