Lift the Criminal Blockade on Yemen
The Biden administration hasn’t followed through on its commitment to end U.S. support for the Saudi coalition war on Yemen. Almost four months since Biden announced the end to US …
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After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US
After an 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza that killed at least 256 Palestinians, including 67 children, Israel has its hand out to its greatest ally for an additional $1 billion …
Time to Jettison Washington’s Repressive Egyptian Client
The United States has had a long, dishonorable history of supporting a series of “friendly dictators” in Egypt. It dates from the late 1970s, when Anwar el-Sadat broke with the …
Memorial Day: A Day for Politicians To Preen and People To Remember
The serried ranks of graves at Arlington National Cemetery never fail to simultaneously impress and sadden. So many lives forfeited. So many families bereaved. So many communities disrupted. For what …
Understanding the Resignation of Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe
Lebanese Foreign Minister, Charbel Wehbe, resigned from his position last Wednesday, over remarks made during a TV interview, that insinuated the rise of the Islamic State (IS formerly ISIS) was …
Israel’s War of Provocation
On September 28, 2000, Ariel Sharon led a group of Likud politicians, surrounded by a thousand armed police, up the Temple Mount, home of the Al-Aqsa Mosque: an unprecedented provocation …
America’s Iraqi Allies from 2004 to 2007, Shi’ite Militias Agree To Kill Americans Until We Leave
An unofficial ceasefire in Iraq has just been called off between powerful and established Shi’ite militias. Their renewed violence will be leveraged against the remaining 5,000 United States troops in …
Crying ‘Self-Defense’ To Cover Up War Crimes
Whenever the U.S. or one of its client states launches attacks on others or commits war crimes against a civilian population, they claim they are acting in self-defense. This takes …
Paranoid Superpower: Threat Inflation Is the American Way
In recent years, U.S. executive branch officials and members of Congress from both political parties have routinely portrayed Russia or China (and frequently both countries) as existential threats to the …
As Seeming Consensus Hardens for Cold or Even Hot War Against China
What a difference a presidential campaign and deadly pandemic make. Although the U.S. and People’s Republic of China long had been at odds over important issues, the bilateral relationship remained …