Battles, strikes, and attacks left 318 dead across Iraq

Editor's Note: Reporting the identity of "Soldier A" is a violation of the Israeli military's gag order and is a crime in Israel. The author would have faced prison for naming him. Most Western media outlets have complied with this gag order. However, a few...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Baghdad.

It’s a revolt against interventionism A recent report published in Foreign Policy magazine illustrates quite neatly how the anti-interventionist cause is making big gains – and how to effect real change in American foreign policy. The headline reads: “Senators Slam...

Last week students at L'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) disrupted a board meeting after learning administrators planned to sign a $50 million, seven-year, contract with security giant GardaWorld. Protesters are angry the administration has sought to expel...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. The third time around, the Pentagon evidently wants to do it right – truly right – this time. What other explanation could there be for dispatching 12 generals to Iraq (one for every 416 American troops estimated to be on the ground...

Residents of Falluja are already dying of starvation, but a large-scale disaster looms if help doesn’t arrive soon.

A thousand Israelis and their supporters gathered in Jerusalem’s International Convention Center on March 28 at a conference aimed at combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). The conference was a display of “fear, paranoia, anger and...

At least 194 were killed in Iraq. Iraqi soldiers are being accused of carrying out executions on Daesh militants.

I had a few doctor's appointments and so there's no column today, but never fear – I'll be back on Friday. So please stay tuned to this space. NOTES IN THE MARGIN You can check out my Twitter feed by going here. But please note that my tweets are sometimes...