Memorial Day: The Glorification of War, Not War’s Victims
Edward Curtin Although Memorial Day in the United Sates is ostensibly a day for honoring soldiers killed in wars, it is, rather, a day for promoting war. If it were…
The Founding Standard: Due Process, Declared War, and the Killings That Are Not Either
Jeffrey Wernick ScheerPost There is a principle the founders held that the contemporary American government has substantially abandoned. The principle is that the state cannot kill without due process. Due…
Genocide—and Complicity: Washington Insider Says the Word They Avoid
Joshua Scheer Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has delivered a rare rupture in official Washington’s script: accusing Israel of carrying out a genocide in Gaza—and acknowledging that…
Iranian Group Submits Evidence of US-Israeli War Crimes to International Criminal Court
Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said Saturday that his organization has submitted evidence of US-Israeli war crimes to the International Criminal Court…
Israel Kills Journalist in Lebanon After “Hunting” Down Her and a Colleague
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout Israel targeted the slain journalist’s colleague with three strikes, including one on an ambulance she was in. Israeli forces killed…
100 Strikes in 10 Minutes: Lebanon Bombed as Gaza Burns and Journalists Are Killed
Joshua Scheer Al Jazeera English reports that Israel has carried out one of its most intense assaults on Lebanon since March 2, unleashing a rapid and coordinated wave of airstrikes…
Trump and Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God
When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed. Unless they are stopped, we will all be victims of these…
On the Ground in Iran: Investigating the Minab School Attack
ScheerPost Staff As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its second month, the human cost continues to mount. One of the most shocking incidents occurred on the very first day…
Two Faces of Peace: How Trump’s “Peacemaker” Presidency Waged War Across the Globe
ScheerPost Staff When the world hears “peace,” it rarely imagines schools leveled, civilians at risk, and covert armies deployed across continents. Yet, reporting from The Intercept reveals that under President…
The Most Obvious Question Liberal Media Refuses to Ask About the Iran War
Ramzy Baroud for Common Dreams Doubtless, the war launched by US President Donald Trump is not popular among ordinary Americans. According to the latest public opinion poll, only a minority…
‘They Were All I Had’: Lebanese Father Buries Parents, 4 Daughters Killed by Israeli Bombing
Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams A grieving Lebanese father said he buried his parents, four young daughters, and other relatives on Friday after they were killed by an Israeli airstrike—one…
The Distortions And Moral Rot Behind The War On Iran
Nate Baer Do Not Panic Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney said today he condemns Iran’s attacks on civilians and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Not a…
The Algorithm’s Massacre: How AI Put an Iranian Elementary School on America’s Kill List
Joshua Scheer The war that Washington and Tel Aviv unleashed on Iran has already produced its first defining image: the shattered remains of a girls’ elementary school in the southern…
“This is Another Instance of Trump Lying and Just Talking Out of His Ass,”
ScheerPost Staff The Trump administration rushed to deny responsibility when reports emerged that a girls’ elementary school in Iran had been obliterated during U.S. and Israeli strikes. Officials suggested the…