The U.S. foreign policy elite still wants the Middle East for its oil and its strategic location.
A Rare Glimpse into the Inner Workings of the American Empire in the Middle East
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Middle East & North Africa
Global Military Deployments Have Done Nothing to Reduce the Threat of Terrorism
U.S. Special Forces now blanket most of the world, yet terrorist groups continue to proliferate. Maybe militarism isn’t the solution.
2017 Was Rough, But Movement Leaders Have High Hopes for 2018
Nine movement leaders from all over the world share their hopes for the year to come.
The U.S. Has Treated Poor Countries Like Shitholes for Decades
Trump’s racist remarks are offensive. The brutal excesses of U.S. foreign policy are worse.
Trump and the Neocons Are Exploiting an Iran Protest Movement They Know Nothing About
Iranians are protesting conditions worsened by U.S. policies, but Washington’s hawks see only an opportunity for regime change.
Conn Hallinan’s 2017 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
Under-reported stories from around the world on the military industrial complex, the global class war, and doomsday.
What Makes Muslim Ban 3.0 So Dangerous
The Supreme Court’s decision to let the indefinite ban go forward will certainly embolden Trump and his hardline supporters.
Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Rubber Stamps 70 Years of Israeli Violations
For Arabs and Muslims worldwide, Jerusalem has become a powerful symbol representing a century of betrayal by the West.
Starvation and Cholera in Yemen
War is taking Yemen back to the dark ages, with U.S. assistance.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Unrecognized Villages of Israel
Thousands of Arab Bedouins in Israel’s Negev desert are denied power, water, sewage, and roads by the state. And their villages are under constant threat of demolition.