Trump’s Peace? More Like Bombs, Blockades, and Bullying
By Joshua Scheer President Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy has now extended to Nigeria, marking the ninth country he has bombed during his tenure. Once trying to portray himself as…
Jeffrey Sachs: How the US and Israel Destroyed Syria and Called It Peace
American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s far-right Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and open wars raging in Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon,…
Big Promise From Trump: ‘I’m Going to Stop Wars’
"We want a strong and powerful military and ideally, we don't have to use it."
Glenn Greenwald: Who is Really Dragging the US Into Israel’s Wars?
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
“Will the Forever Wars Ever End?”: The War on Terror 23 Years Later
The 23rd anniversary of 9/11 prompts reflection on how the Global War on Terror transformed American norms and laws, questioning the continuance of outdated policies like the 2001 AUMF and…
Harris Lies in Debate With Trump by Claiming No US Troops Are Deployed in Combat Zones
The candidates traded barbs over Israel, Ukraine, and Afghanistan.
Epic Fail
The New Junta in Niger Tells the United States to Pack Up Its War and Go Home.
The ‘Ghost Budget’: How America Pays for Endless War
Prior to 2001, U.S. wars were financed through a mixture of higher taxes and budget cuts, and funded mostly through the regular defense budget. The post-9/11 war funding pattern was…
Avoiding the War on Terror Would Have Saved Over 10 Million Lives at Home and Abroad
By Bharat Dogra / CounterCurrents The peace movement in various parts of the world has emphasized in various contexts that if the huge amounts spent on various wars had been…
‘The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History’ – The Perpetual Wars You Aren’t Supposed to Notice
By William J. Astore / TomDispatch.com In his message to the troops prior to the July 4th weekend, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin offered high praise indeed. “We have the…
‘The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History’
The Perpetual Wars You Aren't Supposed to Notice.
The Forever War’s Forever Legacy
Shutting Down Gitmo Is Hardly the Last Step.
War, What Is It Good For?
The American experience of war since 1945 should have offered an all-too-obvious lesson for us, as well as for the planet’s other great powers, when it comes to the value…
How NATO States Sponsored ICC Prosecutor’s Putin Arrest Warrant
ICC prosecutor general Karim Khan raised millions from NATO states by crafting an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin while freezing investigations into well-documented US and Israeli war crimes. Along the…