( Tomdispatch.com) – Landing at Nagasaki Airport last November, I joined a line of Japanese men, women, and children waiting to disembark from our plane. Most were likely returning home on this holiday weekend or arriving to visit family and friends. I wondered how many of them remembered or thought about the nuclear annihilation of […]
Archives for January 2019
Trump Punts on Syria
The forever war in the Middle East is far from over.
Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov’t Transport
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s petty cancellation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip on military transport to Brussels and Afghanistan was clearly his revenge for her cancellation of his State of the Union message until he ends the shutdown of the government. Here are the top 5 things wrong with this step: […]
Syria Kurds Reject proposed “safe zone” under Turkey Control
“Other options cannot be accepted because they infringe on the sovereignty of Syria.”
No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don’t Contradict Defeat of ISIL
And Stop Playing Politics with the Lives of Military Personnel
Trump’s EPA to Kill 11,000 a Year with Mercury Nerve Poison
Younger generations deserve to grow up protected from these harmful and deadly substances.
Congress trying to de-fund Trump/Saudi War in Yemen
The measure would serve to cut off “U.S. refueling, logistical support, intelligence, and special forces operations” to Saudi allies.”
Iran steals Trump’s Thunder: ‘We defeated ISIL & We’ll Rebuild Iraq’
“The reason Iraq could persevere in the face of terrorism is that Iran stood by its side. Everyone rejects America’s entry into Iraq.”
How Hard will a Hard Brexit be on Britain and US? Very Hard
That Britain is contemplating leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement or new trade deal shows how perverse our politics has become.