Its national securing, so don’t question The Pentagon Overpays for Almost Everything—Even Prescription Drugs Britain’s Farnborough Air Show wrapped up last week after seven ear-splitting … Its national securing, so don’t questionRead more
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Israel Responding
The threat of an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip comes amidst heavy unrest in the West Bank and in Arab towns inside Israel following … Israel RespondingRead more
A Wedding That Became a Funeral
A new report has revealed that a U.S. drone strike that killed at least a dozen people in Yemen in December failed to comply with … A Wedding That Became a FuneralRead more
The A-Team
In the fall of 2012, a team of American Special Forces arrived in Nerkh, a district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, which lies just west of … The A-TeamRead more
Not a bug splat
In military slang, Predator drone operators often refer to kills as ‘bug splats’, since viewing the body through a grainy video image gives the sense … Not a bug splatRead more
If you crose the red line…
As Syria continues to remove its chemical weapons arsenal under the monitoring of the United Nations, a new article by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour … If you crose the red line…Read more
The Red Line and the Rat Line
In 2011 Barack Obama led an allied military intervention in Libya without consulting the US Congress. Last August, after the sarin attack on the Damascus … The Red Line and the Rat LineRead more
Military Expenditures Remain Near Peak
In 2012, world military expenditures ran to $1,740 billion, expressed in constant 2011 dollars, just slightly below the peak value of $1,749 billion in 2011. … Military Expenditures Remain Near PeakRead more
Warmongering Nobel Peace laureate
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo as its staff prepare to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons … Warmongering Nobel Peace laureateRead more
Burning the evidence
Armed men have sabotaged a Salvadoran nonprofit agency dedicated to finding children who went missing during three decades ago during a time when the United … Burning the evidenceRead more