Sunday, January 12, 2025

Hedges: Chronicle of a war foretold

After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.

Doomsday redux

The most dangerous weapon ever rolls off the nuclear assembly line.

Children in crisis: 140,000 displaced by Israeli strikes in Lebanon amid rising fears of...

Humanitarian organizations warn of impending catastrophe as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses calls for a cease-fire.

‘Enemy combatants’ again?

Will Washington never learn?

Netanyahu soldiers on

The only winner in the perennial confrontation between Israel and Hamas: Benjamin Netanyahu.

Escalation in Lebanon sparks fears of regional war amid ongoing conflict

Israel’s recent airstrikes on Lebanon, involving 100 fighter jets, have escalated tensions with Hezbollah and raised fears of a broader regional conflict as global powers respond with concern.

ICJ rules on allegations of genocide by Israel in historic decision

The International Court of Justice deems it "plausible" that Israel may be committing acts of genocide in Gaza, setting a precedent for international law and humanitarian intervention.

Israeli bombing of Syria sparks strong Iranian condemnation amid escalating tensions

Iran strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 16 people in Syria, warning of escalating regional tensions amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Syria.​

World Central Kitchen halts operations after Israeli airstrike kills staff in Gaza

Humanitarian efforts in Gaza face new challenges after an Israeli airstrike kills aid workers, highlighting the dangers of delivering aid in conflict zones.

The people’s Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day let us contemplate the moral injury we do to our nation every day in the never ending wars of the 21st Century.