China and the Return of the ‘Yellow Peril’
As the US stock market was dropping 1,000 points on Monday morning, US commentators were pinning the blame on China. The Chinese economy, they said, was slowing down: what had been the “engine” of worldwide economic expansion was running out of fuel. The clear...
At least 99 Killed across Iraq, including Kurdish Guerrillas
Presidents Who Have Exceeded Their Historical Reputations
Two former presidents have recently been in the news for unfavorable reasons. Recent DNA testing showed that Republican Warren Harding, already believed to have had an extramarital affair with at least one mistress, likely had a love child with another, perhaps...
Grant Morrison Vs. the Super-Soldiers
At this year’s Comic-Con (a huge event in the worlds of comics and superhero blockbusters), celebrated writer Grant Morrison: “…told a crowd of 2,600 that he’s done all he can with traditional superheroes. He’s sick of the ‘military entertainment complex,’ in which...
Dozens Executed in Mosul; 106 Killed across Iraq
Executions took place in Mosul. Baghdad was blasted by bombs. The fighting continued in Anbar. At least 106 people were killed in this and other violence.
read moreThe Magician’s Apprentice
One has to choose: Binyamin Netanyahu is either incredibly shrewd or incredibly foolish. Take his Iran policy. Actually, there is little to choose from. Netanyahu has no other policy to speak off. According to him, Iran constitutes a mortal danger to Israel. If it...
The Persistence of the War Party
With the failure to find “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq, and the disastrous outcome of that war, one would think the War Party would be so discredited that they’d never make a comeback – that they’d never be able to recover from the horrific results of their...
The Neoconservative Empire Returns
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Everyone knows the basics of the dispute over the nuclear deal with Iran. In no time at all, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaped directly into the American political arena to take potshots at that agreement in a way that,...
Heavy Fighting Continues in Anbar; 188 Killed across Iraq
In Basra, demonstrators relinquished control of a road leading to the Umm Qasr port. Dozens of protestors had blocked passage to the port two days ago but returned control of the road when authorities promised to create up to 75 jobs. Also in the southern city, an...
