Think Tank-Addicted Media Turn to Regime Change Enthusiasts for Iran Protest Commentary

Adam Johnson / FAIR Jan 7, 2018 Since the outbreak of mass protests in Iran, U.S. media have busied themselves with the question of not if we should “do something,” but what, exactly, that something should be. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sin and Bones

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100 Years of White Empire Propaganda

Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Nov 1, 2017 The Balfour Declaration, which favored giving Palestine to the Jewish people, it still relevant because of co-existing ideas justifying white supremacy and racism. Among its legacies are some of our wars. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The U.S. War Machine Is on a Death March Across Africa

Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Nov 1, 2017 It was surprising to hear Sen. Lindsey Graham—who is on the Armed Services Committee—say he didn’t know there were American troops in Niger. There are thousands across the continent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

North Carolina Congressman on Why He Writes to Families of Dead Troops

Martha Waggoner / AP Oct 30, 2017 Rep. Walter Jones signs each letter personally as penance, he says, for voting for the Iraq war in 2002. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Neither Political Party Wants Us to Know What U.S. Is Doing in Niger

Staff and Larry Gross / Truthdig Oct 29, 2017 The deaths of American soldiers in Africa have brought up questions regarding U.S. interventions; meanwhile, scientists have discovered that humans do have an autopilot. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Off to Afghanistan

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WTF WTC

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How I Learned Not to Love Big Brother

Alfred McCoy Aug 26, 2017 Some of the darkest secrets of the U.S. national security establishment are exposed in the upcoming book "In the Shadows of the American Century." Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Trump’s Flip-Flop on Afghanistan Will Extend Years-Long Quagmire

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 22, 2017 In his speech on Afghanistan Monday night, the president was primarily attempting to manipulate American domestic politics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Where Is the Elizabeth Warren of Foreign Policy?

By Katrina vanden Heuvel / The Washington Post Apr 26, 2017 Since the election, Congressional Democrats' silence on foreign policy questions has been deafening. It's time for them to chart a new course. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 6, 2017 The use of chemical weapons in Syria is an atrocity, but American politicians' outrage draws on myths of American exceptionalism and erosion of political memory . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )