The Trillion-Dollar Blob

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. In 2018, the Pentagon failed its first audit. In 2024, it failed its seventh audit in a row. The Pentagon has been “punished” for failing seven audits – and losing track of roughly $2 trillion in gear,...

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There Is No Salvaging Biden’s Legacy

Jonah Blank tries to make the case that Biden can somehow salvage something from the wreckage of his policies in the Middle East: Biden has so far failed to achieve his highest goals for the Middle East – but in his final days he can single-handedly reset the...

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Matthew Hoh: These Last Eight Days in Palestine

I'm back in Jordan after eight days in Palestine. I was in Palestine as part of a delegation to be in solidarity with and learn from those engaged in Palestinian liberation. We visited and had dialogues with Palestinians and Israelis in Bethlehem, Hebron, Jerusalem,...

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Who Takes International Law Seriously?

The Washington Post published a despicable editorial in response the International Criminal Court’s warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: But the arrest orders undermine the ICC’s credibility and give credence to accusations of hypocrisy and selective prosecution. The...

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Gaza Is Still Being Deliberately Starved to Death

Alex de Waal calls for international action to halt the famines in Gaza and Sudan: The Gaza figures are particularly shocking because, before October last year, acute malnutrition levels were about 1% and general mortality was just a quarter of the background rates in...

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