Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Top 5 Crazy Things Ben Carson Said About the Middle East and Islam

Ben, we bloggers will all miss you, as will all the standup comedians.
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Costs of war: After 9/11 attacks, US wars displaced at least 37 million people...

“The U.S. has played a disproportionate role in waging war, in launching war and in perpetuating war over the last 19 years.”

America’s Afghan war is ending. What about Iraq — and Iran?

Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he's launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal.

“Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children” and still the US does nothing

Global outcry: thousands worldwide protest Israel's actions in Gaza amidst allegations of war crimes and systematic genocide.

‘Should shame the world’: Famine takes hold in Gaza as Israel cuts off food...

Israel's obstruction of humanitarian assistance and repeated attacks on aid convoys have sparked catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave.

Blood in the sand

The U.S. has nothing to show for its efforts after trillions of dollars were spent on wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and beyond, but blood in the sand.

How the invasion of Ukraine underscored the importance of the world’s nuclear workers

The world’s nuclear professionals work across international boundaries to learn from each other, enhancing their safety and that of all they serve.

Over 119 Palestinian journalists killed since Gaza siege began

"The continuous targeting of journalists in Gaza is not just a tragedy for Palestine but a crisis for global press freedom."

The Drums of War Thunder Across America – And the World

The threat of war in the U.S. leaves American citizens in a state of frustration along with the rest of the world. Those who hold the power in the U.S. government, however, are far from war-weary.

Should we bomb Syria (or Afghanistan or anywhere)? You’re asking the wrong question

Critics of nonviolence say that option is the prerogative of the privileged. But actually it’s the other way around.