Trump’s In-Kind Contribution to Bernie
The directed killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s blood-soaked field marshal in the “forever war” of the Middle East, has begun to roil the politics of both the region and …
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Trump Backs Down; Iran Conflict Continues
Trump blinked. After threatening to bomb military and cultural sites in Iran, President Donald Trump has apparently backed down on further escalation in his quasi-war with Iran. He tried to …
Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed; Dozens Wounded in Protests
Protests lefts dozens of wounded in Karbala and Kut. The post Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed; Dozens Wounded in Protests appeared first on Antiwar.com Original. AntiWar.comAntiwar.com represents the truly pro-America side …
Come Home, America: Stop Policing the Globe and Put an End to Wars-Without-End
It’s time to bring our troops home. Bring them home from Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Bring them home from Germany, South Korea and Japan. Bring them home from Saudi …
Who Created the Persian Gulf Tinderbox?
Joe Biden’s statement that “President Trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox” by assassinating Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was not inaccurate. But it skirts an all-important …
The Assassination of Qassem Suleimani: Imminent Threat of Peace
On January 6, just days after the U.S. assassination of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, Agnes Callamard, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, requested that U.N. Secretary General António …
Report: US Drone Strike Kills 40 Afghan Civilians, Taliban Commander
An unconfirmed number of Afghan civilians – reportedly more than 40 – were killed along with the regional leader of a splinter Taliban faction and dozens of militants in a …
Trump Versus Iran: Power Doesn’t Just Corrupt, It Deludes
On January 8, US president Donald Trump addressed the American public concerning a casualty-free Iranian missile attack on US bases in Iraq, where just last week Iranian general Qasem Soleimani …
A Lawless Political Assassination
“America … goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.” ~ President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) Last week, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to invade a then-friendly …
Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition
In a full-blown U.S. war with Iran, up to a million people could die initially. Hundreds of thousands more could die in the vacuum to follow. Millions would be made …