Thursday, January 9, 2025

Tag: Middle East

Mosul on my mind

What it really means to be on a “flattening” planet.

The myth of “moderate rebels” in Syria

They aren't moderate, they aren't Syrian, and they aren't rebels.

In God (and Trump) we trust… With monster bombs!!

I just don't think he blessed that Monster Bomb or all the other WMDs that your tax money is paying for... instead of better roads, infrastructure, health care...

Syrian war for dummies – Three versions

Three versions of the conflict are presented here and the reader can choose the one that makes the most sense.

How to lose the next war in the Middle East

The short answer: Fight it!

The “mother of all bombs” killed ISIS fighters – but poor...

One researcher reports that local farmers believed the bomb was nuclear and that they’d been exposed to radiation.

Trump’s attack on Syria; a wag the dog or a false...

If Trump had any credibility then perhaps his account of what happened might not even be questioned.

Why these missile strikes won’t make things better for the Syrian...

There are serious questions as to whether Trump’s bombing of the Syrian base has anything to do with protecting civilians.

The spoils of war: Trump lavished with media and bipartisan praise...

The one constant of American political life is that the U.S. loves war. Martin Luther King’s 1967 denunciation of the U.S. as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” is more accurate than ever.

Cassius was correct

How many Amerikans, like the good Germans in 1940, cheered the carpet bombing of Iraq, and the subsequent invasion?

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Shocking profiteering in healthcare system continues to harm patients nationwide.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

GOP attack on Medicaid puts millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage

Republicans push Medicaid cuts that could leave millions without health coverage.

LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas

Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.

Washington Post cartoonist resigns after paper censors criticism of Bezos and Trump

Cartoonist’s resignation highlights growing concerns over billionaire influence on the free press.