Carpet Bombing
Mar 30, 2016
Effective Counterterrorism
Mar 30, 2016
We All Are Islamic State
Mar 28, 2016 The killings in Brussels or Paris and the killings in U.S. military strikes in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria or Libya perpetuate the same dark lusts. The savage tit-for-tat game will not end until we rouse ourselves from our hypnotized state.
How Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Help Terrorists Achieve Their Aims
Mar 28, 2016 Recoiling from last week's carnage in Brussels, Americans may be attracted to the "tough" posturing of Trump and Cruz. Yet we know that the leaders of Islamic State welcome such signs of panic.
The Belgian X-Ray
Mar 27, 2016 Sudden, horrific events in the middle of a presidential campaign provide an X-ray of the instincts and thinking of the candidates. We can see what their priorities are, and pick up clues about their character.
What Would Effective Counterterrorism Look Like After Brussels? (Video)
Mar 27, 2016 The various nostrums proposed by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz to counter Islamic State terrorism in Europe and North America (armed police patrols of putative “Muslim neighborhoods,” a Muslim exclusion act, etc.) are of course complete nonstarters.
An Average of Seven Die in the U.S. From Terrorism Annually, While 130,000 Die From Accidents
Mar 27, 2016 The right wing is carping that President Obama is “downplaying” the dangers of Islamic State in the wake of the Paris and Brussels attacks on soft targets. But whipping up hysteria about the threat of terrorism is a racket that mainly benefits security firms and arms manufacturers.Chris Hedges on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels: ‘Our Violence Is What Created These Groups’ (Video)
Mar 25, 2016 Political demands for stronger surveillance of American Muslims consider only the violent displays of terrorism, not the cause, the Truthdig columnist says. "The cause is the U.S. military occupation of the Middle East."
Hillary Clinton Denounces the Trump and Cruz Responses to Brussels Attacks
Mar 25, 2016 "Slogans aren’t a strategy," the Democratic front-runner said in a speech at Stanford University. "Loose cannons tend to misfire."
Belgium
Mar 24, 2016
