Originally appeared on TomDispatch. It hardly matters what day you check out which news report when it comes to Gaza or now Lebanon. Amid the accounts of chaos and further destruction, there are always the children, even if often hidden away in the odd paragraph somewhere in the piece. Take a typical New York Times … Continue reading “The Global War on Children”
The Nukes or NATO: The Hidden Threat Behind Zelensky’s Victory Plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been on a tour of the capitals of Europe promoting his Ukrainian Victory Plan. It is apt that he has billed it a victory plan and not a peace plan because there is nothing of peace in it. The plan aims to strengthen Ukraine militarily so that Russia is forced … Continue reading “The Nukes or NATO: The Hidden Threat Behind Zelensky’s Victory Plan”
Police Escalate the British State’s War on Independent Journalism
The UK government and police – the British state – made clear on Friday they are waging a war of intimidation against the country’s independent journalists in a desperate attempt to silence them. Ten Metropolitan police officers made a dawn raid on the home of investigative journalist Asa Winstanley and seized his electronic devices under … Continue reading “Police Escalate the British State’s War on Independent Journalism”
Why Should We Fight Wars for Ukraine and Israel?
When you take on the role of the world’s policeman, don’t be surprised when countries who cannot fight their own wars call “911.” That is exactly what is happening to the United States on two fronts and it is bankrupting our country, depleting the military that should serve our own national interest, and threatening to … Continue reading “Why Should We Fight Wars for Ukraine and Israel?”
Iraq Weekly Roundup: 37 Killed
Another 34 people were wounded. Also, seven bodies were recovered from an old mass grave.
Kamala’s Growing Flock of GOP Hawks
An especially notable feature of the 2024 presidential campaign has been the number of prominent Republicans who have endorsed Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris. The latest convert is former congressman Mickey Edwards, a 6-term representative from Oklahoma, who had been a member of the GOP’s leadership in the House of Representatives. Some Republican defectors have … Continue reading “Kamala’s Growing Flock of GOP Hawks”
The Head of the Snake: The Unintended Consequence of Israel’s Decapitation Policy
Since September 11, 2001, and the global war on terror that ensued, leadership decapitation has been the preferred method of dealing with groups designated as terrorist organizations. The theory behind decapitation is simple. In order to kill the snake you must first cut off its head. Twenty-three years later, Israel has seen no reason to … Continue reading “The Head of the Snake: The Unintended Consequence of Israel’s Decapitation Policy”
Israel’s War on the World
Each new week brings new calamities for people in the countries neighboring Israel, as its leaders try to bomb their way to the promised land of an ever-expanding Greater Israel. In Gaza, Israel appears to be launching its “Generals’ Plan” to drive the most devastated and traumatized 2.2 million people in the world into the … Continue reading “Israel’s War on the World”
Who Cares What the Government Thinks?
In 1791, when Congressman James Madison was drafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution – which would become known as the Bill of Rights – he insisted that the most prominent amendment among them restrain the government from interfering with the freedom of speech. After various versions of the First Amendment had been drafted … Continue reading “Who Cares What the Government Thinks?”
A Pathway from Gaza to a Wider War
“We’re going to do everything we can to keep a wider war from breaking out,” U.S. President Joe Biden promised when war erupted in Gaza. But that foreign policy legacy is in tatters. War has spread from Gaza to Lebanon and has arrived at the doorstep of Iran. There is a real danger that the … Continue reading “A Pathway from Gaza to a Wider War”