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Trapped in his own Image: Trump's Ego and the Iran War
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (1124+ words) ( Middle East Monitor ) " The judgment on the Trump administration's war on Iran is already largely settled across mainstream media, public opinion, and much of the analytical sphere. What remains supportive of the war is limited to two predictable camps: official…...
From Baghdad to Albany: Listening to the Iraqis we Were Bombing
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (919+ words) Weapons that don't exist. Threats to this country that aren't real. Liberation for a people that the U.S. will never win over. Freedom for women about whom nobody in power cares a jot. A war that will bring total victory in…...
Israel: Discriminatory Death Penalty only for Palestinians Bill Passes
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (247+ words) Human Rights Watch 03/31/2026 Human Rights Watch " (Beirut) " On March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed a discriminatory bill expanding use of the death penalty for terrorism-related offenses, Human Rights Watch said today. The wording of the bill makes it clear that it…...
Trump's "New" Mideast: False Promises Peace Through War
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (263+ words) Daniel Martin Varisco 03/29/2026 On March 27 President Trump spoke in Miami to a Saudi investment conference and touted the "rise of the Middle East," echoing what he said last October to the Israeli Knesset about the "historic dawn of a new…...
The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (288+ words) H. Patricia Hynes 03/28/2026 By Pat Hynes with Anna Gyorgy " Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which 1/5th of the world's oil passes, causing oil markets to convulse and risking collapse of the global economy." There are two paths in this…...
Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (478+ words) Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank'Informed Comment...
God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (549+ words) By Toby Matthiesen, University of Bristol He called on God to "break the teeth" and kill the "wicked" enemies "who deserve no mercy" and should be "delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them". In other words, for Hegseth this…...
The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (192+ words) The United States is now widely judged to be the most dangerous country in the world. Machiavelli in The Prince advised all aspirants to the leadership of a state that it is good to be feared, but he added: take…...
How the US Became an International Serial Killer
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (972+ words) Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies 03/26/2026 ( Codepink ) " For decades, the United States moved from covert assassination plots to openly embracing assassination or "targeted killing" as policy. Now, in its war with Iran, that evolution is reaching its most dangerous phase." On…...
Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (446+ words) Human Rights Watch 03/26/2026 "For over two years, Israel's allies and European states that purport to support and uphold human rights have buried their heads in the sand as atrocities continue in Lebanon, as in Gaza," said'Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at…...