For many years, substantial military operations have been conducted by mercenaries, ranging from professional soldiers hired to fight wars for European potentates in the 14th century to the combat forces of Blackwater...
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4 Mar, 2021
Taking war personally By Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Dreams, City Watch, LA Progressive, Uncommon Thought, Free Press, The...
“Circle the wagons! Apparently what’s under assault is war itself, or so the Establishment believes, in the wake of the...
“The flight of the generals is now complete with the resignation of General James Mattis—the last of the four generals...
“Last month we read of yet another missile attack on Syria paid for by U.S., British, and French taxpayers as...
“Donald Trump’s threat of another missile attack—or any attack—on Syria cannot improve the rebels’ position on the ground, affect use...
“America’s endless war quietly moves across the broken nations of the world. Every so often, U.S. soldiers die, as four...
“On April 4 chemical weapons were used in an attack on the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun in which about...
“Sometimes our tame and compliant media upchucks a piece of truth. For instance: “American officials had predicted that the missile…”...
“A Morning Consult poll winks at me from my inbox: 57 percent of Americans support more airstrikes in Syria…” Robert...
“Realism and Idealism Before April 6 The reaction of the Trump administration to the Syrian government’s use of sarin against”...
“Is Donald Trump a Hitler nouveau? Probably not. Still, in this time of preparing a switch from mild, articulate…” Tom...
“This month, the Pentagon admitted it has used uranium weapons in attacks inside Syria — violating its public promise last...
