Thursday, April 23, 2026

Human Rights Watch and FIFA test Middle East fallout of Trump’s election

The rise of Mr. Trump potentially throws a monkey wrench into Middle Eastern politics, the fallout of which is uncertain.

The Anti-Empire Report #149

So why then does the American power elite hate Putin so? It can be dated back to the period of Boris Yeltsin.

Syria – a case study in propaganda

The most important thing is that people are gullible and malleable, since that allows us to keep the war going and eventually achieve our goals.

The antiwar movement no one can see

Will it put a crimp in the War on Terror?

House passes $740 billion defense bill amid the major struggles of the pandemic

“In the midst of a pandemic—as people across the country struggle to make rent, to pay their bills, to survive a deadly disease—it should be unthinkable.”

Water deprivation looms in Gaza

Satellite photos and videos obtained by HRW showed extensive damage to water sanitation infrastructures from Israeli bombardments.

The Pentagon’s Progress

Will American “successes” lead to more Iraqi military failures?

Pardoning war criminals is a monstrous way to honor Memorial Day

Glorifying serial killer-type behavior most service members would find appalling is a strange way to honor them.

Half million Ukrainian refugees and counting, says UN office

One refugee expressed hope "that the bombs stop. That the killing stops. And that we can go home again."

U.S.-backed Israeli military kills American citizen in Lebanon amid growing evacuation concerns

The death of Dearborn resident Kamel Ahmad Jawad, an American citizen, in an Israeli airstrike highlights the U.S. administration’s failure to evacuate citizens from Lebanon and underscores the escalating humanitarian toll of U.S.-supported Israeli military actions.