Yazidis Flee Iraq; 110 Killed across Country
The Neoconservative Pivot
As the June 30 deadline for the conclusion of talks on Iran's nuclear program looms, the main foreign policy issue of our time comes ever more sharply into focus. And by that I don't just mean the immediate question of whether a deal can be reached, but also the...
Suicide Bomber Targets Tribal Meeting; 98 Killed in Iraq
NATO is planning to return to Iraq by training officers to help in the war with the Islamic State militants. All 28 NATO state are separately involved in the effort to some degree. The International Organization for Migration reported that the Islamic State crisis has...
Likely the Same Overextended American Empire From the Next President
Although the 2016 election is a year-and-a-half away, the verdict is already in on the continuation of post-World War II interventionism as the policy of choice. After the hysteria in the media induced by ISIS's beheading of a few Americans in retaliation for U.S....
No, War is Not the Health of Peace and Prosperity
Whenever a government steeped in blood faces domestic resistance to its intention to wade in even deeper, it can always count on court intellectuals to weave ingenious “humanitarian” justifications for its wars. In many cases the message will be made even more...
NATO-Russia Collision Ahead?
"U.S. Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in East Europe: A Message to Russia," ran the headline in The New York Times. "In a significant move to deter possible Russian aggression in Europe, the Pentagon is poised to store battle tanks, infantry fighting...
Mass Grave Found near Mosul; 182 Killed across Iraq
Demilitarizing the Military
The prevailing discourse on defense and national security affairs in this country is, and long has been, dominated by the bean counters among us. They are the ones who think and talk almost exclusively in terms of budgets, programs, and weapon systems; who speak in...
Opposition To Spy State, First Step To ‘Least Popular’ in Washington
"I am the least popular guy in Washington." Thus spoke Rand Paul at a stopover rally in Massachusetts on his way to New Hampshire on June 7. Who can doubt that claim after the events of the last few weeks. When you have Barack Obama, John McCain, Harry...