Tom Englelhardt: Our Empire in Decline
Trying to understand America’s self-and-other-destructive empire fetish.
Read more...Category Archives: Middle East
Bad News About Iran and Nuclear Deal
Oof, Biden blows the chance to keep relations with Iran from moving further in the wrong direction by capitulating to his hardliners.
Read more...The Conflict Within OPEC Is Far From Over
Another byproduct of inflation generally and rising gas prices in particular is more eyes on OPEC.
Read more...America’s Afghan War Is Over, So What About Iraq – and Iran?
America is finally out of one unwinnable war. How does this bode for the US extracting itself from other Middle Eastern quagmires?
Read more...The Real Reason OPEC Talks Broke Down
OPEC is squabbling again. Will the factions settle their hash?
Read more...Why Does Israel Confuse Peace with Surrender?
Offensive military strategies and deliberate use of disproportionate violence against civilians are a core part of Israel policies
Read more...U.S. Government’s Witness Against Assange Admits He Lied
An informant publicly recanting critically important testimony against Julian Assange seems unlikely to change the trajectory of his trial.
Read more...Hamid Dabashi: U.S. Sanctions Strengthen Iranian Theocracy
Aggressive and hypocritical sanctions by the U.S. bolster the Iranian theocracy whose only mission is defense of their own power and state.
Read more...Why Did 72% of Israelis Want Attack on Gaza to Continue?
ir Hever discusses how the attacks on Gaza reveal the extreme right-wing radicalization of most of the Israeli Jewish population
Read more...‘This Is the Price of War’: Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught
Haaretz took the unprecedented step of commemorating the deaths of Palestinian children in the latest Israel-Gaza conflict.
Read more...Israel-Gaza Clash: Conflict of Narratives, Victory of Remote Warfare
An initial tally of winners and losers in the latest round of Israel-Palestine strife.
Read more...The War That Israel Lost
Tactically, Israel has the better military, but strategically, they are losing international legitimacy.
Read more...War as the Enemy of Reform: Biden’s Dilemma or His Excuse?
How much is keeping the US on a war footing really constraining Biden on the domestic front?
Read more...How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians
Facts and figures on how blind US support of Israel puts Palestinians’ blood on our hands.
Read more...No Matter How Powerful Israel’s Military Becomes, It Still Can’t Win
Israel’s conflict with Palestine is a constant threat that even the most advanced weaponry can’t tamp down.
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