Iraq Is on the Brink of an Energy Crisis
A case study of the struggle for influence in Iraq.
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War for Fun and Profit
A look at the US war machine.
Read more...Libya Is Being Torn Apart by Outsiders
An update on the armed intervenetions in Libya.
Read more...The War in Libya Will Never End
Looking at the gap between posturing and positions in Libya
Read more...UN’s Warning that Gaza Will Not Be a “Liveable Place” by 2020 Has Been Realised
The primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year, which has reduced Gaza to the point of ‘systemic collapse’.
Read more...US Still at Risk of Iran Retaliation on Oil and Other Fronts
Why the US is vulnerable to Iran disrupting Middle East energy supplies or targeting critical non-oil infrastructure.
Read more...Can The US Assassination Of Qassem Soleimani Be Justified?
A useful high level discussion of the Soleimani killing.
Read more...The Real Reason the U.S. Is Interested in Iran
An Iran backgrounder that attempts to explain America’s obsession.
Read more...In Iran Showdown, Conflict Could Explode Quickly – and Disastrously
The odds of conflict morphing into war are higher than most think.
Read more...Iraq Coverage: Yet Another Cavalcade of Stupid at the Wall Street Journal
Our famously free press in action.
Read more...Nick Turse: Trump Threatens Mass Destruction in Afghanistan
Trump threatens mass slaughter in Afghanistan.
Read more...Iraq Parliament Calls for U.S. Troops to Be Expelled (plus Cavalcade of Stupid)
A round-up on the Iraqi parliaments resolution calling for our troops to leave, plus the idiocy of elite policy-makers, of both parties.
Read more...The Crapification of Mattresses and Retail Therapy (and an Iran Aside)
The sorry state of mattresses as a worthwhile distraction from the sudden US escalation against Iran.
Read more...A New Pipeline Could Undo America’s Influence In Asia
A China-Pakistan pipeline deal bodes ill for the US.
Read more...America’s Arms Sales Addiction
The sorry history of how US arms sales have made the world less safe, and aren’t all that good for America either.
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