As a rule, US war reporting since Vietnam has been mostly mainstream media cheerleading the mission rather than digging beyond government war propaganda. After all, it was images of American boys coming home in body bags shown on the six o’clock news across...
The Military Dangers of AI Are Not Hallucinations
Originally posted at TomDispatch. I give myself credit for being significantly ahead of my time. I first came across artificial intelligence (AI) in 1968 when I was just 24 years old and, from the beginning, I sensed its deep dangers. Imagine that. Much as I’d...
How Would Canadians Perceive Russian Troops On Their Border?
The Canadian government’s plan to double its semi-permanent military force on Russia’s border ratchets up tensions that should be reduced. It highlights the West’s betrayal of promises made to Soviet officials and Canada’s addiction to stationing troops in Europe. On...
NATO Is a Warfare Alliance, Not a Force for Global Peace or Stability
At his speech during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, President Biden called the U.S. and Europe "anchors for global security" when in reality there are no anchors during this increasingly dangerous and polarized time of never-ending war in Europe. Our NATO...
Tightening the Ukraine-NATO Knot
On July 11 and 12, NATO leaders met in Vilnius Lithuania for the annual NATO summit. The important summit brought into focus the many contradictions and conundrums in the difficult NATO-Ukraine knot. The Membership Action Plan In the weeks leading up to the summit,...
‘Real Heroes Don’t Fight for Villains’: From Soldier to Conscientious Objector
This article originally appeared on Timcast. When Dylan Allman turned 20, he found himself somewhat directionless. He was living with his father in Georgia, taking classes at a local college, and working a help desk job that was becoming increasingly tedious. Around...
Uncle Sam, War Criminal
This originally appeared at the Future of Freedom Foundation. U.S. officials invariably stress their commitment to human rights and are extremely quick to condemn other countries for alleged violations. However, Washington’s conduct too often makes a mockery of that...
Would Ukraine’s Formal Membership in NATO Really Matter?
During the prelude to the NATO summit in Vilnius, there was extensive speculation about whether Ukraine would be given a clear path to membership in the alliance, with a specific timeline. Much to the disappointment of Ukraine’s government and its ardent supporters in...
Free Speech Upsets Powers That Be
The Biden administration, along with mainstream politicians and journalists, are really upset that U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty has forbidden the executive branch of the central government from communicating with social-media platforms for the purpose of...
NATO Isn’t Defending Ukraine. It’s Stabbing It in the Back
The NATO summit in Lithuania this week served only to underscore the utter hypocrisy of western leaders in pursuing their proxy war in Ukraine to “weaken” Russia and oust its president, Vladimir Putin. Both the US and Germany had made clear before the summit that they...


