US drone attack kills at least 10 Afghan civilians—including 6 children
"Too many children have already died from U.S. drone strikes. We cannot accept one more, let alone six."
The army we don’t see
The private world that our post-9/11 conflicts have bred.
Renewed calls for US arms embargo as Israeli bombing kills hundreds in Lebanon
The ongoing violence has further entrenched the belief that U.S.-supplied weapons are enabling Israel’s assault on Lebanon and Gaza, deepening the humanitarian crisis in both regions.
How the warfare state paved the way for a Trumpist autocracy
Is this the real cost of war?
The World the Iraq War Made
One can only guess what the world would look like had the 2003 invasion never occurred.
Knee-jerk Nullification: Impeachment Lite
There is far more self-evident misconduct to censure 47 GOP senators than even this regressive House would dare place at Obama's door. Like patriotism for Mark Twain, this cowardly war of party nullification is the last refuse of scoundrels.
10 reasons Trump should not strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties
If the Trump administration truly wants to find a way out of the wars in the Middle East and make the United States safer from terrorists, it would do well to stop arming, aiding and abetting the ruthless Saudi regime.
Caught in The Draft ( 1973)
How many kids out there would feel lost when the stupid phony war came home to them too?
US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better
Afghanistan, the United States’ chaotic withdrawal notwithstanding, could emerge as another example of the positive impact when global interests coincide.
The US failed in Afghanistan by trying to moralize with bullets and bombs
Global South nations struggling with the effects of colonialism are ticking time bombs. Global North control creates simmering resentments and resistance.