Stop Calling the Military Budget a ‘Defense’ Budget
The ubiquitous use of phrases like “defense budget” and “defense spending” reinforces the false notion that equates the USA’s humongous military operations with defense.
Recovering from America’s Imperial Delusions
U.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in Afghanistan.
Droning On: Assassins-in-Chief and Their Brood
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch What a way to end a war! Apologies all around! We’re so damn sorry — or actually, maybe not! I’m thinking, of course, about CENTCOM…
How Corporations Won the War on Terror
Turns out failed wars and thousands of lives lost are good for (some) business.
Post-Afghanistan, Can We Finally Give Peace A Chance?
William Astore, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and historian who runs the Bracing Views blog, takes a dim view (or is it a nuclear-bright view) of where this country…
Up to Half of the $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11 Has Gone to War Profiteers
A new analysis shows that a "large portion" of Pentagon contracts in recent years have gone to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.
CIA Torture Cover-Up Still Looms Over 9/11 Trials at Guantánamo
"Covering up torture is the reason that these men were brought to Guantánamo and the continuing cover-up of torture is the reason that indefinite detention at Guantánamo still exists."
Learn From the Afghan War—or Repeat It
The real takeaway from both Vietnam and Afghanistan, is that invasions and occupations rarely work, aren’t ethical, and shouldn’t be attempted in the first place.
Demand for ‘Moratorium on Drone Warfare’ Follows Latest U.S. Killing of Afghan Civilians
Activists and civil rights groups are calling for the Biden administration to put a halt to covert warfare in and beyond Afghanistan.
Is a Chinese Cold War Still Possible in an Overheating World?
Contrary to the Biden administration's predictions, by 2049 China is more likely to be a climate disaster zone than a military superpower.
The Endless Shadow of the War on Terror
However unsuccessful, the war on terror will continue. The only difference: It won’t be called a war anymore.
The U.S. Government Lied For Two Decades About Afghanistan
Using the same deceitful tactics they pioneered in Vietnam, U.S. political and military officials repeatedly misled the country about the prospects for success in Afghanistan
Anti-War Voices Say Afghanistan Shows Need to Stop Any Further March to War
Peace advocates emphasized the imperative to pursue diplomatic over military solutions to regional problems.
Maj. Danny Sjursen on Genocide, Slavery, Imperialism and Hyper Capitalism
On “Going Underground, ” the host speaks to Retired US Army Major Danny Sjursen, author of ‘A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism…
Moral Injury and the Forever Wars
Sobering facts some Americans don't want to hear about why so many members of the military are taking their own lives.