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War Without a Rationale

by Scott Horton | Dec 30, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

The myth of the Afghan safe haven just won't die. In 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan and quickly smashed the Taliban government. It also killed hundreds of members of the al Qaeda group that had launched the attacks, although...

2017 Review: Yemen

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog

On the night of Trump’s inauguration, he approved a raid on al-Qaeda in a village in central Yemen. Two Americans were killed in the raid: Chief Petty Officer Ryan Williams and 8-year-old Nawar Anwar al-Awlaki. Nawar was hit in the neck with a bullet and died in her...

News Roundup 12/27/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog

Will Grigg on the Christmas truce in 1914. [Link] A 14-year-old girl had been charged with child pornography for sending a nude photo of herself. [Link] James Bovard outlines waste and abuse at DHS. [Link] The FDA food recall process takes up to 10 months for the...

2017 Review: Syria

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 26, 2017 | Blog

In the lead up to the 2016 election, Candidate Trump talked a somewhat sensible policy on Syria. He wanted to end the support of rebels, and he preferred Assad to the jihadists, he desired to work with the Russians to achieve the shared goal of “knocking the hell out...

12/20/17 Matthew Hoh on Afghanistan and Trump's newest National Security Strategy

by Damon Hatheway | Dec 20, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Afghan war whistleblower Matthew Hoh returns to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan, recalls his thought process when he blew the whistle in the lead up to Obama's surge, and describes the perverse incentives created by the military for advancement. Hoh...

12/20/17 Matthew Hoh on Afghanistan and Trump’s newest National Security Strategy

by Damon Hatheway | Dec 20, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

News Roundup 12/15/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog

The FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality regulations. [Link] The Walt Disney Company is attempting to acquire 21st Century Fox. [Link] In 2017, the US sold 58% of all global weapon sales. [Link] Nick Turse explains how Trump has expanded on the Obama policy of using...

Yemen’s Silent Numbers: Official Death Count Masks War’s Toll on Civilians

by Will Porter | Dec 11, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Nobody knows how many are dying in Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign, rights groups say Faced with war, starvation and disease, the people of Yemen are suffering the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth. After over two years of active conflict, war monitors and human...

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Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth is the mantra that we hear, especially now but on and off over the coming year. Those who use violence, will smile it out. Those who profit from war may cheer those words from corporate offices. Those who hate will do so for entire collectives of...