Saturday, July 25, 2026

Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf

Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.

With Afghanistan withdrawal underway, new report reveals costs of post-9/11 wars for US allies

“Americans do not fully understand, do not acknowledge, the sacrifices that allies made in Afghanistan,” said the report’s author.

Lavender’s lethal legacy: AI-driven warfare and the human cost in Gaza

This shift towards algorithmic target selection has ostensibly streamlined operations, but at a significant cost.

Strikes Gaza as six newborns succumb to fuel shortage at Al-Shifa Hospital

Does this situation shines a spotlight on the urgent need for humanitarian intervention and an end to the ongoing crisis in the region?

Iran wags impeachment dog

Trump is blustering at Iran and to the world that we might just need to crush that pipsqueak terror country.

Je Suis Istanbul

We should not need to share a culture, skin color, religion, or system of government with another human being to mourn their loss.

Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...

The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.

“Doomsday Clock” kept at 90 seconds to midnight for 2024       

As the Doomsday Clock" ticks closer to midnight, global tensions and nuclear threats intensify.

The end of war is just a beginning

What President Trump is actually proposing simply removes the most visible aspect – the troops – while continuing the bombing of eight countries and secret counter terrorism operations across almost half the globe.

Chaos in Turkey

The failed coup attempt began Friday afternoon and the country plummeted into a night of violence and state of unrest.