Killing for Credibility: A Look Back at the 1999 NATO Air War on Serbia
This month marks the 20th anniversary of Operation Allied Force, NATO’s 78-day air war against Yugoslavia. It was a war waged as much against Serbian civilians – hundreds of whom perished – as it was against Slobodan Milošević’s forces, and it was a campaign of...
Truffle Gatherers Under Attack; Three Killed in Iraq
30 Found in Yazidi Mass Grave; Three Killed in Iraq
Mystery in Madrid: Who Raided the North Korean Embassy – and Why?
Of course it was just a coincidence that the first organized attack on a North Korean facility by internal rebels (supposedly) took place days before the scheduled North Korean-US summit in Hanoi. Ten masked men stole computers, interrogated North Korean officials,...
The Death of Peace: How the US Empire Starts Wars, But Refuses To End Them
Originally posted at TomDispatch. How appropriate, don’t you think? America’s longest war, the Afghan one, now heading into its 18th year, may set another kind of record – for the longest withdrawal ever. The Pentagon recently revealed news of its daring...
Uniting Fatah, Not Palestinians: The Dubious Role of Mohammed Shtayyeh
Political commentators sympathetic to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Fatah Movement, in particular, fanned out as soon as the news was announced of Mohammad Shtayyeh's appointment as the new Palestinian Prime Minister. It is no surprise to witness this gush of...
Soldiers Ambushed near Baghdad; 12 Killed in Iraq
Ilhan Omar Spoke the Truth
In a widely-reprinted National Review column of March 8, Israel advocate Jonah Goldberg demonstrated how deceitful attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s supposed anti-Semitism really are. Goldberg goes on for paragraphs claiming that Omar demonizes Jews with "classic...
Is Trump Really About To Attack Venezuela?
Last week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the last of the US diplomats out of Venezuela, saying their presence was a “constraint” on US policy toward the country. The wording seemed intended to convey the idea that the US is about to launch military...


