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.
On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Osama Bin Laden’s America
Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation
The Qatar crack-up
Those who called the President’s stop in Riyadh a success may have been premature in their assessment.
Dancing with the Beast
“The Beast of Empire that Nixon alluded to in May of 1970 is still alive and more powerful than ever. It hides within the breast of a controlled government and media. To paraphrase : Its finest trick is to persuade you that it does not exist!”
Understanding ‘the correlation of forces’
Why Russia fumbled in Ukraine, China lost its way, and America should exercise restraint.
A different war: For my father on Father’s Day
The shabbier and more senseless the war...the more hollow its objectives and justifications...the more one-sided our advantage...the more distorted the news from the front...the more random the casualties on all sides.
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.
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.
Why is the United States drawn to war?
The financial kings, the bankers and billionaires, need make only one little mistake in order for the chain of command to be handed over to the military in the United States.