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At least 22 people were killed, and 33 were wounded across Iraq.
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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts American writers on peace and against war Women writers on peace and war H. Lavinia Baily: By the Sea. An Argument for Peace. H. Lavinia Baily: A New Earth H. Lavinia Baily: Recall ==== H. Lavinia BailyA Lost Song? Horror of combat, and tumult and dread;Thunder of […]

Joe Biden’s administration seems determined to surpass its predecessors in taking actions that are certain to antagonize Russia. In just the past two weeks, the United States and its NATO allies have gone out of their way to provoke Moscow on four separate occasions. Such irresponsible behavior exacerbates already dangerous tensions with a nuclear-armed great … Continue reading "Antagonizing Russia: A Biden Administration Specialty"

On October 18, 2021, BBC (producer Owen Sheers) aired a “conspiracy thriller” entitled The Trick – though a more complete title would have been The Trick… to Hide the Trick to Hide the Decline. In a forthcoming post, I’ll do a longer analysis of the trick in which, to borrow a phrase from Climate Audit […]

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace Saint-Exupéry: Charred flesh of children viewed with indifference ==== Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrom Peace or War?Translated by Adrienne Foulke We must never forget that modern warfare trafficks in the bomb and in mustard gas. War is no longer delegated to a […]

The Pentagon’s offer of “condolence money” to the relatives of the ten people (seven of them children) who were killed in the final U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan – originally declared righteous and necessary – bears a troubling connection to the government’s ongoing efforts to get its hands on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and punish … Continue reading "Julian Assange: A Threat to War Itself"

Only two months ago Washington’s 20-year Afghan experiment in nation-building collapsed both suddenly and ingloriously. The Biden administration would like to forget the entire disastrous experience. President Joe Biden is not to blame for the disaster, however.

Five people were killed, and two children were wounded.
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"Sanctions," Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, told the UN General Assembly, "are the US’s new way of war with the nations of the world." At least nineteen countries are currently besieged by the economic warfare of US sanctions. As when they wage military war, the US is willing to accept the high civilian cost of … Continue reading "Sanctioning Yourself in the Foot"