A thousand poles are blooming as new international blocs like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS Development Bank emerge to challenge Western economic and military hegemony.
The Khorasan Group Creation Myth
Glenn Greenwald’s report that the Khorasan group was hyped to mobilize support for attacking the Islamic State sounds credible.
Barack Obama and the Will to Fight
Obama is more than willing to stand up against the Islamic State. Too bad he wasn’t willing to stand up to his hawkish critics.
Here’s Everything Wrong with the White House’s War on the Islamic State
The Obama administration’s war plans in Iraq and Syria are illegal, ill-conceived, and destined to fail. Here’s what the U.S.—and you—can do instead.
Fight Against Islamic State More Notable for What It Isn’t Than for What It Is
According to the New York Times, the campaign that the U.S. has initiated against the Islamic State has no immediate precedents.
Why Washington’s War on Terror Failed
Washington sabotaged its own “war on terror” by destabilizing the Middle East even as it coddled the U.S. allies who were actually sponsoring terrorism.
Israel’s Operation in Gaza: Terrorism by Any Other Name
Israel is obviously determined to subjugate Gazans by instilling fear.
Why ISIS Shouldn’t Be Branded Terrorists
Terrorism leads to panicked over-reaction.
The Obama Administration’s Somali Pivot
Concerned about terrorism as well as influence from Washington’s economic rivals, the Obama administration is renewing its efforts to support the Somali central government.
Did the U.S. Revive Operation Paperclip for a Terrorist?
The United States seems to have granted asylum to a terrorist as it did Nazi scientists after World War II.