At least 147 people were killed in Iraq. Baghdad suffered from a number of small but troubling bombs.
read moreWhy Won’t Iran Act Like Our Enemy?
What a bad week for the war party. Darn you, Iran! The country that the armchair warriors most love to hate refuses to play the villain's role assigned by the neoconservatives, "humanitarian" interventionists, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the establishment media....
The Frightening Prospect of a Nuclear War Is About To Become a Lot More Likely
A fight now underway over newly-designed U.S. nuclear weapons highlights how far the Obama administration has strayed from its commitment to build a nuclear-free world. The fight, as a recent New York Times article indicates, concerns a variety of nuclear weapons that...
Civilians Killed in U.S. Airstrikes Among 89 Killed in Iraq
At least 89 were killed across Iraq. Several of them were civilians killed during Coalition airstrikes on a Daesh bank.
read moreHow New Sanctions Will Be Perceived in Iran
The moment the United States removed their nuclear sanctions on Iran, they slapped new sanctions on Iran, claiming that two Iranian tests of ballistic missiles that are capable of delivering nuclear warheads violates Security Council resolutions. The Iranians had no...
Sanctions Against Iran Lifted, Followed by New Sanctions
This weekend, Iran's compliance with the terms of last summer's nuclear deal was officially verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Shortly thereafter, the P5+1 nations (UN Security Council + Germany) proceeded to lift the majority of their sanctions...
The Riverine Mysteries
The events surrounding the interception of ten American sailors in two US riverine boats who somehow wandered into Iranian waters continues to baffle the curious. Not that the American media is to be included among those asking questions: aside from the outraged...
116 Killed in Iraq as Kurds Accused of War Crimes
The United Nations released some figures and facts attempting to measure the amount of suffering taking place in Iraq. Over a 22-month period ending in October 2015, the U.N. counted almost 19,000 deaths. About 40,000 were wounded, and three million were displaced....
Desert Storm Anniversary Reminds Us That Even Victorious Wars Are Problematic
January 17 is the 25th anniversary of the beginning of Desert Storm – George H. W. Bush's first Gulf War against Saddam Hussein's Iraq to liberate Kuwait from his clutches, only to return it to its previous despotic rulers. The victory appeared to be smashing,...
Humiliation and Herd-Think
Libertarian stand-up comic Doug Stanhope has said: “Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.” I would only quibble with the “nothing but” part. The collectivist herd-think that is...
