(ANTIWAR.COM) — While US officials aren’t providing a lot of details yet on the visit, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to North Korea went “better than the last time,” according to officials. The unnamed officials cited “progress,” and said that more progress is needed going forward. Pompeo’s last visit to North Korea was a lot less […]
As the crisis over Julian Assange continues to mount, the fifth online vigil for Assange was broadcast live on Saturday by Consortium News. You can watch the entire event here. The isolation of Julian Assange, publisher of WikiLeaks, continues unabated…Read more →
(ANTIWAR.COM) — The Korean War has raged on since 1950, and a state of permanent war with North Korea has become such a staple of US policy that some people can’t even imagine what the alternative looks like. That includes UN Command Lt. Gen. Wayne Eyre Lt. Gen. Eyre said he doesn’t understand why North Korea is […]
Seth Anziska’s new book on the Arab-Israeli “peace process” is a useful primer on the conflict, but it does not fully examine the paradox of the Carter administration’s solution that we are still living with, argues As’ad AbuKhalil. By As`ad…Read more →
(FAIR.org) — Three years ago, as Americans debated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran—popularly known as “the Iran deal”—I highlighted a troubling media trend on FAIR.org (8/20/15): “For nearly all commentators, regardless of their position, war is the only alternative to that position.” In the months since US President Donald Trump […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In early September, the Kurdish YPG launched an offensive against a pair of towns in northeastern Syria termed the “last” ISIS-held territory. Officials claim 211 ISIS and 113 Kurds have been killed since then. US Marines are now being sent into the area to join the ground offensive. Previously, the US was offering only air support. […]
(MEE) — The Trump administration plans to withdraw from an international treaty provision that allows countries to sue the United States at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said the amendment to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations violates US sovereignty. “The United States will not […]
(MEMO) — The largest ever US military aid package to Israel, which worth $38bn to be delivered with a period of ten years, entered into force, State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert announced yesterday. “As we enter the new fiscal year, the ten-year period of the $38 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Israel in […]
(MPN) — A recently uncovered U.S. government document published by WikiLeaks has revealed that the U.S. directly advocated for undermining “democratic” elements of the so-called Syrian “revolution” of 2011 in order to ensure the dominance of authoritarian, sectarian Sunni groups within the Syrian opposition. The document, written by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Intelligence Department in late 2011, […]
(MEMO) — The US and Turkey have started joint military training in preparation for patrols in the northern Syrian province of Manbij, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday, amid continued tensions between the two countries. “The training now is under way and we’ll just have to see how that goes,” Mattis told a small group of […]
