The Communist Party offices were bombed in Baghdad. It is the third bombing against Sairoun affiliated offices since the election. More bodies were pulled out of the rubble in Mosul. Also, Turkey bombed PKK targets.
read moreScattered Attacks Continue in Kirkuk, Diyala; 27 Killed in Iraq
Trump Drones On
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Six years ago, in late May 2012, I read a New York Times piece by Jo Becker and Scott Shane, “Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will.” They reported that President Obama was then...
Israel’s Premature Celebration: Gazans Have Crossed the Fear Barrier
60 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on May 15, simply for protesting and demanding their Right of Return as guaranteed by international law. 50 more were killed since March 30, the start of the “Great March of Return”, which marks Land Day. Nearly 10,000 have been...
Is US Bellicosity Backfiring?
U.S. threats to crush Iran and North Korea may yet work, but as of now neither Tehran nor Pyongyang appears to be intimidated. Repeated references by NSC adviser John Bolton and Vice President Mike Pence to the "Libya model" for denuclearization of North...
How Corporate Media Are Undermining a US-North Korea Nuclear Weapons Deal
In an interview with Fox News on April 29, Donald Trump's new National Security Adviser John Bolton tossed a grenade into the process of planning for the Trump-Kim summit. "We have very much in mind the Libyan model from 2003-2004," he said in regard to the problem of...
Moral Injury in the Terror Wars
There’s a new term for the deeply held emotional damage often caused by combat: moral injury. Moral injury is a fascinating, if not equally morbid, subject that should interest anyone in an authoritative position, but most often affects common veterans and active...
The Tragic Record of American Regime Change
This article originally appeared at TruthDig. We used to call him “Mookie.” God, we hated him. Back in 2006-07, while patrolling the streets of east Baghdad, Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army militia was our sworn enemy. These impoverished, slum-dwelling Shiite youths hit...
A Time to Remember
We’re headed into the Memorial Day weekend, and what better time to remember those stories that held your attention, briefly, weeks or even months and years ago ? Well, here’s some follow-up: Perfidious Albion, Revisited – Remember when Judge Andrew Napolitano, the...
