Paul F. J. Aranas

On the docks of the industrial harbor of Port Louis, Mauritius, stands a solemn monument in remembrance of where the British government stranded Chagos islanders a thousand miles from their native land. Barred from returning home, destitute, and resigned to live in abject poverty in a hellish slum, Chagossians say their family and friends, young … Continue reading “Death by Sadness: Theft of the Chagos Islands”

Last year, in the Yemeni village of Dahyan, a Saudi airstrike targeted a bus of schoolboys on a field trip, killing 54. Forty-four were children. The Guardian and CNN identified the munition as an MK-82 (500 lb.) bomb; experts stated it was “a laser-guided Paveway, manufactured by the U.S. company Lockheed Martin,” one of the … Continue reading “Tragic Folly: Supporting Death and Destruction in Yemen”