Bernie, Rand lone voices against Iran-Russia sanctions bill
“The U.S. has now moved one step closer to a potential war with Iran.”
The Iraq War has cost the US nearly $2 trillion
The bill of war to the U.S. to date would be an estimated $1,922 billion in current dollars.
Syrian roulette
As Trump’s presidency unravels will he grow more desperate?
The Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance
The killing of Sheikh Al-Nimr should serve as a prime moment for the U.S. to reconsider its alliance with the Saudi regime, a regime that not only denies human rights to its own people but exports death and destruction abroad.
Many Americans refused to consider why 9/11 happened. The costs were enormous.
Middle East experts who opposed America’s post-9/11 wars were ridiculed as anti-American extremists. In reality, it was the pro-war right that was making us less safe.
Will the generals follow the mad king’s command?
Trump is the mad king. And he is dangerous.
Russia, Putin Take the Offensive, Set the Agenda in Syria
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, is “in the process of setting the agenda in Syria.” It is time nations joined together to figure out a solution to take down ISIS instead of working solo.
Global special ops out of control under Trump
Elite commandos deployed to 149 countries in 2017.
Nearly 500 More U.S. Troops Sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack in Advance of...
“It seems a little unlikely that PM al-Abadi cares about U.S. electoral problems. He has his own reasons for wanting to roll up al-Qaeda in Iraq quickly. But his timetable could play into Hillary Clinton’s hands.”
Benjamin Netanyahu Wants Israeli Forces to Use Live Fire Against Rock-Throwing Demonstrators (Video)
Activists in Jordan are protesting Israel's newest assertion of authority over Muslim sacred space in Jerusalem, the al-Aqsa mosque complex. Will Israeli's aggressiveness at al-Aqsa further destabilize the Middle East?