Thursday, December 25, 2025

Remembering America’s first (and longest) forgotten war on Tribal Islamists

Precious few today have ever heard of America’s Moro War, fought from 1899 to 1913, but it was, until Afghanistan, one of America’s longest sustained military campaigns.

3 key insights for building a powerful and loving movement against oppression in Palestine-Israel 

In a destabilizing moment like this, we need time-tested strategies and tactics that can help guide effective action.

Friday’s Events: The Legacy and Rules of American Foreign Policy and 21 Questions for...

The United States is great at focusing on any sort of carnage and blaming ISIS, one of hundreds of groups in Syria, and building alliances with Sunni states.

In a Massive Intelligence Error, the U.S. Kills 80 Syrian Troops, Helping Islamic State...

The problem with a mistake of this Himalayan proportions is that it will be extremely difficult in the aftermath to convince Syria that the US did not intentionally aid Daesh.

TrumPutin: Jobs, security, and buyer’s remorse

The Trump cabinet is defining itself as a military junta with predatory extractive capitalist cronies and climate change deniers a sort of General Goldman Sachs composite.

Chris Hedges criticizes mainstream media’s ‘cheerleading’ for Syria strike

“The corporate media has presented precisely the narrative and the images that the deep state wants.”

Russia bombs Kyiv and other major cities in massive attack on Ukraine

The assault was seen as retaliation for a deadly blast that damaged a key bridge linking Russia with Crimea, an explosion that Russian President Vladimir Putin called an "act of terrorism" by Ukraine.

Syrian Army Advances Under Russian Air Support as al-Qaida’s No. 2 Is Killed (Video)

It's been reported that under cover of Russian air support, the Syrian Arab Army of Bashar al-Assad has made some advances against al-Qaeda in Syria. But Russia might not be the only country acting in Syria.

America’s war-fighting footprint in Africa

Secret U.S. military documents reveal a constellation of American military bases across that continent.

Two-faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East

Welcome to the impossible world of America’s two-faced president.