Debacles at Home and Abroad Propel ‘Defend the Guard’ by Jim Bovard | Jan 30, 2024 The National Guard is back in the headlines thanks to a showdown at the Texas border and Joe Biden’s latest foreign policy debacle. The Biden administration has refused to enforce federal law to limit undocumented immigrants (many of whom […]
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Sometimes there’s a thin line between vile demagoguery and pure idiocy. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi straddled both during a Sunday appearance on CNN, when she smeared protesters who’ve been demanding a ceasefire to end Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian people in Gaza.
Last week President Biden was asked by a reporter about US attacks on Yemen: Reporter: “Are the airstrikes in Yemen working?” Biden: “Well, when you say working, are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they gonna continue? Yes.” The exchange perfectly defines the Biden Administration’s foreign policy: “Is our policy working? No. But keep it up, man!” … Continue reading "Biden Doctrine: ‘If It’s Broke Don’t Fix It!’"
On January 28, the event the U.S. had expected and long dreaded happened. Drones launched by what President Biden called “radical Iran-backed militant groups” struck a U.S. outpost in Jordan on the border with Iraq, killing three American service members and injuring 34 more. There have been more than 150 attacks by Iran-backed militias on … Continue reading "Responding Is Not a Foreign Policy"
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace Strabo: Ares, the only god they worship Strabo: The Eleians alone had profound peace Strabo: Studying war is wickedness ==== StraboGeographyTranslated by Horace Leonard Jones Now he praises the country…and he says it is naturally well-suited to hegemony, but that … … Continue reading →
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Upon assuming the US presidency, Joe Biden asserted in his first major foreign policy address, “America is back!” For Latin America and the Caribbean, this has meant an “aggressive expansion” of the US military in the region. In just the last year, US Marines and special forces landed in Peru in May 2023, brought in … Continue reading "US Military Projection in Latin America and the Caribbean Intensifies"
If what is currently happening in the occupied Palestinian West Bank took place before October 7, our attention would have been completely fixated on that region in Palestine. The ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, however, has devalued the important, if not earth-shattering events underway in the West Bank, which is now a stage for the … Continue reading "Genocide in Gaza as an Opportunity: What Ben-Gvir Wants in the West Bank"
Over the weekend, noting the ongoing opposition to the far-right Israeli regime’s war on the civilians of Gaza, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi charged that: …For them to call for a cease-fire is Putin’s message, Mr. Putin’s message. Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see. Same thing with Ukraine. It’s … Continue reading "Nancy Pelosi’s New Adventures in McCarthyism"
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace Appian: Selections on war Appian: Drawing the sword for mutual slaughter. The tears of fratricide. Appian: The fate of all great military empires Appian: The mass of the people denounced the war Appian: They needed a great deal of … … Continue reading →
