Militarism in a Time of Pandemic: The Arrogance of the (Ongoing) US War in Iraq
Look, I’m no doctor; not a scientist; certainly no expert in epidemiology. So I’ve kept silent, for the most part, on the Coronavirus. Being more than a little out of my depth on the subject, I’ll continue to do so. Nonetheless, it is striking how the disease outbreak...
The US-Taliban Deal Won’t Bring Real Peace, But It Could Reduce the Bloodshed
Back in 2009, I was in Strasbourg for a “No to NATO” protest. Running from tear gas and being escorted out of a French military base by German soldiers, I spent some time with Malalai Joya – then the youngest member, and one of the few women, in the Afghan...
Am I the Next Typhoid Mary?
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On February 22, I left Iran after a week of covering the country’s parliamentary elections. Ten days later, my nose started running like a faucet. Normally, I would assume it’s a cold, pop some antihistamines, and...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Two Killed; Retaliatory US Strikes
Chelsea Manning Is Free From Jail, Faces Exorbitant Fines
Alexandria – Yesterday, March 12, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia ended the grand jury of Julian Assange and Wikileaks in which Chelsea Manning refused to testify. As a result, US District Court Judge Anthony Trenga ordered the immediate release...
Saudi’s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
This week, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia’s 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He arrested members of his own royal family and initiated an oil price war with Russia that has sent the price of oil – and the world’s stock markets –...
Iraq Daily Roundup: US, UK Servicemembers Among Four Killed
Abuse, Oppression, and Murder: The PA Does Israel’s Dirty Work in the West Bank
Merely two weeks after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, declared that the PA will suspend all "security coordination" with Israel, Palestinian security forces in the West Bank killed unarmed teenager, Salah Zakareneh. Zakareneh is not the first...
The Ukraine: Things Fall Apart
Volodymyr Zelensky used to play a school teacher on a hit Ukrainian TV show called "Servant of the People." The premise was simple: a video goes viral of the teacher sounding off about corruption and, before you know it, he’s elected president. The program...


