On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
What happens when all we have left is the Pentagon?
Trump’s vision of a militarized America.
Lies that led to the Afghan war
We must learn to be skeptical of both our political leaders and our mass media, when they give us reasons for going to war.
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.”
War zone America?
Military families — most so much more than mine — have already suffered for far too long without watching our own country become a new war zone.
In Trump’s world where money talks, Saudi Arabia gets a free pass
In Trump’s world where money talks, poor refugees are banned from entering the United States while Saudi princes who cling to power by torturing and beheading dissidents get safe passage to their luxury digs in Manhattan’s Trump Towers.
Biden quietly greenlights billions in bombs, warplanes to Israel amid Gaza tensions
In a quiet but significant move, the Biden administration authorizes billions in arms to Israel, sparking a complex debate on the ethics of military aid amid potential civilian casualties in Gaza.
‘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."
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.
Emperor Weather
for the moment, it seems, humanity still has the chance to write its own history in a fashion that would allow for a perhaps less welcoming but still reasonably palatable world for our children and grandchildren to live in. And be glad of that.