Whose Rules? Our Rules! in the Rules-Based International Order
How the US leads by helping other people kill each other.
A Military Rich in Dollars, Poor in People
In the twenty-first century, for most troops sent to fight in pointless, losing wars abroad and possibly struggling afterwards with PTSD at home, the military hasn’t exactly been a winner.
Chris Hedges: War with Iran
The United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel, responsible for military fiascos, hundreds of thousands of deaths and innumerable war crimes in the Middle East, are now plotting to attack Iran.
John Kiriakou: Biden the Warmonger Gets Played by the Saudis
A fistbump with a torturer doesn’t pay off with cheap oil to grease the president’s growing lust for war.
America’s $1.4 Trillion ‘National Security’ Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe
By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch William Hartung, Call It the National (In)security Budget Yes, Afghanistan went down the drain and Washington’s global war on terror ended (more or less)…
Foreign Policy: The Warmonger’s Game
Patrick Lawerence on rescuing foreign policy from the elites.
Report: US Secretly Reviews and Approves Many Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
The latest Israeli airstrikes on Syria disabled the Damascus International Airport
“Top Gun: Maverick” is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It.
By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF – “Top Gun: Maverick” is a box-office smash, a massive hit with both critics and the public alike. Navy and Air…
Craig Murray: US Prolongs Ukraine War
By Craig Murray / CraigMurray.org.uk I was in Turkey to try to further peace talks, as an experienced diplomat with good contacts there and as a peace activist. I was…
Destroying the Town Is Not Saving It
Although the keynote speaker at this year's Air Force Academy graduation was delivered by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, historian and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel William Astore gives his…
War as Terrorism: Conflicts We Can’t Win, Suffering We Don’t See
This is suffering that numbers can’t capture, but it should remind us that war is a form of terrorism.
[rewind] Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen: The Great Con of American Patriotism
The two veterans trace the United States' violent trajectory since the Vietnam War.
US Special Forces in Kyiv: Much Ado About Nothing?
The possible move is raising questions about whether it’s a first step toward inserting troops into direct combat in Ukraine.
Lee Camp: I Know Who the US Will Coup Next!
The US has created a ridiculously long list of coups around the world over the past 50 years.
When US Pivot Is Seen as an ‘Expansion’ Into Asia
It’s time to talk about what we can learn from NATO in Eastern Europe and its lessons for U.S. policy towards China.