Fisticuffs have broken out in The Guardian between two intellectual big shots, philosopher John Gray and psychologist Steven Pinker. The fight, which features lots of … End of WarRead more
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US Nuclear Stockpile Numbers Published Enroute To Hiroshima
Shortly before President Barack Obama is scheduled to arrive for his historic visit to Hiroshima, the first of two Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. nuclear … US Nuclear Stockpile Numbers Published Enroute To HiroshimaRead more
Posted inJapan / ToMl / USA Empire
A strong message to tourist Obama
President Obama has become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Japanese city of Hiroshima since U.S. warplanes dropped the first atomic bomb on … A strong message to tourist ObamaRead more
Posted inHistory / ToMl
War Has NO Deep Evolutionary Roots
One of the most insidious modern memes holds that war is innate, an adaptation bred into our ancestors by natural selection. This hypothesis—let’s call it … War Has NO Deep Evolutionary RootsRead more
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Can Russia Survive Washington’s Attack?
It is not only American generals who are irresponsible and declare on the basis of no evidence whatsoever that “Russia is an existential threat to … Can Russia Survive Washington’s Attack?Read more
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Secret Armies, Shadow Wars, Silent Unaccountability
We live today in an era of postmodern war. It’s a two-front war – the first being the virtual front of threats, posturing, and arms … Secret Armies, Shadow Wars, Silent UnaccountabilityRead more
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The Nakba: Narrating the ‘non-existing’ Palestinians into history
I have been engaged in a constant writing project that intends to highlight Palestinian narratives since 1948 up to the present. A narrative of dispossession … The Nakba: Narrating the ‘non-existing’ Palestinians into historyRead more
Posted inMilitary / Politics / Saudi Arabia / Syria / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire / Weapons
Bending the arc of history in the right way
Noam Chomsky talking: Syria is spiraling into real disaster, a virtual suicide. And the only sensible approach, the only slim hope, for Syria is efforts … Bending the arc of history in the right wayRead more
Posted inIraq / NSA / ToMl / USA Empire
How the NSA Pushed Iraq Invasion
Charlie Savage in the New York Times writes Tuesday: “On Monday, the news website The Intercept said it would publish the entire archive of the … How the NSA Pushed Iraq InvasionRead more
Posted inEmpire / ToMl / USA Empire
Obama is bullish on war, no matter how you spin it
Barack Obama has now been at war longer than any president in United States history, as the New York Times pointed out on Sunday. Barring … Obama is bullish on war, no matter how you spin itRead more