Iraq Daily Roundup: Five Killed
Israel’s Premature ‘Victory’ Celebration: The Defining War in Gaza Is Yet To Be Fought
For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality. Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war...
The Continuing Isolation of Russia? But Wait…
In his State of the Union address, President Biden announced that Russia was "isolated from the world more than [it] ever has been." He said that "We are choking off Russia’s access to technology that will sap its economic strength and weaken its...
Why Is Amnesty Apologizing for Telling the Truth About Ukrainian War Crimes?
Should a human rights organization apologize for publishing important evidence of war crimes and human rights abuses? If it does apologize, what does that suggest about its commitment to dispassionately uncovering the truth about the actions of both parties to war?...
Saudi Arabia’s Enablers Condemned as Woman Sentenced to 34 Years for Tweets
Human rights defenders this week accused U.S. President Joe Biden of empowering Saudi oppression after an activist was sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting about the fundamentalist monarchy's repression of women. Salma al-Shehab, a 34-year-old Saudi mother of...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed
Washington’s Fear of Non-Existent Chinese Bases
Eric Miller wants to sound the alarm about future Chinese bases in Africa, but mostly he just recycles the same unpersuasive claims we have been hearing for months: Chinese military basing efforts abroad have become a topic of great international interest and...
American Hegemony and the Politics of Provocation
American hegemony is now on life support. Intensive care specialists are still scurrying about trying to resuscitate the patient. Family and friends are saying he’s still putting up a fight. However, the undertakers of this dying order have already arrived, and are...
We Always Knew the Dangers of NATO Expansion
In 2008, William Burns, who is now Biden’s director of the CIA but was then ambassador to Russia, warned that "Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin)." He warned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...


