Afghanistan

US Militarism a Lead Driver of Climate Catastrophe
US Militarism a Lead Driver of Climate Catastrophe
Washington’s military interventions are not just wars on people — they’re also wars on the climate.
16.09.2024
The Impending Collapse of US Empire
The Impending Collapse of US Empire
The military machine commits fiascos abroad. At home, by diverting funds and resources to endless war, it disembowels and impoverishes the nation.
24.06.2024
How the CIA Destabilizes the World
How the CIA Destabilizes the World
The C.I.A.’s rogue operations did not end after the crimes exposed by the 1975 Church Committee
16.02.2024
The Great Game of Smashing Nations
The Great Game of Smashing Nations
More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed
10.01.2024
Israeli War on Gaza Raising Regional Tensions for US
Israeli War on Gaza Raising Regional Tensions for US
From Lebanon to Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Iran, the possibilities of the conflict spreading are enormous
01.12.2023
India’s Massive Shift in Military Policy
India’s Massive Shift in Military Policy
After the meeting of U.S. and Indian foreign and defence ministers, Delhi is shedding its strategic ambivalence and joining Washington‘s adversarial stance on China
22.11.2023
We are Spartacus
We are Spartacus
There can’t be democracy and colonial war; one aspires to decency, the other to fascism. Meanwhile, once welcomed mavericks are heretics now in an underground of journalism amid a landscape of mendacious conformity
10.11.2023
The Exterminators
The Exterminators
Genocide lies at the core of Western imperialism. It is not unique to Israel. It is not unique to the Nazis. It is the building block of Western domination
01.11.2023
The Many Lessons of Ukraine War
The Many Lessons of Ukraine War
Combatting Russia to the last Ukrainian was always an odious strategy in this expansive overview
09.10.2023
Journalism Itself Locked Up in Belmarsh
Journalism Itself Locked Up in Belmarsh
It’s not just a man who is imprisoned for the crime of good journalism, but also the idea that anyone should be permitted to expose the criminality of the world’s most powerful and tyrannical people
06.10.2023
Beyond the Neocon Debacle in Ukraine
Beyond the Neocon Debacle in Ukraine
Four events have shattered NATO’s drive for enlargement eastward. Now, decisions by the U.S. and Russia will matter enormously for the entire world’s peace, security and wellbeing
05.10.2023
Jail Blair, Bush & Cheney First
Jail Blair, Bush & Cheney First
Jonathan Cook responds to Cheney’s warning against the re-election of Donald Trump
04.10.2023
US Can’t Deal with Defeat
US Can’t Deal with Defeat
In the U.S., the strongest collective memory of America’s wars of choice is the desirability – and ease – of forgetting them. So it will be when we look at a ruined Ukraine in the rear-view mirror
22.09.2023
Westmoreland Revisited
Westmoreland Revisited
Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan
18.09.2023
9/11: Why Americans Are Never Told Why
9/11: Why Americans Are Never Told Why
When Western media discusses terrorism against the West, such as 9/11, the motive is almost always left out, even when the terrorists state they are avenging longstanding Western violence in the Muslim world
13.09.2023
Teaching Sept. 11
Teaching Sept. 11
Approaching the terrorist attacks as a memorializing event on the anniversary generally avoids deeper inquiry into the historic U.S. role in the Middle East and Afghanistan
13.09.2023
How 9/11 Bred a ‘War on Terror’ from Hell
How 9/11 Bred a ‘War on Terror’ from Hell
A pattern of regret — distinct from remorse — for the venture militarism that failed in Afghanistan and Iraq does exist. But the disorder persists in U.S. foreign policy
12.09.2023
What Happened to the UN’s Ability to Mediate?
What Happened to the UN’s Ability to Mediate?
People living in conflict-ridden countries are increasingly viewing the U.N. as promoting the interests of the West and the powerful. This wasn’t always the case.
04.09.2023
The Taliban’s Opium Eradication
The Taliban’s Opium Eradication
Afghanistan’s transformation into a preeminent narco-state owes a significant debt to Washington. Now, with a heroin shortage threatening to increase fentanyl abuse, the U.S. faces possible blowback
16.08.2023
"The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History"
"The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History"
Call it the new American isolationism. Only this time the country — while pumped up with pride in its “exceptional” military — is isolated from the harrowing and horrific costs of war itself
14.08.2023
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Israel Kills at Least 60 in Flurry of Attacks Across Eastern Lebanon
Israel Kills at Least 60 in Flurry of Attacks Across Eastern Lebanon
The Madness of Antony Blinken
The Madness of Antony Blinken
The D-Day of the Eastern Front
The D-Day of the Eastern Front
US Might Send Second Aircraft Carrier to Support Israel
US Might Send Second Aircraft Carrier to Support Israel
British government prepares to send troops into the war against Russia
British government prepares to send troops into the war against Russia
US Air Force Holds China War Drill Rehearsing Casualty Evacuations in the Pacific
US Air Force Holds China War Drill Rehearsing Casualty Evacuations in the Pacific
The US is digging own war trap by instigating confrontation
The US is digging own war trap by instigating confrontation
NATO to Push Back Plans to Open Liaison Office in Japan
NATO to Push Back Plans to Open Liaison Office in Japan
NATO Chief Says Russia Must Lose in Ukraine to Send Message to China
NATO Chief Says Russia Must Lose in Ukraine to Send Message to China
Iran Confirms Holding Indirect Talks With US in Oman
Iran Confirms Holding Indirect Talks With US in Oman
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