Wednesday, April 23, 2025

US-backed Israeli invasion of Lebanon sparks fears of escalation and civilian devastation

With full support from the Biden administration, Israel launches a ground offensive in Lebanon, intensifying violence and drawing criticism for its impact on civilians.

81 Palestinians killed in 24 hours as Israeli strikes target UN school shelters amid...

The Nuseirat strike, which killed 23 Palestinians on Tuesday, was at least the eighth Israeli attack on a school shelter in the last ten days.

The fear driving US nuclear strategy

There is no easy way back from this brink. But you can help, both now and in the future, by doing one or more of the suggestions below.

The ‘official secrets’ movie vs. Joe Biden’s lies about the Iraq war

Joe Biden’s recent efforts to deny his record of support for invading Iraq are marvels of evasion, with falsehoods that have been refuted by one well-documented...

The enemy of my enemy is my…?

The Saudi-American-Iranian-Russian-Qatari-Syrian conundrum.

No to NATO: Time to end aggressive militarism

The world needs to move beyond militarism to mature and legal forms of dispute resolution by creating courts that prosecute war crimes and the crimes against humanity of all countries.

Mike Pompeo and the push for two Cold Wars

If there was ever a time to embrace the kind of international cooperation the left has always called for, it’s during a global pandemic.

U.S. in the Middle East: Where You Don’t Belong You Must Not Stay

The U.S. should not be in the Middle East, but the U.S. government will not be pulling out troops when there is still oil and natural gas there. At some point in time, other countries will get so tired of this endless war they will step in to put an end to it.

Facts that our war-happy leaders would like to keep hushed up

Our nationalist leaders don't care about any of this. They just want to make sure no one's "gonna mess with us."

How Many Thousands of US Troops Would GOP Hopefuls Send to Iraq and Syria?...

Many GOP presidential hopefuls "wouldn’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground" in Iraq, or Syria for that matter. So if a Republican takes office come 2016 we can almost be guaranteed a return of combat troops to the Middle East.