Hormuz Crisis hits Asia and Africa Hard, Spurs EV Buying
Juan Cole Informed Comment The release of massive strategic petroleum reserves in the US, China and Europe, along with austerity measures around the world, have kept the Hormuz crisis from…
Trump Shifts Blame to ‘Shithole Countries’ Amid Economic Skepticism
By Skyler Voss Yesterday, the president blamed immigrants during a speech about inflation, asking, “Why is it we only take people from shithole countries, right? Why can’t we have some…
US Launches a Series of Airstrikes in Somalia, Civilians Reported Killed
Most of the strikes targeted al-Shabaab in southern Somalia while one targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's Puntland region
US Troops in Southern Somalia Come Under ‘Indirect Fire’
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com US troops and allied forces in Kismayo, southern Somalia, came under “indirect fire” on September 4, US Africa Command said in a press release. The…
Trump Perpetuates Undeclared War in Somalia With Renewed Airstrikes
The United States has been carrying out operations in Somalia since at least 2002 without a formal war declaration.
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…
Boyah J. Farah: Escaping Somalia’s Harrowing Genocide Only to Face American Racism
On this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Boyah Farah, a young refugee from Somalia’s hellish civil war describes his family’s narrow escape from death and their arrival in the placid suburbs of…
Ilhan Omar’s Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert
Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar’s “woke” politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman’s role in US meddling in…
UN Food Chief Says ‘Hell on Earth’ Looms From Hunger Crisis Triggered by Ukraine War
With the world "marching towards starvation," said David Beasley, "the best thing we can do right now is end that damn war in Russia and Ukraine and get the port…
Biden Redeploys Troops to Somalia While Humanitarian Crisis Looms
Military Options By Washington Are Primary In The Horn Of Africa And Eastern Europe.
Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims
Dividing the world into worthy and unworthy victims is a tactic used to justify our crimes and demonize our enemies. Conflicts will not be solved until all nations abide by…
The Names You’ll Never Know
Few in Washington have ever displayed the slightest sense of sorrow or remorse when it comes to the staggering death toll this country caused in so many distant lands in…
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.
Will Trump Really Be the One to End Our Forever Wars?
Partial withdrawals are reportedly soon to be underway in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia as Donald Trump tries to make good on a promise at the eleventh hour of his presidency.
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Boyah J. Farah: A Voice for Refugees
The Somali-born American writer discusses his early life in the war-torn country and becoming an American.