Israel is not a poor country. It is certainly not the poorest in the world. So why is it the top recipient of US military “aid?” (DavidSwanson.org) —Did you know that the U.S. government has ...
“In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.” (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) A new report examining the ...
On April’s Fools Day, U.S. President Donald Trump gave a press conference where he announced a new “counter-narcotics effort” by U.S. Southern Command. “We’re deploying additional Navy destroyers, combat ships, aircrafts and helicopters, Coast Guard ...
“The bottom line is that the Taliban (and Pakistan, which mentors it) would see that the political ascendance of the Taliban in Kabul, whenever it is due, happens with international legitimacy.” In an extraordinary statement ...
“While the world is consumed with the terrifying coronavirus pandemic, on March 19 the Trump administration will be marking the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq by ramping up the conflict there.” While ...
As foreign countries battle for their vested interests, innocent Syrians will continue to suffer. Russia and Turkey have fueled war crimes in Syria, as an independent report from the United Nations (U.N.), -founded commission recently ...
A stronger, more committed and more determined global peace movement could tame the U.S. war machine. February 15 marked the day, 17 years ago, when global demonstrations against the pending Iraq invasion were so massive ...
“The United States is doing a 180 on the near-global consensus to ban the abhorrent and inhumane use of landmines.” (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) The Trump administration announced Friday that it was officially rolling ...
Iran is threatening to be only the second country – North Korea being the first – to withdraw from the landmark 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. On Monday, January 20, Iran’s Foreign Minister announced that they ...
Trump’s blunders have placed us back on the path to a truly catastrophic war, with barricades of lies blocking every off-ramp. The U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani has not yet plunged us into a ...
The U.S. is building a new generation of nuclear weapons and dismantling nuclear arms control treaties, increasing the threat of nuclear war. The decade ends with two major threats to humanity: global warming leading to a ...
“All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military ...
“Our missiles are big, powerful, accurate, lethal and fast. Under construction are many hypersonic missiles. The fact that we have this great military and equipment, however, does not mean we have to use it.” Trump ...
The only real limit on how the next president employs drone strikes appears to be whatever rules they choose to set for themselves. President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani on January 2 ...
“Big-name defense stocks are rising…” Defense companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon scored huge Pentagon contracts in anticipation of military conflict with Iran following the Trump administration’s assassination of Iran’s most powerful general late Thursday. Lockheed ...
Less than two weeks prior to the U.S.’ controversial killing of Iranian General Qassim Suleimani, Iran joined Russia and China for four days of joint naval exercises. In the wake of the assassination of Iranian ...
Endless war is always good for one thing – defense industry profits. Defense stocks soared on Friday after the Ayatollah vowed revenge for the Trump administration’s assassination of Iran’s most powerful general late Thursday, as ...
Today Iran’s “martyrs” are being mourned by millions across the Islamic world – the last men to have fallen to what is being framed as a holy struggle between western imperialism and free men. If ...
Assange is being kept in solitary confinement 23 hours per day, often sedated, in Britain’s notorious Belmarsh Prison. (By: Alan MacLeod, Mintpress News) Julian Assange is dying inside Belmarsh Prison in London. Those are his ...
Despite heightened militarization and oppressive tactics by states, people across the world refused to give in and fought back for their rights to life and dignity. (By Anish R, Umer Beigh and Abhijan Choudhury, Peoples Dispatch) Under ...
Lies are an integral part of national security operations. They seek credibility for government policy. They mislead adversaries, cover up mistakes and failures. (By Gordon Adams, The Conversation) The Washington Post has, after more than ...
Is space about to become a war zone? After the addition of the United States Space Force, NATO is now signaling its own operations in space could be coming. Operational Zone North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...
The defense firm Honeywell International, which received $1.3 billion in defense contracts during the 2018 budget year, has given $1.3 million to candidates for the 2020 elections. (By MapLight) Major Pentagon contractors have been the ...
A study of the first ten months of the Washington Post’s opinion columns in 2009 found that pro-war columns outnumbered antiwar columns by more than 10 to 1. (By FAIR) The Washington Post’s publication of ...
The recent Pensacola shooting at a U.S. naval base by a Saudi lieutenant is a reminder of the dangers of U.S. Middle East policy. The brutal shooting at a U.S. Naval Base in Pensacola, Florida ...
The recently divulged Afghanistan Papers confirm a harsh truth that many already suspected: no gains were made in the 18 years since the war in Afghanistan began. Noam Chomsky recently celebrated his 91st birthday. As ...
While the War in Afghanistan has been a catastrophe for most, it has been tremendously profitable for multinational corporations that do business with the U.S. military. U.S. Government officials systematically deceived the American public about ...
While claiming to “preserve peace,” NATO has a history of bombing civilians and committing war crimes. The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are “NATO is obsolete.” His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO ...
No soldier should be above the law. Nor should those who sent the soldiers into battle. U.S. President Donald Trump sacked his Navy secretary on Twitter. The main reason is that the Navy secretary did ...
“Mr. Assange showed all symptoms typical for prolonged exposure to psychological torture, including extreme stress, chronic anxiety and intense psychological trauma.” More than 60 doctors sent an urgent letter to U.K. authorities on Monday warning ...
“The grand American tradition of immunizing its war criminals – while preaching morality to the world – continues with these vile pardons by Trump.” President Trump issued pardons in three cases involving war crimes accusations ...
Here in the U.S., Transparency International found that the number of Americans who see “direct action” as the antidote to our corrupt political system has risen from 17 percent to 25 percent since Trump took office. ...
Will there be room to start a conversation now about the divergence between IMF policy and democracy? Each year, the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gathers at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. This ...
(By Nick Lehr, The Conversation) A decade ago, in October 2009, Barack Obama learned that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was uncomfortable with the prize, saying that he didn’t feel that he ...
“Remember when Donald Trump tweeted that he was ‘trying to end the endless wars?’ That was yesterday.” (By Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams) Less than a day after President Donald Trump bragged to supporters at a ...
As corrosive as neoliberalism has been to working people in the U.S., it has been far more destructive wherever the U.S. and its allies have tried to impose it by military force. This season could ...
Despite repeated warnings that the U.N. was underfunded, the international peacekeeping body may be facing a U.N. bankruptcy in a matter of weeks. The United Nations is facing a severe budget deficit of $230 million ...
Turkey looks to be preparing to enter Syria for a major military operation against the SDF, while the U.S. has announced it will not defend the SDF despite their alliance in the U.S. war on ...
The fate of the planet is in the balance. But so is the fate of humanity. The United Nations General Assembly gathers this week at the UN headquarters in New York City. This is the ...
Will the evolution of drones in warfare make peace more attractive to warring factions or will it lead to an unending world of armaments and missile shields? Saudi Arabia, which started the Yemen war with ...
It is not enough to be moved by the tragedy in Yemen. Action is necessary. On September 1, bombers struck Dhamar Community College in Dhamar City, which is in Yemen’s southwest. The college has not ...
Sanders and Warren may not intend their criticisms of Russia and China to justify record Pentagon spending, but the military-industrial complex is seizing on it for precisely that purpose. Among the frontrunners in the Democratic ...
An Iranian tanker seized and held by the U.K. for 46 days was recently released, but will voices within the Trump administration pressure President Trump into “making a move” on the tanker? At 11:30 p.m. ...
As tensions in the Middle East worsen, a recent military ranking index suggests an Iran-Israel military conflict would pit two equally formidable military forces. According to the annual Military Strength Ranking report compiled by Global ...
“We’ve been speaking with Russia about the pact for nuclear. China is very excited about it too.” – President Trump The U.S. officially withdrew from the Cold War-era strategic nuclear deal signed in 1987, known ...
“If anyone dares to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will certainly fight, resolutely defending the country’s sovereign unity and territorial integrity.” On Wednesday, July 24, China released its white paper on defense titled ...
The U.S. plans for a naval armada in Hormuz will run against the Laws of Seas and Iran’s sovereignty over its territorial waters. We are now sleepwalking to a new war in the region with ...
“I think there is a possible opening that Iran would sign an agreement saying that they won’t develop a nuclear weapon, ever.” Last week, Iran announced its readiness to defuse ongoing tensions with the U.S. ...
“This is a strong message, I think, that our values must guide our foreign policy.” On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representative passed three resolutions to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell precision-guided munitions ...
The US and UK continue to supply arms and ammunition to the Saudi led grouping responsible for the death of tens of thousands of innocent civilians and the destruction of Yemen. (By Abdul Rahman, Peoples ...
