Profiles in Absurdity: Remembering the ‘Terror’ Wars
It has taken me years to tell these stories. The emotional and moral wounds of the Afghan War have just felt too recent, too raw. After all, I could hardly write a thing down about my Iraq War experience for nearly ten years, when, by accident, I churned out a book on...
Trump Is Not a ‘Russian Asset’
President Trump stirred some controversy when he attended the G7 summit in France last weekend and suggested that Russia should rejoin the group. Trump’s critics in the mainstream media and intelligence community were quick to say his suggestion was a sign that he’s a...
Bibi Netanyahu, Ingrate
As Israel's Netanyahu government continues its customary pre-election bombardment of "Iranian threats" (including at least one in Iraq that, by angering the Iraqi government, may put US troops in danger), fans of Bibi in the "nationalist" Trump administration may want...
‘Too Frail To Even Cry’: The War in Yemen and Its Bounty of Suffering
Many articles about the ongoing war in Yemen are available online. But few, at least in my estimation, provide a space where the voices of the Yemeni people can be heard. In this article, in addition to giving an overview of the conflict, I have included the words and...


