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Where’s Boris? Foreign Secretary mocked as he goes AWOL for crucial Heathrow expansion vote...
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been mocked by a myriad of politicians including Tories,...
New Yorker writer resigns for branding wounded marine a Nazi — RT US News
Fact-checker and writer at New Yorker magazine Talia Lavin has resigned from her position after she...
The Persistent Myth of U.S. Precision Bombing – Consortiumnews
U.S. media routinely repeat Pentagon talking points about the accuracy of U.S. bombing, but how precise are these attacks, asks...
After Carillion crumbles, MoD awards ‘high risk’ Capita multi-million outsourcing deal — RT UK...
The UK’s biggest trade union has condemned the award of a multi-million pound MoD contract...
Almost 1,000 People Injured, Killed in Terrorist Attacks by Refugees
One-in-three chance Germany will be target country in future plots Nearly 1,000 people were injured or killed in terrorist attacks involving refugees...
The Greatest Gift the Status Quo Ever Got
By Paul Rosenberg Freeman's Perspective June 18, 2018
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William J. Astore’s Thoughts on a Saturday Afternoon
Weekends are a good time to sit back, reflect, and think. Here are a few ideas I’ve been thinking about:
1. Remember 9/11/2001? Of course...
America’s Public Are Foie-Gras Ducks
American Billionaires Farm This Public
By Feeding to the Voters the Politicians
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Any animal farm needs to feed, to its...
Trump’s Giving Diplomacy a Chance. His Critics Should, Too.
Some critics have knocked President Trump for making “too many concessions” to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the historic Singapore Summit – the...
Trump’s Giving Diplomacy a Chance. His Critics Should, Too.
Some critics have knocked President Trump for making “too many concessions” to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the historic Singapore Summit – the...
Trump’s Giving Diplomacy a Chance. His Critics Should, Too.
Some critics have knocked President Trump for making “too many concessions” to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the historic Singapore Summit — the...
Why Do US Media Only Worry About One Authoritarian’s Nukes?
The world waits with bated breath as a “mad king” descends on Singapore, his finger itching to press the launch button and totally destroy...
Spiked Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Cartoonist Speaks Out
One of Rob Rogers’ anti-Trump cartoons (5/18/18) that was killed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette before his recent run of six drawings spiked in a...
Diplomacy Is Better Than War in North Korea
Today’s historic Singapore Summit, the first meeting of a U.S. president and North Korean leader, has been knocked for too many concessions by the...
When Army Became a Four-Letter Word
“There was a young man who said though, it seems that I know that I know, but what I would like to see is...
A Mile in Their Shoes
This past Friday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Hazara girls joined young Pashto boys to sing Afghanistan’s national anthem as a welcome to Pashto men...
Scapegoating Iran
Seventeen years of war in the Middle East and what do we have to show for it? Iraq after our 2003 invasion and occupation...
War on Iran is US Policy Now According to US Secretary of State
Former CIA head offers policy of prevarication and tortured truth
On May 21, in his first formal public address, US Secretary of State Mike...
The Eerie Silence Surrounding the Assange Case – Consortiumnews
Julian Assange remains cut off from the world in Ecuador’s London embassy, shut off from friends, relatives and thousands of...
17 years on from the invasion, Afghan leader pleads for more British troops to...
An Afghan leader has issued a plea for Britain to deploy more troops to the...
Digging Deeper | Dissident Voice
Here in Kabul in early June, outside the home of several Afghan Peace Volunteers, a large drilling machine is parked on what was once a...
U.S. Challenges Russia to Nuclear War
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Now that the United States (with the cooperation of its NATO partners) has turned the former Soviet Union’s states...
Destitution and Hunger Must Be Addressed to Achieve Peace
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban to last until June 20. The ceasefire comes after Muslim clerics in...
William J. Astore on Paving Roads to Nowhere
I have a simple proposition: Let’s rebuild America instead of paving roads to nowhere in Afghanistan.
The U.S. has spent nearly a trillion dollars on...
Fallout from Colombia’s New Association with NATO
Photo by calvinbasti | CC BY 2.0
It was no surprise. Already Colombia had sent personnel to military training schools in Germany and Rome and...
Armed police broke into Chelsea Manning’s home after suicidal tweets (VIDEO) — RT US...
Armed police broke into Chelsea Manning’s home after the former US Army private and whistleblower-turned-activist posted...
the Long March of Middle East Destruction
When falsely convicted Andy Dufresne bored a hole through the Shawshank prison wall over the course of two decades, narrator “Red” says that Andy always...
Sen. Paul to Hold Hearing on ‘Unauthorized War’s Effect on Federal Spending’
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced today that on Wednesday, June 6th, he will be holding a hearing on the enormous costs of the endless...
US military killed almost 500 civilians in 2017
The Pentagon has told Congress that the US military killed almost 500 civilians and injured a...
How to Get Off the No-Fly List – Consortiumnews
Years after George W. Bush created a secret “kill list” of alleged terrorism suspects, it remains murky how one gets on the list, and...
Gavin Williamson nemesis Richard Madeley warns politicians ‘three strikes and you’re out’ — RT...
Having previously channeled his inner Ali G and Alan Partridge, Richard Madeley’s banishment of Defence...
From Bernays to Trump, Hooked on Misery
The father of modern public relations and spin, Edward Bernays was a cold, cynical manipulator of mass perception. He knew that by shaping people’s...
Democrat campaign ad compares Trump to Osama bin Laden — RT US News
A Democrat running for congress in this year’s midterm elections has released a bizarre campaign ad,...
How the people who control America manufacture our consent to their rule
Eric Zuesse
Modern dictatorship, as Walter Lippmann pointed out in 1921 about “the manufacture of consent,” is the “creation of consent” and “is not a...
America’s Big-Brother ‘News’ Media
America’s aristocratically controlled ’news’ media hide the basic reality — that America’s trillion-dollar annual federal military expense is a taxpayer-subsidization of U.S.-headquartered international corporations,...
Berrigan, Ellsberg and Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day noted for its parades honoring veterans by ennobling, glorifying (and thereby perpetuating) US war and militarism. The peace community...
How to Honor Memorial Day – Consortiumnews
From the Archive: Memorial Day should be a time of sober reflection on war’s horrible costs, not a moment to...
Ray McGovern on How To Honor Memorial Day
How best to show respect for the U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan and for their families on Memorial Day? Simple: Avoid euphemisms...
War and Moral Injury
“As a sniper I was not usually the victim of a traumatic event, but the perpetrator of violence and death,” recalled Garrett Rapenhagen of Iraq...
Questioning War is a Civic Duty. Why Do So Few Do It?
“How do you motivate men and women to fight and die for a cause many of them don’t believe in, and whose purpose they...
US Names 18th Afghan War Commander – Are We Turning The Corner Yet?
As the US names its 18th military commander in the 17 year long war on Afghanistan, is there any reason...
Afghans question US worth in Taliban fight as Pentagon watchdog admits ‘lack of progress’...
Despite committing additional resources to Afghanistan, US troops and local security forces have made little inroads...
Trump-Pompeo’s 12 Idiotic-Insulting Demands Upon Iran
Eric Zuesse
On Monday, May 21st, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out a dozen demands upon Iran’s Government — demands which insult the...
Pakistani Girl’s Death in Texas Should Prompt Reflection on Gun Violence
One of the 10 victims in the Santa Fe High School shooting was Sabika Sheikh, an exchange student from Pakistan. She was due to...
Stephen Smith on the Corporate Domination of West Virginia
West Virginia has the highest rate of obesity in the country.
The highest rate of smoking.
The highest rate of drug overdose deaths.
Why?
Corporate domination of the...
The Royal Wedding and the End of Whiteness?
Props to CNN’s D.J. Judd, who pointed out a historical irony:
The last Duke of Sussex, named in 1801, advocated for abolishing the slave trade...
US Air Force apologizes for Yanny/Laurel tweet about A-10 attacking Taliban — RT US...
The US Air Force has apologized for a now-deleted tweet that referenced a popular viral video...
Tomi Got a Gun – LewRockwell
By Chris Eger Guns.com May 19, 2018
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Europe: National Sovereignty versus International Conquest, at Stake over Iran
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Europe now faces its ultimate ideological fork-in-the-road, which it has thus far ignored but can no longer ignore: They...
The Donald, Vlad, and Bibi
Photo source U.S. Embassy Jerusalem | CC BY 2.0
As a general rule, it is pointless to rank world leaders or lesser political figures by...
The Donald, Vlad, and the Bibi
Photo source U.S. Embassy Jerusalem | CC BY 2.0
As a general rule, it is pointless to rank world leaders or lesser political figures by...
The Anti-Imperialism of Fools
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“God never spoke to an Arab.”
— Benjamin Disraeli, 1847
“Remembrance is, so to speak, interwoven with forgetfulness. That is...
Ecuador Hints It May Hand Over Assange – Consortiumnews
Julian Assange has remained incommunicado for more than six weeks and as his health deteriorates many of his former supporters...
Congress Weighs Indefinite Detention of Americans – Consortiumnews
A Senate bill under consideration could allow Donald Trump to indefinitely jail American citizens without charge if they oppose U.S....
WaPo Positions Support for Torturer as Vote for Feminism
As the war over Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the Central Intelligence Agency has waged on this week, we’ve been gifted an incredible batch...
Trump & Bolton call for regime change in Iran even as they speak of...
White House National Security Adviser John Bolton says the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal...
Where Syria’s Government Sends Conquered Terrorists
Eric Zuesse
On May 8th, Syria’s Government bannered, “6th batch of terrorists leave southern Damascus for northern Syria” and reported that “During the past five...
Trump and Netanyahu May Not Want War With Iran, But They May Fall Into...
Iran has an exaggerated reputation in the Middle East for Machiavellian cunning and an ability to outmanoeuvre its enemies. Britain used to be regarded in...
Assange in grave danger, hated because Clintons control media – Pamela Anderson — RT...
WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange is in grave danger, isolated inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, according...
Iran calls $6bn US court verdict a ‘mockery’ of justice, Americans & 9/11 attacks...
Accusing Washington of attempts to “rewrite history,” Iran has firmly rejected as a “mockery” of the...
Pompeo is real hawk on Iran & will reinforce Trump’s worst tendencies – Peter...
Afghanistan was a distraction for George W. Bush and North Korea is the same for Donald...
Video: Without saying why, US releases Afghan drug lord from jail
The arrest of a notorious drug lord a decade ago in Afghanistan was heralded as a devastating blow to the Taliban. But now, Haji...
UK drones firing organ-destroying ‘vacuum bombs’ on the rise in Syria
The UK is ‘indiscriminately’ using thermobaric missiles as part of its ongoing air war in...
First Bomb the Wedding, Then Bomb the Rescue Workers
Boys injured by an airstrike on a wedding in the isolated village of Hajjah, Yemen, at a hospital on Monday. (photo: Reuters)
*****
Textbook terrorist tactic...
State Dept condemns journalist killings, except ones by Israeli soldiers — RT US News
Speaking on World Press Freedom Day, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert preached freedom from oppression...
Cyber-bomb Russia, McCain begs in new book — RT US News
The US should cyber-attack Russia in retaliation for all its election meddling, John McCain has argued...
Congress Offers a Bipartisan Blank Check to Donald Trump
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly over armored vehicles that have been loaded onto trucks for transport on February 9, 2018, at the Kuwait Naval...
GALLUP: Job-Satisfaction Is Highest in UAE, Russia, and U.S.
Eric Zuesse
The Gallup World Poll, released on May 1st, surveyed over 1,000 people in each of 128 countries, and found that the three nations...
‘We Are Talking Billions of People Displaced by Sea Level Rise’
Janine Jackson interview Dahr Jamail about melting Antarctic ice for the April 27, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
...
Organizing Workers Strikes Against War and Repression
Photo by Port of San Diego | CC BY 2.0
Lessons of the 2008 Longshore Strike Against U.S. Imperialist War
May Day 2018 is the 10th anniversary...
Pentagon’s robot vehicles — RT US News
Self-driving cars may become a reality on our roads at some point in the near future,...
Dozens Killed as Coordinated Attack Targets Reporters in Kabul
The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Kabul on Monday. The coordinated blasts—being described as the deadliest attacks on the...
Can Bean Counters Save the World From Trump?
They call people like us “bean counters”—the soulless ones beavering away in some windowless accounting department, the living calculators who don’t care about desperation...
Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump among Nobel Peace Prize favorites, says UK betting agency —...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are among the main contenders...
Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen – Consortiumnews
In the third and final part of his series, Nicolas JS Davies investigates the death toll of U.S. covert and...
Britain should drop ‘Russophobic agenda’ – Neil Clark bemoans UK-US bullying of Europe (VIDEO)...
"It can't be right that Britain and America are going around bullying countries in Europe,"...
CIA’s unlearned lesson in regime change — RT US News
The looming end of the Castro era in Cuba coincides this week with the 57th anniversary...
Doctor Death From Damascus?
Butcher of Damascus. Gasser of children. Baby Killer of Syria. Tool of Moscow. Cruel despot. Monster.
These are all names the western media and politicians...
Major outlets showed zero opposition to Syria strikes — RT US News
Media cheerleading for foreign conflict is nothing new. Coverage of President Trump’s latest airstrikes on Syria...
Washington Forces its Allies to Accept a Bipolar World
By firing missiles on Syria with its French and British allies, the strange President Donald Trump has managed to force the Western powers to...
The ‘Butcher of Damascus’ to Return Normalcy to Syria – Consortiumnews
Bashar al-Assad is just the latest in a long line of Middle East leaders demonized by colonial Britain and the...
Public Radio’s McCarthyite Smear of Black Activists Shows Danger of Russia Panic
For over a year, outlets from FAIR (8/24/16) to TruthDig (1/7/17) to The Nation (8/7/17) to The Intercept (2/12/18) have been warning about the...
Sen. Rand Paul: The New AUMF Codifies ‘Forever War’
April 18, 2018
Dear Colleague:
For some time now, Congress has abdicated its authority to declare war. The status quo is that we are at war...
David Cameron’s disastrous Libya intervention criticized by own committee (VIDEO) — RT UK News
The UK’s intervention in Libya contributed to the north African country’s current instability, according to...
Ron Paul on new presidential war powers bill — RT US News
US Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that would somewhat restrict the president’s powers to go...
Senators unveil resolution limiting presidential war powers following Trump’s Syria strikes — RT US...
Days after Donald Trump launched a bombing campaign in Syria, Republican and Democrat senators have introduced...
Charlottesville neo-Nazi organizer unmasked as US marine — RT US News
A prominent neo-Nazi who helped plan and organize last year’s fatal ‘Unite the Right’ rally in...
Behind Theresa May’s ‘Humanitarian Hysterics’: The Ideology of Empire and Conquest
Until the 17th century, India was the richest country in the world and had controlled a third of global wealth. Political unity and military security...
Crimes of a Monster: Your Tax Dollars at Work
by John W. Whitehead / April 16th, 2018
Is ours a government of the people, by the people, for the people, or a kakistocracy rather,...
Where on Earth is the Just Economy that works for all, Including Afghan Children?
by Dr. Hakim Young / April 15th, 2018
Political and business leaders have refined the art and science of lying about the economy. From their...
US relationship with Russia ‘worse than it’s ever been’ – Trump — RT US...
The relationship between the US and Russia is at its worst point in history, US President...
World War III Is Not Imminent
By Michael S. Rozeff April 14, 2018
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‘Trump denied the American people oversight in endless war’ — RT US News
Not all US lawmakers have welcomed the "illegal" strike on Syria ordered by President Donald Trump...
Who are the UK’s most hawkish MPs? — RT UK News
As the wheels of war start to turn at pace, who are some of the...
Remembering Ireland’s Great Famine | Dissident Voice
Weary men, what reap ye?—Golden corn for the stranger.What sow ye?— human corpses that wait for the avenger.Fainting forms, hunger–stricken, what see you in...
DoD report confirms US contractors in Syria for 1st time under Trump administration —...
A newly released Department of Defense (DoD) report has confirmed the presence of US contractors in...
Enabler of ‘Trump’s worst instincts?’ Pompeo walks line between hawk and diplomat — RT...
In a five-hour appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the nominee for secretary of state,...
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN): We Don’t Need and Cannot Afford a War in Syria
Delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives, April 12, 2018
In the days leading up to the Congressional vote on whether to go...
Major Papers Urge Trump to Kill Syrians, Risk World War III
The New York Times (4/9/18) calls Syria “a crucial test for Mr. Trump, who has shirked America’s traditional leadership role.”
Western governments accuse the Syrian...
It’s Time to Cut the Contractors Loose
How much of your paycheck do you plan to hand over to corporate Pentagon contractors this year?
The average American taxpayer will have paid $14,520...
“Why, This Isn’t Cuba”
Back in the 1890s those who believed conquering a continent was killing enough (without taking over Hawaii, the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc.) included...
Welcome to Vietnam, Err, I Mean Syria, Mr. President
As President Trump faces strong opposition from generals, war profiteers, “mainstream media,” and — not least — Israel to pulling U.S. troops out of...
Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President – Consortiumnews
From the Archives: As President Trump faces opposition from his generals to pull U.S. troops from Syria, here’s a look...
Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President
From the Archives: As President Trump faces opposition from his generals to pull U.S. troops from Syria, here’s a look back to a similar...
UK opens Gulf naval base as Western relationships hit the rocks — RT UK...
Britain is attempting to shore up ties in the east before leaving the European Union,...
‘Russia will never be our friend, we’ll slap them when needed’ – US envoy...
Nikki Haley has erupted in another fiery Russophobic rant, warning that Russia will “never be America’s...
Trump defends Sinclair Broadcasting as ‘news script’ media scandal shakes America — RT US...
President Donald Trump has again defended Sinclair Broadcasting after a video showing over 100 American news...
Mass Deception and the Prelude to World War
In Libya, NATO bombed a path to Tripoli to help its proxy forces on the ground oust Gaddafi. Tens of thousands lost their lives...
Father of Orlando nightclub shooter was secret FBI informant — RT US News
The Orlando, Florida nightclub attacker’s father was a confidential FBI informant, court documents in the case...
Is the War on Guns the Next War on Terror?
Photo by Tobias Michaelsen | CC BY 2.0
The leaders of the United States of America are sick people. They are ignorant. They lack judgement....
Theresa May Playing a Reckless Game of Nuclear Roulette
Back in May 2017, just prior to the British general election, I wrote a piece arguing that a victory for Theresa May would see...
Why Are Liberals Cheering? – Consortiumnews
Not all foes of Trump are allies of progressives – especially the hawks, spooks and perjurers who parade across CNN...
Why Are Progressives Cheering Cable News’ Parade of Hawks and Liars?
When the “War on Terror” was launched in 2001, mainstream media—especially cable TV news—started a parade. It was a narrow parade of hawkish retired...
For WaPo, ‘What Next in Africa?’ Doesn’t Include US Getting Out
The Washington Post (3/19/18) thinks the question is thorny, so it makes sure to prune the answers.
“Pentagon Grapples With a Thorny Question After Niger...
Fifteen Years After the Iraq Invasion, What Are the Costs?
This March marked the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
In 2003, President George W. Bush and his advisers based their case for...
15 Years After the Iraq Invasion, What Are the Costs?
Photo by Anna Hanks | CC BY 2.0
This March marked the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
In 2003, President George W. Bush...
Maj. Danny Sjursen: Dissent Is Patriotic (Audio)
From TruthDig.com:
Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer meets with Truthdig columnist Maj. Danny Sjursen, a United States Army officer who...
How the Military Controls America
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Unlike corporations that sell to consumers, Lockheed Martin and the other top contractors to the U.S. Government are highly...
Ex-detainees recount US torture 15yrs after Iraq invasion — RT US News
Former Abu Ghraib detainees say time has not fully healed the physical and mental pain they...
Remembering the War on Yugoslavia, 1999
The ethnic map few understood. Should make it clear that cutting up Yugoslavia in independent republics could not be done without bloodshed.
Yellow = Serbs,...
It’s a Free Country, and the Future of War
Two more anecdotes from my dad’s war letters involve the nature of military life and the future of war. In June 1945 my dad...
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Political Violence
We should be concerned about Jagmeet Singh’s support for political violence. But not the stuff that’s making news. While the media makes much of...
They Lied Us Into War, All of Them
And I don’t just mean Iraq War II.
A friend wanted a list, so I whipped one up real quick.
Gulf of Tonkin 1967: McNamara knew...
15 Years After the Iraq Invasion, What Are the Costs?
This March marked the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
In 2003, President George W. Bush and his advisers based their case for...
Sen. Dick Durbin Calls On Congress To Halt Unauthorized US Military Involvement in Yemen
Durbin: The decision to go to war can only be made by Congress
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From Sen. Dick Durban’s office:
WASHINGTON — U.S....
Trump says he will meet Putin to discuss ‘arms race that is getting out...
US President Donald Trump said he will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the not...
There Was No Place Safe There, or Here
Sgt. Francis D. Sommer in Afghanistan, c. 2007. (Photo: Jon Demlar)
September 24, 2003.
"Are you someplace safe?"
"I'm in Iraq, Mom. There is no place...
Corbyn finds a fan in Mail columnist Peter Hitchens over his Russia stance —...
As the Russian spy poisoning saga rages on, Jeremy Corbyn has found an unlikely ally...
Russian interview with Putin (and others) discusses geopolitics, nationhood, and America
Eric Zuesse
https://off-guardian.org/2018/03/15/no-russia-no-world-full-movie-world-order-2018/ discusses and presents a new feature-length, interview-laced, documentary, about the way that Russians, and also Putin, view America, and view the future...
Video: Meet Donald Trump… 1yo Afghan boy
The name Donald Trump probably isn't one you would expect to find in Afghanistan. But that's exactly what one couple decided to call their...
Video: ‘US trying to recruit Taliban as a proxy spoiler to destabilize the region’...
The US campaign against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan has been ongoing for the last 16 years. Speaking in the Afghan capital on...
The Strategy of Tension Towards Russia and the Push to Nuclear War
The United States has devised on ongoing strategy of tension towards Russia. It has initiated economic sanctions against Moscow, concocted a narrative about ‘Russian aggression’ for...
What Results When U.S. Invades a Country
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at The Saker
(UPDATED at bottom, as of 15 March 2018)
The U.S. Government certainly leads the world in invasions and coups.
In...
Corbyn warns against ‘McCarthyite intolerance of dissent’ over Russia accusations — RT UK News
Jeremy Corbyn has fiercely defied his critics, reiterating the need for evidence in the Sergei...
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If We Want to Support Refugees, We Need To End the Wars That Create...
The concept of sanctuary, providing refuge and protection to people who are marginalized and oppressed, has a long history in the United States—even when...
‘Russia’s isolation is not in anyone’s interests’
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave his farewell address at the State Department Tuesday having...
Ex-Nobel Secretary Admits Obama’s Prize Was a Mistake
Like many people, I was highly critical of the awarding of the Nobel Award to President Barack Obama in 2009 before he...
Veterans for Peace 162 Supports Direct Talks between USA and North Korea
The East Bay Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Chapter #162 (which includes Oakland and Berkeley) has passed the following resolution...
Ron Paul on a ‘Military Coup’: Pentagon To Ignore Congress On Yemen
The Defense Department has sent Senate Majority Leader McConnell a letter informing him that even if Congress passes legislation limiting...
Trump Is a Dangerous Idiot. So Why Are We Pushing Him Toward War?
There's a big conference going on at the moment in Brussels, where the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy – a group of journos, pols,...
Ode to America | Dissident Voice
My own little worldIs what I deserve‘Cause I am the only child there is.A king of it allThe belle of the ballI promise I’ve...
‘Entirely your fault!’ Assange says Obama AG forced WikiLeaks to counter-attack with truth —...
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has pinned the blame for the website’s releases ahead of the 2016...
Watching Labor History in Real Time
I love West Virginia.I love the people, the mountains, and the history of a people not dependent on the corporate state. Yes, Virginia—there is...
When ‘God Wills It!’: An American Reckoning
America may be sinking ever deeper into the moral morass of the Trump era, but if you think the malevolence of this period began...
Video: On International Women’s Day, Women Declare: Emancipation Comes Through the Rejection of Capitalism
https://democracynow.org - From Afghanistan to the Philippines to Mexico to Spain, women across the globe are taking to the streets today to mark International...
Can You Keep a Secret on International Women’s Day?
On this International Women’s Day it’s amazing how many people are still against a woman making a buck. While men across the developed world...
Establishment alarmed as Trump threatens to gut US ‘democracy promotion’ racket — RT US...
The foreign policy establishment in Washington is crying foul after the Trump administration proposed to cut...
US agents untrained to vet Islamic radicals, have poor grasp of jihadist threat, experts...
US law enforcers aren’t trained to detect Islamic radicals, which enabled a suspected Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist to...
Media Erase US Role in Syria’s Misery, Call for US to Inflict More Misery
Simon Tisdall argues in the Guardian (2/10/18) that “the West let down Syria”—not by fueling a murderous civil war, but by failing to ensure...
Why Readers Shouldn’t Trust Staff Reporters
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at unz.com
Journalism — especially about important matters — is not a profession. It’s a calling. Or else, if it’s not...
Record Afghan Opium Crop Signals Violent Year for U.S. Forces – Consortiumnews
As poppy cultivation in Afghanistan increases, more funds are likely supporting the Taliban’s insurgency, portending a tough year ahead for...
How Liars in U.S. ‘News’-Media Build on Lies in U.S. ‘News’
Eric Zuesse (originally published abridged by Strategic Culture Foundation)
The means by which the vast majority of Americans are deceived to believe fake ‘news’ that’s...
Ron Paul says Trump Is Right on Iraq – Antiwar.com Blog
Over the weekend, President Trump told an audience at a fundraiser that the US attack on Iraq was the “worst...
Fraudster puts Trump forward for Nobel Peace Prize — RT US News
US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second time...
Teen Solidarity Against the Merchants of Death
Here in Kabul, as the rising sun begins to warm our chilly rooms, I hear excited laughter from downstairs. Rosemary Morrow, a renowned Australian...
‘Angel of Death’ AC-130 gunship promo vid ignites backlash against Pentagon — RT US...
When the Pentagon posted some war porn on Twitter it should have been prepared for a...
‘Russia Threatens Our Ability to Dominate Airspace’ in Middle East
In his statement to the US House Armed Services Committee, General Joseph Votel elaborated on key military challenges to the US in the Middle...
Russia ‘threatens our ability to dominate’ – US general to Congress — RT US...
The US is seeking to contain Iran’s rising influence in the Middle East and fend off...
Trump vows to hold ‘reasonably’ cheap parade with ‘lots of flyovers’ — RT US...
President Trump is relentless in his dream of boosting his country’s “spirit” with a grand military...
Britain Officially Prepares Now for War Against Russia
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
On Wednesday, February 21st, the UK’s Minister of Defence, Conservative Gavin Williamson, announced that the United Kingdom is changing...
Trump bucks Pentagon & State Dept. on ultimate US goal in Syria — RT...
President Donald Trump appeared to dash the hopes of interventionists and contradict his own administration officials,...
Globally Top-Respected Experts on Middle East Warn Syrian War May Produce WW III
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at The Saker
Abdel Bari Atwan, the retired editor-in-chief (1989-2013) of the pan-Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi and author of...
Top Ten Signs The US Is The Most Corrupt Nation In The World (2018...
Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply that the United States is not corrupt. This year’s report from Transparency International...
50 shades of Greitens? Missouri governor indicted over naked bondage photo — RT US...
Governor Eric Greitens of Missouri has been indicted on a felony charge of invasion of privacy,...
Time to Admit the Afghan War is ‘Nonsense’ – Consortiumnews
Officially, the U.S. military objective in Afghanistan is to force the Taliban to the negotiating table, but just last month...
Herba attacks Chloe Ayling as doubts arise over his sanity — RT UK News
A glamor model desperate to become rich and famous wrote her own ransom note and...
Venezuela: Revenge of the Mad-Dog Empire
Only in the world of comic-book fantasies is the United States a friend to the oppressed in Africa or anywhere else on the planet....
An Old Soldier Fades Away
“We are selling the greatest product on earth. Why shouldn’t we promote it as effectively as we promote a bar of soap?”-- Billy Graham,...
Revenge of the Mad-Dog Empire
Photo by Diariocritico de Venezuela | CC BY 2.0
Only in the world of comic-book fantasies is the United States a friend to the oppressed...
U.S. Empire Still Incoherent After All These Years – Consortiumnews
Exclusive: Without solid economic, political and ideological bases, the U.S. lacks the legitimacy and authority it needs to operate beyond...
Something for Everyone (in the Military-Industrial Complex)
Think of it as the chicken-or-the-egg question for the ages: Do very real threats to the United States inadvertently benefit the military-industrial complex or...
Video: US Refuses to Accept Iran as a Regional Power – RAI with Trita...
From Afghanistan to Iraq, the Trump administration, leading Democrats and much of the foreign policy and military establishment believe the U.S. should be more...
The Three Global Super-Powers
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
There are currently three global super-powers, three nations that lead the world: China, Russia, and U.S.
After World War II,...
Russian ‘meddling’ as bad as Pearl Harbor attack, some US pundits claim — RT...
Following the underwhelming indictment of ‘Russian trolls’ for alleged meddling in the 2016 US elections, some...
Banned News: Rapid Movement Now Toward Global Nuclear War
U.S. Preparations to Conquer Soon Donbass, N. Korea, & Syria
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Fearing peace, the U.S. humiliates South Korea, threatens North Korea....
Video: ‘They’re sending me where I’ll be killed’: Afghan interpreter on seeking asylum in...
The British government is being accused of turning its back on interpreters who helped the military in Afghanistan. Many have received death threats from...
Afghan interpreter denied asylum in UK speaks to RT (VIDEO) — RT UK News
Abdul Bari, a frontline interpreter for British forces during the war in Afghanistan, has had...
US ‘Stumbled Into Torture,’ Says NYT Reporter
Jennifer Lawrence does not actually come up in New York Times reporter Scott Shane’s reminiscence (2/14/18).
As part of a promotion for the upcoming “Look,...
A Gold Medal Winner in Spin – Antiwar.com Blog
I’ve been watching the Winter Olympics on TV, and the color commentators for NBC are typically athletes who’ve earned gold medals in the past,...
What’s in Trump’s 2019 budget? — RT US News
The White House 2019 budget proposal offers the Pentagon and the president’s immigration agenda a generous...
Police officer fired for refusing to shoot black suspect settles in court — RT...
A former police officer in West Virginia who sued for wrongful termination has accepted a settlement....
Your guide to top anti-Russia think tanks in US & who funds them —...
Countering Russia has become a lucrative industry in Washington. In recent years, the think tank business...
Govt caught ‘censoring’ report that suggests it’s using drones to assassinate people — RT...
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) attempted to censor a document showing it has assassinated...
Green Beret death prompts probe of SEAL Team 6, unit that took out Osama...
The death of Army Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar, allegedly at the hands of his colleagues, prompted...
Afghan Civilians Keep Paying the Price for the So-Called War On Terror
Photo by ResoluteSupportMedia | CC BY 2.0
One of the stated objectives of coalition forces led by the U.S. to invade Afghanistan in 2001 was...
Rand Paul & the art of filibustering — RT US News
The US government shut down for a few hours after Senator Rand Paul made the lawmakers...
William Astore on Military Parades and Super Bowls – Antiwar.com Blog
Trump, inspired by the French, wants his own military paradeNews that President Trump favors a military parade in Washington D.C., perhaps to coincide with...
Lawmakers question military spending — RT US News
As US Secretary of Defense James Mattis made a case for more military funding to counter...
SAS soldiers face trial over 3 men’s deaths on notorious Brecon Beacons training exercise...
British SAS special force soldiers are to face trial over the deaths of three Army...
Slim chance UK will let Assange off the hook as judge to rule on...
Julian Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for over five years, is...
Pentagon logistics agency lost track of $800 million – report — RT US News
In the latest instance of negligent bookkeeping at the Pentagon, its Defense Logistics Agency has failed...
U.S. Foreign Policies Remain Unchanged Since 1948
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Ever since 1948, the U.S. Government’s foreign policies have been consistently focused upon breaking up the Soviet Union and...
Recipe Concocted for Perpetual War Is a Bitter One – Consortiumnews
Perpetual war is leading to a host of societal ills, yet debates on war and peace are almost entirely absent...
CIA director somehow keeps straight face in softball BBC interview — RT UK News
CIA Director Mike Pompeo welcomed an acquiescent BBC into his Langley HQ for an interview...
Korea: What the Generals Aren’t Telling You
The retired Generals on the talk-show circuit look grim. They say if the US attacks North Korea, it will retaliate and bomb Seoul, South...
The Enduring Shame of Guantanamo – Consortiumnews
From the Archive: In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Trump announced that he had signed an executive order...
Trump Joins Obama and Bush in Using State of the Union to Hail “Progress”...
On Tuesday night, President Trump became the third president in a row to attempt to put a positive spin on the war in Afghanistan...
Trump forced to talk about Russia in negative terms, ‘deep state’ is to blame...
The fact that Trump only briefly mentioned Russia during his State of the Union address means...
Damning New Study Helps Explain Why Pentagon Will No Longer Release Afghan War Updates
As the Pentagon is rebuked for withholding from the public information about the U.S. military's activities in Afghanistan, new reporting reveals that—more 16 years...
No artificial timelines, no longer telling enemies our plans
During his first State of the Union Address to Congress, President Donald Trump announced there has...
Video: “Unprecedented Level of Violence” in Heart of Kabul as Taliban Sends “Clear Message”...
https://democracynow.org - In Afghanistan, Islamic State militants have carried out an early-morning attack on a military academy in the western outskirts of the capital...
Upcoming Events and Speeches – Antiwar.com Blog
Wed Feb 7th at 7:30 I’m doing a presentation on the terror wars for Thaddeus Russel’s Renegade University. (My previous talk on Afghanistan for Renegade University...
Hotel Intercontinental Siege: Is Kabul Falling?
Afghanistan is now facing mortal danger. It has to survive, but it is not clear how it can manage.
Hotel Intercontinental in Kabul, which was...
Sex scandals hit Clinton, Republican finance chair — RT US News
New disclosures reveal Hillary Clinton protected her faith advisor when he was accused of sexual harassment....
America’s Syria Trap | By Danny Sjursen
Remember when a ground invasion of a sovereign country—perpetrated by a NATO ally—would constitute a big story?
Before Donald Trump, “Russiagate” and the mainstream media’s...
Pentagon knew Afghan forces committed child abuse, but kept funding them – declassified report...
The Pentagon funded Afghan military and security forces despite knowing that some of them were involved...
WaPo Editor Blames Lack of US Leadership for Famine Caused by US Leadership
Washington Post‘s Jackson Diehl (1/21/18): “It’s getting easier for regimes to commit — and get away with — crimes against humanity.”
“American leadership” is one...
US citizens among fatalities in Kabul hotel attack
American citizens were killed and injured in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan,...
America’s Deceitful Secret Support of Al Qaeda
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
In a recent article, I documented that “U.S. Again Supports Al Qaeda in Syria”.
In a prior article, I had...
Video: Half a million Afghans displaced by conflict in 2017, as Haley claims US...
The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said Wednesday the Trump administration's policy in Afghanistan is working, and they're closer to a peace...
A Liberal Pillar Of The Establishment
As Noam Chomsky has often remarked: ‘liberal bias is extremely important in a sophisticated system of propaganda.’ One major news outlet that Chomsky had...
Peace Should Be Integral to the Women’s March
There is one thing missing from the upcoming Women’s March publicity and philosophy: the urgent need for Peace not War!
The March will speak out...
MEP demands May fight Macron on migrants & money (VIDEO) — RT UK News
French President Emmanuel Macron should be scrambling for ways to ensure a free trade deal...
Video: Afghan president says country won’t survive without US support
With many people in Afghanistan demanding that U.S. troops stationed there withdraw... The Afghan president has warned that the country could collapse within six...
Chelsea Manning Challenges Anti-Russia Fanatic Ben Cardin – Antiwar.com Blog
In a typical foray into reckless hyperbole, Cardin told a public forum in November: “When you use cyber in an affirmative way to compromise...
Winning the Afghan War – In Hollywood – Antiwar.com Blog
A new movie, “12 Strong,” is opening on January 19th. I’ve been seeing a lot of trailers for it while watching the NFL playoffs....
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning confirms bid for Maryland Senate seat — RT US News
Chelsea Manning, one of the most well-known US whistleblowers – jailed for leaking military documents on...
U.S. Again Supports Al Qaeda in Syria
Eric Zuesse
According to the most reliable reporter on the war in Syria, who anonymously blogs at his “Moon of Alabama” site, the United States...
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning files to run for US Senate seat in Maryland — RT...
Chelsea Manning, the former US Army soldier who was jailed for passing thousands of government documents...
‘Horrifying’ defence cuts could see British Army smaller than before Napoleonic wars — RT...
The British Army is reportedly facing cuts that would see it reduced to numbers last...
‘Betrayed’ Pakistan army chief won’t ask for further US aid — RT US News
Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa spoke with US Central Command General Joseph Votel on...
Trump Lashes Pakistan over Afghan War – Consortiumnews
Though expanding the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan last year, President Trump has shown little interest in the details — until...
Video: US serviceman fires into Afghan civil truck – leaked video alleges
Video has surfaced online allegedly showing a US service member taking a shot at a passing truck in Afghanistan. The incident was seen among...
British Army in gay recruitment drive as soldier numbers fall — RT UK News
Homosexuality in the British Army is being addressed in a £1.6 million ($2.1 million) advertising...
The Most Important Country the US Military Has Conquered – Antiwar.com Blog
Yes, the U.S. military is involved throughout the world. But even smart maps like this one neglect the one country truly conquered by...
Afghan Refugees Feeling the Heat as Geopolitical Tensions Rise
Last week, the Pakistani government callously doubled down on its strategy of using Afghan refugees as pawns in its ongoing political dispute with Afghanistan...
US Politicians and Their Love of the Military – Antiwar.com Blog
If there’s one area of bipartisan agreement today, it’s politicians’ professed love of the U.S. military. Consider George W. Bush. He said the US...
Trump says Rand Paul’s call to end all US aid to Pakistan ‘a good...
Published time: 6 Jan, 2018 11:21
US President Donald Trump praised a bill that Senator Rand...
British embassy in Kabul will move to high-security zone amid Taliban resurgence — RT...
Published time: 2 Jan, 2018 09:13 Edited time: 3 Jan, 2018 08:26
The British embassy...
The Globalization of Perpetual War – Antiwar.com Blog
At TomDispatch.com, Tom Engelhardt has a revealing article on the truly global nature of America’s war on terror, accompanied by a unique map put...
Trump Is a Fig Leaf for the GOP’s Horrific Policies
NYPD removes "Arrested Trump" from Trump Tower. The Backbone Campaign and NYC allies marked the kickoff of a nationwide tour of a giant Donald...
Who will pay the $250+ billion reconstruction cost in Syria?
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
The United States Government says that Syria’s Government caused the U.N.-estimated "at least $250 billion" cost to restore Syria...
Why Trump and Bibi Are Not In Charge
Photo by Hamed Saber | CC BY 2.0
All eyes are on Iran. On December 28, as if from nowhere, protests broke out in Iran’s...
Liberty Will Prevail in 2018
Happy New Year! We always approach a new year with anticipation, hope, and also some worries. Last year was one of the strangest political...
Who Really Defeated ISIS? – Antiwar.com Blog
Who defeated the Islamic State In Syria?
Before answering that question. What is the ISIS? Can the public overcome its chronic amnesia and think back...
US Counter-Terror Airstrikes Double in Trump’s First Year
President Donald Trump speaks during an event with US military personnel at Yokota Air Base at Fussa in Tokyo on November 5, 2017. (Photo:...
Despite Designated Safe Areas Several Arrested in Berlin, Cologne New Year’s Eve Sexual Assaults
Police have arrested several people in Berlin and Cologne over suspected sexual assaults against women during New Year’s Eve celebrations, police and...
No fresh start? Trump lashes out at Pakistan, Iran in his first 2018 tweets...
US President Donald Trump apparently decided not to start the New Year with a clean slate,...
Are the Wars in Syria and Iraq Finally Coming to an End?
I spent most of the last year reporting two sieges, Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, which finally ended with the decisive defeat of Isis. This...
Female comedian sued after man with ticket denied entry to show — RT US...
Published time: 28 Dec, 2017 20:22 Edited time: 29 Dec, 2017 08:22
A female comedian is...
Notes From Europe’s African Border
Photo by BRQ Network | CC BY 2.0
Refugees do not show up in the Mediterranean Sea as if from nowhere. By the time they...
Video: ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul blasts killing at least 41
After losing ground in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State terrorists seem to be ramping up their activities in Afghanistan. The group now says it...
The Top 10 Under-Covered News Stories of 2017 | By Adam Johnson
While the outrage took place in 2016, the mainstream media’s indifference to voter suppression was deafening throughout 2017. Investigations by academics and journalists alike have revealed...
War or No War?
If the first months of 2017 were a time of great hopes following the historical defeat of Hillary Clinton, the year is ending in...
Why are Trump’s troops training ISIS terrorists?
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
When Donald Trump ran for the U.S. Presidency, his biggest foreign-affairs promise (which he copied from Ted Cruz) was...
New Year’s Message and Warning from a War Correspondent
Sometimes it is useful to take a break from news bulletins and newspapers, and even from ‘friendly’ Internet publications.
Occasionally it is good to realize...
US defense secretary bucks tradition, foregoes visit to frontline troops — RT US News
Published time: 30 Dec, 2017 03:02 Edited time: 30 Dec, 2017 07:51
Secretary of Defense James...
‘Classified’ Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop — RT US News
At least five of the 2,800 emails stored on a laptop belonging to former Democratic congressman...
Rex Tillerson is ‘proud’ of US diplomacy, but should he? — RT US News
In an op-ed published in the New York Times, the US Secretary of State writes he...
Macron to insist Britain must pay for Calais border controls even after Brexit —...
France is set to make demands on Theresa May over the British border in Calais...
British military will remain neutral in future conflicts… gender neutral — RT UK News
Published time: 27 Dec, 2017 12:39
British soldiers have been ordered to use gender-neutral terms...
America’s Longest War – Antiwar.com Blog
I’ll be teaching a webinar at Renegade University on the history of the war in Afghanistan. It’s called “Afghanistan: America’s...
Trump’s Continuation of US Interventionism – Consortiumnews
Criticizing his predecessors for misguided foreign wars, President Trump promised a break in that approach, but his National Security Strategy...
Video: ‘Safe haven for Taliban’: Pakistan on notice over harboring terrorists – Mike Pence
While visiting Afghanistan the US vice-president took a swipe at neighboring Pakistan, echoing Donald Trump's words that the country provides a safe haven for...
Christian Parenti on Taking Power in a Climate of Chaos
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"Left Out," a podcast produced by Paul Sliker, Michael Palmieri and Dante Dallavalle, creates in-depth conversations with the...
The Voice of America as Trojan Horse
...or Democracy as American franchise.
The Voice of America has always been a ploy to coerce the people into believing that state corporatism is the...
Theresa May’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment? PM thanks UK troops for ‘crushing’ ISIS — RT...
Islamic State terrorists have been defeated in Iraq, British Prime Minister Theresa May has told...
Mattis skips detention facility on holiday visit to GITMO base — RT US News
Published time: 21 Dec, 2017 19:07 Edited time: 21 Dec, 2017 19:12
US Defense Secretary Jim...
As American Statecraft Crumbles into Dangerous Incoherence, Where is the Senate? | By Andrew...
Where is J. William Fulbright when we need him? Or if not Fulbright, perhaps Robert M. La Follette or George W. Norris. Personally, I’d...
James Bovard’s latest book is free on Amazon on December 14 and 15 –...
Freedom Frauds: Hard Lessons in American Liberty https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Frauds-Lessons-American-Liberty-ebook/dp/B0765D3GJR
James Bovard’s latest book is free on Amazon on December 14 and 15.
Freedom Frauds is the...
Video: ‘US govt equates American people to enemy when it hides troops’ whereabouts’ –...
President Trump has unveiled to Congress how many US troops are stationed abroad, only the biannual White House report ommitted some key figures: in...
Trump signs $700bn military funding bill — RT US News
US President Donald Trump has signed into law $700 billion in funding to the Pentagon, which...
US won’t disclose location of thousands of its troops — RT US News
Published time: 12 Dec, 2017 13:07
The White House has omitted, from a report prepared for...
Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Risks Uniting the Entire Arab World Against the US
Photo by Kristoffer Trolle | CC BY 2.0
President Trump and the Israeli government will have foreseen and discounted a Palestinian “day of rage” and...
Still Waiting… A Harvey Weinstein Moment for America’s Wars? | By Andrew Bacevich
What makes a Harvey Weinstein moment? The now-disgraced Hollywood mogul is hardly the first powerful man to stand accused of having abused women. The...
Trump Continues Obama’s Wars Against Democracy
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
U.S. President Trump’s bold support for the apartheid dictatorship of Israel against that theocratic-racist nation’s non-Jews, fits into a...
Why Aren’t Americans Celebrating Fall of ISIL State? It Is A Bogeyman | By...
Other people are celebrating the defeat of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) on the battlefield and its destruction as a territorial state.
Russia issued an announcement last...
War-hero dogs saved from death row by UK Defense Secretary — RT UK News
Published time: 5 Dec, 2017 10:38 Edited time: 6 Dec, 2017 07:28
A police dog...
Pentagon announces first-ever audit — RT US News
The first-ever financial audit in the history of the US Department of Defense will be massive,...
Uzbekistan: A Voice from Eurasia
Uzbekistan is a peaceful friendly country, smiling faces, many of them struggling to make a living, but still smiling. Uzbekistan is a double landlocked...
Meet the New Boss, Same/Worse as the Old Boss? – Antiwar.com Blog
The rumors of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s demise may finally not be greatly exaggerated.
A marked man, it was only about a month ago...
Boris wants UK back in Middle East… RT looks at the mess British foreign...
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson attacked British foreign policy critics for playing “into a jihadi...
NSA’s McMaster Authorized Surveillance of Bannon and Trump Family
Intel gathered was sent to facility owned by George Soros.
By Adam Garrie The Duran December 7, 2017
...
Wagging the Dog in Korea?
Photo by thierry ehrmann | CC BY 2.0
“President’s Trump Card May Be N. Korea If Flynn Is Threat to Him” ran the headline in...
1 in 5 British soldiers not combat-ready, French ships needed to fight — RT...
Published time: 5 Dec, 2017 13:25 Edited time: 5 Dec, 2017 13:26
Thousands of British...
US urges Pakistan to ‘redouble’ counter-terrorism efforts – or let CIA do it —...
Washington has urged Islamabad to “redouble” its efforts in fighting terrorists. And while Pakistan insists that...
British mother jailed in Iran suffering ‘uncontrollable moods, insomnia, severe depression’ – doctor —...
A British mother jailed in Iran may be eligible for early release after medics found...
‘Assange shouldn’t be confident of protecting WikiLeaks sources’
CIA Director Mike Pompeo said he won’t tolerate secrets purloined by the CIA being stolen from...
‘Thank You for Saving My Son From All the Grief and Pain!’ – Antiwar.com...
I recently spoke at a conference sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers discussing the moral injury suffered by veterans returning from war....
Letter to the Editor – Antiwar.com Blog
Chris writes:
For the last few months I have been battling some cognitive dissonance when making conclusions about the current state of U.S. foreign affairs....
US deployment of drones in Niger is a ‘big problem for Africa’ — RT...
The Niger government’s recent decision to allow American drones over its territory will accomplish little in...
Britain’s Muslim population to triple by 2050, new projections show — RT UK News
Published time: 30 Nov, 2017 08:41 Edited time: 1 Dec, 2017 08:40
The Muslim population...
Some Recent Reasons to Distrust American-Allied ‘News’Media
Eric Zuesse
Only enough of the openings of these articles are included here so as to indicate the gist, about the rape of the public’s...
Refusing to Learn Bloody Lessons – Consortiumnews
President Trump’s continued Afghan War pursues the same failed path as the prior 16 years, with the U.S. political/media elites...
The Key Reason Why the USA Keeps Losing Wars – Antiwar.com Blog
In a word, dishonesty. That’s the key reason why America keeps losing its wars of choice, whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, or elsewhere.
Dishonesty...
Calais migrants head for Britain because Europe is too hostile — RT UK News
Migrants in Calais told RT they are fighting to reach the UK because other European...
USAF aerobatics team ‘Thunderbirds’ commander axed over ‘leadership & risk management style’ — RT...
Published time: 30 Nov, 2017 10:14
The US Air Force has dismissed the leader of its...
Powdering one’s nose? Heathrow security guard arrested in airport toilet with 7kg of cocaine...
Published time: 29 Nov, 2017 22:08
A Heathrow airport security worker has been arrested after...
The Afghan War Isn’t a Stalemate: It’s a Defeat – Antiwar.com Blog
Stalemate: That’s the word of choice being used by U.S. generals to describe the Afghan War. What, exactly, is a stalemate? I played chess...
Warmongering Neocons Have Opened Pandora’s Box
Photo by DAVID HOLT | CC BY 2.0
To some on the geopolitical stage, “stability” is something like a sacred word.
Of course, the devil is...
Blame Boris? Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces new allegations of training journalists in Iran — RT...
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 10:42
Iran has made fresh allegations against British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
How Iran Came to Be Called ‘The Top State Sponsor of Terrorism’
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
While I happened to be researching another subject, a central question in the investigation came to be how Iran...
Mother of 3 Afghans killed by SAS paid $4,800 in ‘compensation’ – report —...
The family of three young Afghan brothers, allegedly killed in broad daylight by Britain’s elite...
Pentagon sexual misconduct on the rise, Defense watchdog says — RT US News
Published time: 26 Nov, 2017 07:37
The US Department of Defense has revealed that allegations of...
Pentagon may officially admit 2,000 US troops in Syria – report — RT US...
Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 03:05
The Pentagon may finally reveal the true number of its...
‘US State Department going rogue, agrees to work with countries that use child soldiers’...
If US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cares more about money than human rights of children...
Vote Leave rocked by donation claims as watchdog probes Brexit campaign — RT UK...
The UK Electoral Commission has launched an investigation into the financial links between the Vote...
The Quality of Mercy by Kathy Kelly – Antiwar.com Blog
During the spring of 1999, as part of Voices in the Wilderness’s campaign to end indiscriminately lethal U.S./U.N. economic sanctions against Iraq, the Fellowship...
Making Nuclear Weapons Usable Again
(Photo: Geoff Stearnes; Edited: LW / TO)
Maybe you thought America's nuclear arsenal, with its thousands of city-busting, potentially civilization-destroying thermonuclear warheads, was plenty big...
Video: Afghan opium production almost doubles in 2017 – UN
Opium production in Afghanistan has almost doubled this year over 2016, according to a United Nations survey. As the Taliban returns to territory liberated...
Trusted fact-checker? Politifact duped by Bergdahl satire piece, tediously explains why it’s fake —...
One of the top fact-checking websites, tasked with combatting the spread of fake news by the...
Afghan opium production at record high despite British troops dying to stamp it out...
Published time: 16 Nov, 2017 09:12
Opium production in Afghanistan has almost doubled this year...
Soldier Boy, for Veteran’s Day – Antiwar.com Blog
Perhaps only ancient Sparta claimed to support its military more than the United States. From the “soldiers in uniform board first” rituals that happen...
National Defense versus Global (In)Security – Antiwar.com Blog
Our government likes to talk about global security, which in their minds is basically synonymous with homeland security. They argue that the best defense...
US Military and CIA Leaders May Be Investigated for War Crimes
A US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to land at forward operating base Nawa in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2010. (Image: Mass...
Someone in Russia sent some tweets, Theresa May warns the entire Western world may...
Theresa May deployed two methods of distraction at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet speech in London:...
$5.6 Trillion, 7,000 Deaths, 52,500 Injuries
The United States is expected to spend nearly $6 trillion through 2018 on government-wide costs related to the wars waged in Iraq,...
Video: US war costs 3 times higher than Pentagon estimates – report
It's been calculated that - by the end of this year - the US will have spent a total of 5-point-6-trillion dollars on wars...
N. Korea could nuke London in 18 months & UK armed forces ‘can’t deal...
A retired military chief has issued a grim warning: Britain’s “broken” army is 20 years...
An Escalating Afghan Crisis of “Profit” Over “Life”
Surkh Gul with her daughter.
“My family’s water well has dried up,” 18-year-old Surkh Gul said.
“Ours too,” echoed 13-year-old Inaam.
A distressed Surkh Gul lamented: “We...
Into the Afghan Abyss (Again) | By Alfred W. McCoy
After nine months of confusion, chaos, and cascading tweets, Donald Trump’s White House has finally made one thing crystal clear: the U.S. is staying...
US spent $5.6 trillion on wars since 9/11 – study — RT US News
Washington has expended a whopping $5.6 trillion on wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan since...
Why Robert Mueller Was Selected to Be the Special Prosecutor
Eric Zuesse
It all began with the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers apartment complex in the Saudi city of Khobar, which killed 19 U.S....
Prince Harry breaches military rules by sporting beard at Remembrance Sunday service (PHOTOS) —...
Published time: 12 Nov, 2017 15:55 Edited time: 12 Nov, 2017 16:05
Prince Harry has...
What Craziness Is Going On in Saudi Arabia? | By Eric Margolis
What’s going on in Saudi Arabia? Over 200 bigwigs detained and billions of ‘illegal profits’ of some $800 billion confiscated.
The kingdom is in an...
The Danger of the Sacred Soldier | By William Rivers Pitt
On a day devoted to acknowledging the people who have served in the U.S. armed forces, it is equally important to take sharp note of the...
“Inappropriate Behaviour”: Michael Fallon, Yemen, And The “Mainstream” That Is Anything But
The truth of corporate journalism, and the great irony of its obsession with ‘fake news’, is that it is itself utterly fake. What could...
Nation That Says It Can’t Afford Medicare for All Has Spent $5.6 Trillion on...
Protesters converge outside of the Internal Revenue Service on tax day in lower Manhattan to protest tax dollars being spent on the military...
The Danger of the Sacred Soldier
Mario Tronti, a member of the 42nd Infantry Division of the US National Guard, performs "Taps" as an American flag is raised on the...
US Marine instructor convicted of abusing Muslim recruits — RT US News
Published time: 10 Nov, 2017 20:17
A former US Marine drill instructor was sentenced to 10...
Air Force pilots ‘burning out’ as shortage grows — RT US News
The US Air Force is facing a shortage of around 2,000 pilots, the service's secretary confirmed,...
Court reverses conviction of US Marine who urinated on dead Taliban fighters — RT...
A former US Marine sentenced for urinating on the corpses of Afghans believed to be Taliban...
US general warns cuts will leave Britain defenseless, veterans say worse to come —...
Published time: 8 Nov, 2017 14:46
Britain must stop cutting its armed forces budget or...
No Proportion Kept: Within the Belly of the US’s Star-spangled Leviathan
Ha, ha! keep time: how sour sweet music is,When time is broke and no proportion kept!So is it in the music of men’s lives.
—...
Why a Special Counsel Should Be Appointed to Investigate Robert Mueller
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Some of the finest investigative journalists have recently documented different parts of what constitutes, in its totality, a single...
Trump asks for another $4bn to ‘detect, defeat, & defend’ against North Korea —...
President Donald Trump wants lawmakers to give the Pentagon an additional $4 billion for “urgent” missile...
Congress’s Romance With Cowardice: War Without War Powers
US Army soldiers test a weapon on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2014. (Photo: The US Army)
On September 1, 1970, soon after President...
The American Conservative Forum Mulls US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era – Antiwar.com...
“U.S. Foreign Policy in the Trump Era: Can Realism and Restraint Prevail?” was held Friday morning at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Watch...
Trump tweets after Army Sgt Bergdahl spared prison term — RT US News
Published time: 3 Nov, 2017 15:45 Edited time: 3 Nov, 2017 18:44
US Army Sergeant Bowe...
Did visit to Shakespeare’s birthplace turn Bin Laden against the UK? — RT UK...
Published time: 2 Nov, 2017 12:12 Edited time: 3 Nov, 2017 12:14
Osama Bin Laden...
Military, media & MPs lash out at Williamson’s MoD promotion — RT UK News
Theresa May is facing a backlash from the military, the media and even her own...
Communism’s Murderous Trail of Destruction
A century ago this week, communism took over the Russian empire, the world’s largest state at the time. Leftist movements of various sorts...
America’s Trump, w. 37% Favorable Rating, Seeks Overthrow of Iran’s Rouhani, w. 62% Favorable...
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
The investigative journalist Gareth Porter says that U.S. President Donald Trump, whose favorable-rating among Americans is 37%, is determined...
Illegal immigrants accidentally smuggled into high-security military drone base on a bus — RT...
Published time: 2 Nov, 2017 14:58
Three illegal immigrants ended up at a high-security Royal...
How Afghans View the Endless US War – Consortiumnews
To understand why the 16-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan continues to fail requires a look from the ground where Afghans...
Media Spent Months Lionizing General Who Defended Slaveholders’ Revolt
Washington Post (10/31/17)
According to corporate media, the top general who just complimented the commander of the slavery-defending Confederacy is the greatest hope to rein...
Letters from the Leader of Al Qaeda
Eric Zuesse
Since there's no decent presentation on the Web of Ayman al-Zawahiri's lengthy 9 July 2005 letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, I'm here posting...
The Definition of American Insanity by William J. Astore – Antiwar.com Blog
Here are two items this morning from FP: Foreign Policy (foreignpolicy.com), which provides a daily summary (Situation Report, or SITREP) of news items related...
From the Ground Up by Kathy Kelly – Antiwar.com Blog
Masoumah invites Afghan mothers to speak about difficulties they face (credit: APVs)On a recent Friday at the Afghan Peace Volunteers‘ (APV) Borderfree Center, here...
The staggering cost of ‘War on Terror’ — RT US News
The ‘War on Terror’ has cost US taxpayers at least $1.46 trillion since September 11, 2001,...
Blaming the Afghan War Failure on — Russia – Consortiumnews
Exclusive: Another part of the U.S. mainstream media’s rash of Russia-bashing is to claim that Moscow is arming Afghanistan’s Taliban,...
The Congressman Who Has Sent Thousands of Letters to Families of US Troops Killed...
On a Sunday morning more than two weeks after four U.S. soldiers were ambushed and killed in Niger, Rep. Walter...
NATO Criticism of Russia’s Ukraine Policy Is Answered by Putin
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
A NATO supporter criticized Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s Ukraine policy, on October 19th, at the Valdai Discussion...
2 Navy SEALs investigated over strangling death of US Green Beret in Mali –...
Published time: 30 Oct, 2017 04:22 Edited time: 30 Oct, 2017 04:57
Two members of SEAL...
Video: ‘Today’s US ‘terrorist’ can be US ally tomorrow’ – Former Pakistani intel chief
The Taliban is refusing to continue peace talks with Afghanistan following the death of its former leader, Mullah Mansur, who was killed by a...
Video: ‘Room for Taliban in Afghan government’ – Rex Tillerson
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson noted that Afghanistan has come a long way in terms of creating a “much more vibrant government” and...
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Abolitionists While US Conducts Nuclear War Games – Antiwar.com...
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its successful effort to establish a global...
Many US troops say they encounter racism in the ranks
As many as 42 percent of non-white US troops said they have personally experienced examples of...
Four Dead in Niger. Anybody Know Why?
Photo by Chairman of the Joint Chief | CC by 2.0
Honor, Sacrifice and Imperial Duplicity
John Kelly’s defensive scolding from an official White House podium...
Operation Phoenix Redux? – Antiwar.com Blog
These CIA teams in Afghanistan are not just reminiscent of the Operation Phoenix program in Vietnam, the death squads of Central America and the...
Boots on the ground? UK anti-ISIS mission stepped up as troops deploy beyond Iraqi...
Published time: 24 Oct, 2017 14:22
UK soldiers will patrol outside their base in Iraq...
Afghan-style West Africa invasion played out in US war college drill — RT US...
A simulation game for US war-college students prepared participants for an invasion of West Africa in...
‘Underwear bomber’ sues DOJ over treatment in federal prison — RT US News
A convicted jihadist terrorist is suing the US government for violating his Constitutional rights by denying...
Pentagon justifies military expansion in Africa as key to ‘global strategy’ — RT US...
The Pentagon is calling for an increase in the US military footprint in Africa, where there...
Tillerson vows Taliban ‘will never win,’ urges Pakistan to meet US ‘conditions’ for support...
In a secretive trip to Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson doubted Pakistan’s ability to...
NYT Laments ‘Forever Wars’ Its Editorials Helped Create
In considering why “the public is quiet” about the United States’ unending wars, the New York Times (10/23/17) fails to examine the failure of...
Will the Military Throw the Book at Bowe Bergdahl?
Photo by United States Army | CC by 2.0
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is likely to get a concentrated taste of military “justice” when he is...
British military detectives fly to Kabul over alleged SAS killings – report — RT...
Detectives from the UK military police have reportedly visited Afghanistan to interview a key witness...
Canada’s Love Affair with Monuments to War
Why do we build monuments to war rather than to its absence?
I wondered about this when reading about a recent tussle in the nation’s...
Migrant stabbed to death in London after family slain by Taliban — RT UK
Published time: 19 Oct, 2017 09:18 Edited time: 20 Oct, 2017 08:15
A young man...
John Kelly, Sgt. Johnson and the Big Lie
President Donald Trump (R) speaks to new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after he was sworn in, in the Oval Office of...
More Afghan troops flee military training in US – report — RT America
Afghan troops and police visiting the US for military training go ‘absent without leave’ (AWOL) much...
White House chief of staff rips media over coverage of Gold Star call —...
White House chief of staff John Kelly took another turn at the press podium to deliver...
Video: US troops allegedly fire at Afghan schoolchildren throwing stones at convoy
U.S. troops in Afghanistan have allegedly fired at school children, injuring two boys. The shots were apparently fired after children threw rocks at a...
Traitor to American Exceptionalism and White Supremacy
Photo by United States Army | CC by 2.0
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s guilty plea begins the end of this phase of an embarrassing, sad and morally...
West Point, Air Force Academy rocked by scandals, former professors criticise leadership — RT...
Cadets at two major US military academies are currently under criminal investigation as former professors at...
Why the Vengeance Toward Sgt. Bergdahl – Consortiumnews
The angry politics around Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s “desertion” in Afghanistan revolve around right-wing hatred for President Obama who engineered Bergdahl’s...
British man facing jail in Dubai for ‘touching man’s hip’ speaks of ‘unbearable’ ordeal...
Published time: 16 Oct, 2017 15:35 Edited time: 16 Oct, 2017 15:39
A Scottish man...
Tony Blair regrets siding with Israel on Hamas boycott — RT UK
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he was wrong to side with George...
Assange thanks US authorities who forced him to invest in Bitcoin — RT America
Published time: 15 Oct, 2017 09:52
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange posted a sardonic ‘thank you’ note...
William Astore on the Myths We Tell Ourselves – Antiwar.com Blog
John Kelly, President Trump’s chief of staff and a retired Marine Corps general, held a press conference on Thursday to deny he’s quitting or...
On “Independence”: Catalonia, Kurdistan, North Korea and Latin America
Alessandro Biancchi: Self-determination of peoples and respect for the borders and sovereignty of a country. This is of the most complicated issue for international...
Video: Deadly Conflicts: More than 260 000 Afghan civilians lost homes after US bombings
Civilian casualties from air strikes in Afghanistan have increased by more than 50% compared to last year. Over 266000 people have also been displaced...
Ron Paul on Horrific New Revelations on CIA Torture
The CIA has been forced to declassify some 270 memos from its secret torture facilities in Afghanistan. The story these...
Wed. Oct. 11th Grandma Drone Protester, Mary Anne Grady Flores, Appeal to be...
Ithaca, N.Y. - On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, the long-awaited appeals case of Mary Anne Grady Flores, one of many grandma drone protesters...
Politicians ‘spawned fallacies’ about war to justify military austerity – British Army chief
The head of the British Army has accused British politicians of creating an illusion of...
10 Reasons the US Should Stick With the Iran Nuclear Deal
President Trump is expected to announce this week that he will not recertify that Iran is complying with the 2015 nuclear deal. He will...
At Bannon's Behest, Blackwater Founder and War-Profiteer Erik Prince Mulling Senate Run
Encouraged by former White House chief strategist and current executive chairman of Breitbart Steve Bannon, Blackwater founder and "notorious mercenary" Erik Prince is reportedly considering a...
The Rise of Britain’s ‘New Politics’
As more Britons turn toward Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, the British establishment is upping the pressure on the “radical”...
‘Better navy at Dunkirk!’ Naval experts’ fury at military cost-cutting plan
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning to strip the Royal Navy of two specialist...