As well as stopping Kony, the U.S. must acknowledge the violence unleashed upon civilians during Operation Lightening Thunder, the previous U.S.-Ugandan military alliance.
Timing of Stop Kony Campaign Suspicious
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War & Peace
To Israel, an Iranian Bomb Is a Hegemonic as Well as “Existential” Threat (Part Two)
Israel fears that its role as regional kingpin would be threatened if Iran developed nuclear weapons.
Assad Is Not All That’s Toxic About Syria
Syria possesses massive amounts of chemical weapons.
Body Counts in Libya Could Prove Embarrassing
Most of the deaths in Libya occurred after the UN Security Council authorized the NATO sorties.
Cut Off the Money From Syria’s Enablers
It’s time to identify those sectors, such as weapons, from which the Assad regime derives its power — and disrupt business as usual.
To Israel, an Iranian Bomb Is a Hegemonic as Well as “Existential” Threat (Part One)
An Iran bomb would change the balance of power in the Middle East.
Remotely Piloted War
In the American mind, if Apple made weapons, they would undoubtedly be drones, those remotely piloted planes getting such great press here. They have generally been greeted as if they were the sleekest of iPhones armed with missiles.
The Blowback of TINA
A funny thing happened on the way to hegemony. The very ideology that the United States assumed would defeat all comers has in fact been turned against the United States. Liberal democracy contains within it the very seeds of the American empire’s destruction. Call it blowback, TINA-style.
Darned Ingrate Iraqis!
Iraq takes it personally.
Solving Syria Requires Separating Myth From Reality
Since it sits at the strategic heart of the Middle East, separating myth from reality in Syria is crucial.