After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia
The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out left-wing academics in the UK critical of Israel’s continuing oppression of the Palestinian people – echoing its …
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As Iran Forges Ahead With Its Nuclear Program the Trump Administration’s Criminal Incompetence Does Not Justify War
Hardline Islamists have taken control in Iran, nuclear negotiations with Tehran have stalled, the Saudis and Israelis are restless, and talk of military action against Iran is rising. Such is …
Iraq Daily Roundup: 17 Killed
Seventeen people were killed in the latest violence in Iraq. The post Iraq Daily Roundup: 17 Killed appeared first on Antiwar.com Original. AntiWar.comAntiwar.com represents the truly pro-America side of the foreign …
Abandoning Yemen?
Monday, October 11, marked the official closure of the U.N. Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (also known as the Group of Experts or GEE). For nearly four years, this …
When Are Secrets Not Secret?
“Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.” ~ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Last week, President George W. Bush’s torture regime reared its head in an unusual …
Abandoning Yemen to War Criminals
The United Nations body responsible for monitoring and recording human rights abuses effectively abandoned the people of Yemen last week. In a 21-18 vote with seven abstentions, the U.N. Human …
Georgia: Another Dangerous, Loose-Cannon US Client
Ukraine is Washington’s most worrisome security client in Europe. U.S. leaders are incurring grave risks to America in support of a country that is notoriously corrupt and increasingly authoritarian. Worse, …
Time for Washington To Stop Sanctioning the World: US Arrogance Leaves Trail of Innocent Victims Behind
The “Lift Sanctions, Save Lives” network is lobbying Congress to do what it should have done years ago: assess the impact of economic sanctions now routinely applied to ally as …
The Defense Budget Should Shrink In Response to the End of the War, But We Are Seeing an Increase Instead
On October 5th, Robert Reich tweeted out “We just ended the longest war in U.S. history, yet we’re still increasing the Pentagon budget. Could there be any clearer sign that …
No Accountability and No Apologies
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Just in case you didn’t realize it, the lost war in Afghanistan was their fault, not ours. If we had any fault at all, as Secretary …