Jury Finds US Military Contractor CACI Guilty of Abu Ghraib Torture
The verdict marked the first time that any U.S. military contractor was held liable for torture during the "war on terrorism."
‘Obvious Conflict of Interest’: Report Reveals 50+ US Lawmakers Hold Military Stocks
"It's abjectly terrifying that the personal benefit of any member of Congress is factored into decisions about how to wield and fund the largest military in the world," said one…
US Militarism Is a Leading Cause of the Climate Catastrophe
US military interventions are not just wars on people — they’re also wars on the climate.
‘Violence Has No Place in American Life.’ Except, Like, Everywhere You Look
By Phil Wilson / CounterPunch The U.S. political system runs on the fuel of euphemism—the ability to conceal nefarious aspirations beneath the facade of idealistic slogans. Consider the U.S. Department…
The American Empire in (Ultimate?) Crisis: The Decline and Fall of It All
By Alfred McCoy / TomDispatch Empires don’t just fall like toppled trees. Instead, they weaken slowly as a succession of crises drain their strength and confidence until they suddenly begin…
US Has Secretly Sent Israel Over 100 Weapons Shipments in Last 150 Days
This amounts to one arms shipment every 1.5 days.
The October 7th America Has Forgotten: And the War Deaths We No Longer Protest (or Even Think About)
Andrea Mazzarino compares American reactions to the present nightmare in Israel and Gaza to those about our own never-ending global wars.
‘I Will No Longer be Complicit in Genocide’: U.S. Soldier Dies of Self-Immolation in Protest of War on Gaza
Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old soldier in the United States Air Force, died on Sunday after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC in protest of Israel's…
Ralph Nader: Biden & Blinken – Rule of Illegal Power Over Rule of Law
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org Among the puzzling questions that the media chooses to ignore is asking high government officials why they are exercising the illegal use of power that…
Former US Navy Pilot: The Day Israel Attacked the USA
June 8, 1967, Another Date That Lives in Infamy
US Plans Weeks-Long Bombing Campaign Against Iranian Targets
The White House says the US response to the Jordan drone attack won't be a 'one-off'.
Imperial Costs: Two Stories Summarize the Cost of Empire to Democracy
By Matthew Hoh / CounterPunch Two press reports stood out to me this week: the release of the names of two US Navy SEALs who drowned two weeks ago in…
Biden Thinks It’s Just a Matter of Time Before US Troops Are Killed in Iraq or Syria
The US might attack Iran directly if an American is killed.
The Dangerous Myth of the “Indispensable Nation”
The ultimate irony is that a nation that is so secure because of friendly borders north and south as well as protective oceans east and west has become so insecure.