War

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

The scars of conflict are not only physical but also deeply psychological.

Keeping Track of U.S. Special Ops in Africa.

Even if the Pentagon budget were cut in half, the United States would still outspend China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea combined.

“The lesson to be learned is that when you commit acts of violence against other nations and their people you may be able to get away with it for some time, but there will come a time when they will come after you with a vengeance, seeking revenge.”

"We continue to call for an elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide."

Ben, we bloggers will all miss you, as will all the standup comedians.

Instead, we need to spend this huge totally wasted share of our national wealth on our own long neglected social needs and on saving this country and world from an increasingly obvious looming environmental catastrophe.

For a rich and powerful nation to conclude that it has no choice but to engage in quasi-permanent armed conflict in the far reaches of the planet represents the height of folly. Power confers choice.

The saying that “justice delayed is justice denied” has a parallel for news media and war—journalism delayed is journalism denied.