Truly, US President Barack Obama’s recent call to address the root causes of violence, including that of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) and al-Qaeda was a step in the right direction, but still miles away from taking the least responsibility for the...

Though the war on drugs is far from over, recreational marijuana is now legal in three US states. This week, Alaska joined Washington state and Colorado in dialing back the conflict has been a staggering human rights violation, and fuel for the US’s increasingly...

Gen. John Allen testified before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. He said the Islamic State militants have lost half their leaders in Iraq. He also warned that the militant group cannot be completely eradicated, but its operational abilities can be reduced significantly.

Walter B. Jones is seventy-two years old, but the feisty Republican congressman representing North Carolina's third congressional district has no plans to retire. Asked by Roll Call if he's going to be running again, he answered "Absolutely!" and said...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. My drone is yours, compadre! Or so Washington has now decided. The latest promise of good times in the arms trade comes from an administration that has pioneered a robotic assassination regime organized out of the White House (though...

A large supply of weapons is being transferred from the United State to Iraq, ahead of a possible operation in Mosul. At least 197 were killed and 156 more were wounded.

Barack Obama, after six months of fighting against the brutal group ISIS, has finally decided to ask for congressional approval of his war. He, like the Bushes before him, maintained that he already had the authority to go to war but only asked for Congress’s...

If it seems like only months ago that America’s warmongers were claiming there would be no need for US boots on the ground in the fight against the Islamic State (IS), that’s because it was. When the politicians initially decided to promote IS to the position of...

New Zealand is sending as many as 143 security personnel to train Iraq. As with other Coalition troops, the soldiers will not be involved in combat missions. At least 68 were killed and 10 others were wounded.

It was one year ago last weekend that a violent coup overthrew the legally elected government of Ukraine. That coup was not only supported by the US and EU governments – much of it was actually planned by them. Looking back at the events that led to the overthrow...