Phyllis Bennis: Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs. How is it possible that … Continue reading
Perpetual War Is Fine With the New York Times After All
The editorial board of the New York Times has an Orwellian knack for war. Sixteen months ago, when President Obama gave oratorical lip service to ending “perpetual war,” the newspaper quickly touted … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky: Ceasefires in Which Violations Never Cease
What’s Next for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza? On August 26th, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) both accepted a ceasefire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that left … Continue reading
Art Spiegelman Breaks His Silence on Israel
“Israel is like some badly battered child with PTSD who has grown up to batter others.” Art Spiegelman — celebrated comic book artist, illustrator and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning … Continue reading
Who Are the “Terrorists”?
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Richard Sahn Driving us ever closer to the brink of World War III and possible nuclear annihilation is the bi-partisan, seemingly all-American political position…
Stephen Zunes: The US and ISIS
At the start of classes one year ago, I was having to explain to my students why the United States appeared to be on the verge of going … Continue reading
“A Slaughter of Innocents”: Henry Siegman, a Venerable Jewish Voice for Peace, on Gaza
Henry Siegman, the former executive director of the American Jewish Congress, long described as one of the nation’s “big three” Jewish organizations along with the American Jewish Committee and the … Continue reading
Over 10,000 Turn Out to Tel Aviv Peace Rally
Thousands fill Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square under the message: “Changing Direction: Toward Peace, Away from War” Thousands fill Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square under the message: “Changing Direction: Toward Peace, Away … Continue reading
Myriam Miedzian: Chasm on the Left — Blame Israel vs. Blame Both
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN when I am careful not to utter the words “Israel, Palestinians, Gaza” to a certain number of my leftwing friends and acquaintances. We agree on just … Continue reading
Israel Clamps Down on Internal Dissent
As a tenuous ceasefire takes hold, the besieged Gaza strip must contend with the path of death and destruction left by Israel’s month-long military assault, including 1,939 Palestinian lives lost, … Continue reading
Video: Amnesty International’s Position on the Gaza Occupation
Want to know more about where Amnesty stands on the Israel-Gaza conflict? Here’s a video that answers the most frequently asked questions.
Mel Packer: Why Bombing Iraq Again is a Terrible Idea
If I see a wounded animal by the side of the road with vultures cautiously approaching it and others circling overhead, should I swerve onto the shoulder and deliberately run … Continue reading
Video: Obama Bombs Iraq ‘In Order to Save It’
President Obama was moved to act after reports that the rebels had surrounded thousands of minority Iraqis who fled to a mountaintop nearly a week ago to escape the fighting, … Continue reading
Lawrence Wittner: US Empire and Nationalist Illusions
A U.S. Marine covers the face of a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with a U.S. flag in Baghdad, on April 9, 2003. After thousands of years of bloody … Continue reading →