A New Military-Industrial Complex Arises
The Secret War Within the Pentagon.
End Warness, Not Wokeness
Ten Thoughts on Curbing the Worst Excesses of U.S. Militarism
New Year’s Attacks by Green Beret & Army Veteran: Does Militarism Abroad Fuel Violence at Home?
Army veteran and antiwar organizer Mike Prysner says “military service is now the number one predictor of becoming what is called a mass casualty offender, surpassing even mental health issues.”
Pentagon Admits It’s Been Lying About the Number of Troops in Both Iraq and Syria
The US has said it has 2,500 troops in Iraq, but the Pentagon says the actual number is higher.
US Military Supported Syrian Rebel Offensive That Toppled Assad Government
Syrian rebel commanders admitted that the US military helped them overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. NATO member Turkey and Israel played key roles as well.
6 Israeli Soldiers Commit Suicide; Thousands More Get Mental Health Treatment: Report
According to the investigation, the number of soldiers suffering psychological trauma may exceed those with physical injuries from the war.
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…