Tag: Islamic State
Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and In...
Posted by Ahmad Shah Katawazai | May 29, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, Essays | 0 |
Walking into Armageddon
Posted by Paul Craig Roberts | Dec 8, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints | 2 |
Could Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam So...
Posted by Hanne Nabintu Herland | Feb 10, 2017 | Africa, News & Analysis, Politics | 32 |
By Calling Out Democrats, Tulsi Gabbard Has Altered the Political Landscape
by Mark H. Gaffney | Oct 21, 2019 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Tulsi Gabbard’s rightful criticism of US interventionism in Syria indicates that she’s Americans’ best chance to defeat the War Party.
Savagery and Its Promoters and Profiteers
by David Swanson | Apr 27, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, Reviews, US, Viewpoints
The Management of Savagery does what author Max Blumenthal promises and more, showing us why and how people have been duped by war promoters and profiteers.
A Lawless Government
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jan 31, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
Today judges permit unethical behavior by prosecutors that deprives defendants of a fair trial because they don’t want the bother any more than prosecutors.
America’s New Africa Strategy: US, China, and Economic Development
by Dan Steinbock | Jan 11, 2019 | Africa, Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US
Contrary to the new US Africa strategy, which seeks militarization and portrays China as a threat, Africa needs more cooperative economic development.
Can Trump Survive Syria, Mattis, Stock Market Fall, & Friedman’s ‘Watershed Moment’?
by Richard Falk | Dec 28, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
The bipartisan consensus that sustained the Cold War for more than four decades has never reconciled itself to the prospect of geopolitical peace.
Blundering American Ambassadors Unmask the War on Terror
by David Boyajian | Nov 16, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
American officials downplay how “allies” such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia support terrorists lest the US government’s support of terrorism also be exposed.
Lest We Forget, One of Washington’s Greatest Crimes: the NATO Intervention in Libya
by William Blum | Sep 29, 2018 | Europe, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Muammar Gaddafi warned the US and its NATO partners that overthrowing him would result in a flood of refugees and emigrants into Europe. They didn’t listen.
Is Russia Being Betrayed By Its Own Intelligentsia?
by Paul Craig Roberts | Sep 26, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
How could the Russian government possibly think that any agreement with Washington, Israel, or any of Washington’s EU puppets would mean anything?
Should Al Qaeda Be Made the 51st State?
by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2018 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Bringing back the Russian menace is not working. Al Qaeda is the answer. If there were no Al Qaeda, the US government would have to invent one.
Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency
by Ahmad Shah Katawazai | May 29, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, Essays
Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources could prove to be the best substitutes for foreign aid and could decrease the country’s dependence on donor countries and foreign support. These resources, if properly managed, provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to write its own story of economic success.
Trump’s National Security Speech
by Paul Craig Roberts | Dec 20, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The American people, regardless of who they elect, have no voice, no input, no representation. An oligarchy rules, and Trump has become nothing more than its mouthpiece.
Walking into Armageddon
by Paul Craig Roberts | Dec 8, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
What price will the world pay for the constraints the military/security complex has placed on Trump’s ability to normalize relations with Russia?
Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict with Russia
by Paul Craig Roberts | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
With the public in its pocket, the military/security complex will increase its reckless provocations of Russia until we are all dead.
The Terror Next Time: The Daesh Story Is Not Ending
by Ramzy Baroud | Sep 2, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
If we don’t take into account how Daesh, or the Islamic State, arose in the first place, its brand of extremism will just rear its ugly head again.
Fake News a US Media Specialty
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 9, 2017 | Economy, US, Viewpoints
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ last job report and the mainstream media’s coverage of it is a good example of fake news.
Interrogating the Qatar Rift
by Richard Falk | Jun 9, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
We can gain some glimmers of understanding of what is motivating these Arab governments to act against Qatar, but little sympathy.
When Daesh is Defeated: Who Will Fill the Intellectual Vacuum in the Arab World?
by Ramzy Baroud | Apr 20, 2017 | Culture
Although hardly popular among Muslims in the Middle East and the rest of the world, somehow Daesh came to define Islam in the eyes of the West.
Trump’s Syria Dilemma
by Don Liebich | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
It is hard to see how the direction of the Trump administration’s policy toward defeating ISIS can have a positive outcome.
How Should We React to Terrorism?
by William Blum | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
ISIS has done the impossible: It has made American foreign policy look almost halfway decent.
Syria: A Letter to the Trumpster
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
What the Trump administration could do to end the bloody civil war in Syria.