by Gilbert Doctorow | Mar 30, 2020 | News
This is not a question that figures in our Western commentary and analysis, since it is universally assumed that one man, Vladimir Putin, dominates Russian political life for a good reason: his unique ability to tame the contending factions at the center of power in...
by Daniel Larison | Mar 13, 2020 | News
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The New York Times reports that U.S. “retaliatory” strikes in Iraq ended up killing regular Iraqi soldiers and policemen and one civilian:Iraqi military officials strongly condemned the United States...
by Kathy Kelly | Jan 4, 2020 | News
The 2003 “shock and awe” bombing of Iraq had finally stopped. From the balcony of my room in Baghdad’s Al Fanar Hotel, I watched U.S. Marines moving between their jeeps, armored personnel carriers, and Humvees. They had occupied the street...
by Peter R. Quinones | Dec 27, 2019 | News
As the second decade of the 21st Century comes to a close, and the corporate press is doing everything in its vast power to keep people’s attention on impeachment, it is easy to overlook that the last 20 years should only be defined by one subject; war. Since shortly...
by Sheldon Richman | Dec 11, 2019 | News
Having failed at one attempt to suppress pro-Palestinian advocacy and activism on American college campuses, the Trump administration will try a new tack: defining Jewishness as a nationality or race.The New York Times reported this week:President Trump plans to sign...
