Michael Brenner: Is America’s Destiny Manifest?
By Michael Brenner One of the GODFATHER’s most dramatic episodes is the ‘Day of the Long Knives.’ Michael executes a plan to liquidate all of the Corleone family’s enemies. Everybody…
Customary Barbarity: Britain’s SAS in Afghanistan
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The insistence that there is a noble way of fighting war, one less bloody and brutal, has always been the hallmark of forces self-described as…
Russia-Iran Relations Take a Quantum Leap
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran on Tuesday is invested with great importance, as Iran is becoming one of the most consequential relationships for Russia
Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency
The adherents of the neo-conservative movement now dominate positions of rank within the Executive branch, and exercise intellectual hegemony among members of the foreign policy community more generally.
Chris Hedges: War with Iran
The United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel, responsible for military fiascos, hundreds of thousands of deaths and innumerable war crimes in the Middle East, are now plotting to attack Iran.
John Kiriakou: Biden the Warmonger Gets Played by the Saudis
A fistbump with a torturer doesn’t pay off with cheap oil to grease the president’s growing lust for war.
Ukrainian Failed Counterattack, Weak Defense Lines, and Oversight-Free Weapon Deliveries
By Moon of Alabama On July 2 Lysichansk came under Russian control: This comes only a week after the cauldron around Lysichansk began to close. Until a few hours ago…
Biden Falsely Claims US Troops Aren’t Engaged in Combat in the Middle East
The president made the claim in an op-ed on his upcoming trip to the region.
America’s $1.4 Trillion ‘National Security’ Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe
By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch William Hartung, Call It the National (In)security Budget Yes, Afghanistan went down the drain and Washington’s global war on terror ended (more or less)…
Lee, Pocan File Amendment to Slash $100 Billion From US Military Budget
"For far too long, this country has put profits ahead of its people," said Rep. Barbara Lee. "Nowhere is that more apparent than in our Pentagon topline budget."
Biden Says US Will Support Ukraine For ‘as Long as It Takes’ To Win War
The president also said Americans will have to deal with high gas prices 'for as long as it takes'
Ron Kovic: The Dark Irony of This Patriotic Orgy and the Celebration of War
Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic, author of “Born on the Fourth of July” and subject of Oliver Stone’s iconic Vietnam War film, will mark his 76 th birthday watching a…
The United States Extends Its Military Reach Into Zambia
Vijay Prashad speaks with Dr. Fred M’membe of the Socialist Party about the reach and impact of the United States Africa Command in Zambia.
Thousands Take to Streets Against Upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain
Protesters claimed that NATO was responsible for various wars, from Yugoslavia to Libya, and is pushing for an arms race across the globe. They demanded that NATO be disbanded to…
CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT
Previous reporting from the New York Times and CNN said the White House had incomplete intelligence about the war because of a lack of personnel in Ukraine.