Blog Brian Stauffer 01 Jun 2016 Limit the Next President’s Power to Wage Drone Warfare image by Brian Stauffer By JAMEEL JAFFER and BRETT MAX KAUFMAN MARCH 8, 2016 And President Obama repeatedly vociferously calls… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 May 2021 Trump’s Secret Rules for Drone Strikes Outside War Zones Are Disclosed By Charlie Savage May 1, 2021 photo above: Targeted killings away from conventional war zones have been a central feature… Editor 2 Comments
Blog 11 Sep 2019 Under Donald Trump, drone strikes far exceed Obama’s numbers By S. E. Cupp May 8, 2019 photo above: In this 2013 file photo, an X47-B Navy drone grabs the… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 May 2016 US Army Chaplain Resigns in Opposition to Use of Assassin Drones by the United States If only hundreds more U.S. army chaplains would do this! an excerpt: [US Army Reserve Chaplain Captain Christopher John] Antal… Editor No Comments
Blog 18 Mar 2023 Christian Pacifism and Its Cultured Naysayers ***NOTE 1: Many footnotes add detail and background to the text.*** ***NOTE 2: The PDF academic version is here.*** WN:… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 May 2021 Why Canada’s special forces ‘shadow army’ is still fighting ISIS By Adnan R. Khan May 11, 2021 photo above: Spec Ops Magazine WN: In short, Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR),… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Nov 2020 Washington Post Publishes Names and Details of 1,400 Civilians Killed in US-Led Bombings of ISIS Washington Post Publishes Names and Details of 1,400 Civilians Killed in US-Led Bombings of ISIS By Brett Wilkins / Common… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Oct 2019 Crises in Iraq and Haiti Expose the Failure of Militarized Neoliberalism It should be no surprise that the new governments installed by all these U.S. wars and coups are among the… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Mar 2019 Why Did Bush Go to War in Iraq? The Answer Is More Sinister Than You Think Why Did Bush Go to War in Iraq? The Answer Is More Sinister Than You Think No, it wasn't because… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Jun 2016 Democrats’ War on Due Process and Terrorist Fearmongering Long Predate Orlando Glenn Greenwald June 21 2016, 6:45 a.m. Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert took on Attorney General Eric Holder's legal justification for… Editor No Comments
Blog 04 May 2016 Inside the Assassination Complex: Whistle-blowing Is Not Just Leaking – It’s an Act of Political Resistance by Edward Snowden in the foreword to The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare (see the previous blog… Editor No Comments
Blog The Security Council votes on a draft resolution on the situation in the Middle East. The resolution, submitted by Brazil, called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The resolution received 12 votes in favour, 2 abstentions (Russian Federation, United Kingdom), and 1 vote against (United States). The Resolution was not adopted due to a veto by the United States. A view of Council members signaling their abstention. 18 Oct 2023 Agonizing: U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution on ‘Humanitarian Pause’ in Gaza AJ McDougall Breaking News Reporter Oct. 18, 2023 image above: Security Council Meets on Situation in Middle East, Including Palestinian… Editor No Comments
Blog 30 Jun 2022 Do Christians Have a Responsibility to Protect? By Elias Crim April 18, 2022 WN: In the article highlighted, there is this: Here’s Augustine’s most famous passage on… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Dec 2021 How Awesome Is “Awesome”? by Andrew Bacevich December 21, 2021 photo above: taurusarmed.net WN: Of course war is a mockery of everything decent, no… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Oct 2021 Legacy of Shame: October 19, 2021 by Kenn Orphan photo above: Photograph Source: Reagan White House Photographs – Public Domain WN: Saint Augustine… Editor No Comments
Blog 05 Sep 2021 9/11 was a test: Essay by Carlos Lozada Illustration above: by Patrik Svensson Sept. 3, 2021 WN: Below are excerpts from an outstanding essay… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Jan 2021 Killing Nora: The Real Reason Trump Should Have Been Impeached January 22, 2021 by Nicky Reid cartoon: too true! WN: What is true of the Criminal Justice System is also… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Jun 2020 An Open Letter To Joe Biden Dear Mr. Biden. If I might be so bold, I wonder about connecting some dots at this incredible kairos moment… Editor No Comments
Blog 31 May 2020 Cornel West Says ‘Neo-Fascist Gangster’ Trump and Neoliberal Democrats Expose America as ‘Failed Social Experiment’ WN: Please see in light of the title this outstanding article by Canadian Wade Davis: The Unraveling of America. 1.… Editor No Comments
Blog 09 Oct 2019 Donald Trump’s Iran Humiliation U.S. Military bases and Iran photo above: infiniteunknown.net Oct 08, 2019 Opinion | TD originals by Scott Ritter WN: One… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Sep 2018 Obama’s Imperial Presidency September 14, 2018 by Carl Boggs photo above: The U.S. Army | CC BY 2.0 WN: It is astounding that… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Sep 2017 The Pentagon’s New Wonder Weapons for World Dominion Or Buck Rogers in the 21st Century By Alfred W. McCoy [This piece has been adapted and expanded from Alfred… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Jul 2017 The Demolition of U.S. Global Power Donald Trump’s Road to Debacle in the Greater Middle East Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, Trumping the Empire Posted by Alfred McCoy at… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 Mar 2017 Trump is Considering Expanding Killing Powers Abroad. The Consequences for Civilians Will be Disastrous. Published on Thursday, March 16, 2017 by Speak Freely / ACLU by Hina Shamsi photo above: "If the Trump administration’s… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 Jul 2016 The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of Sunday, 17 July 2016 00:00By Norman Solomon, The Nation | News Analysis photo above: The US government's far-flung system for… Editor No Comments
Blog 03 Jul 2016 You Never Die Twice MULTIPLE KILLS IN THE US DRONE PROGRAM REPRIEVE: Delivering Justice. Saving Lives 2014 And next year, Chief Executive Terrorist Obama… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Jun 2016 Soul to Soul at Honeywell Wednesday, 01 June 2016 00:00 By Nick Mottern, Truthout | Op-Ed photo above: Chris Antal and Nick Mottern stand outside… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 May 2016 Jeremy Scahill: Corporations Are Making a Killing Off US Targeted Killing Jeremy Scahill authored this recent book: , already covered in my blog here: The Assassination Complex. an excerpt from this… Editor No Comments