The Madness of War
By Julian Rose It is essential to constantly remind ourselves, that war, apart from a very few exceptions, is a symptom of madness. Yet war…
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FOIA Docs Show CIA/Pentagon Made 1,800 Movies, TV Shows to Make America Love War
By Claire Bernish Hollywood magic doesn’t percolate only in the minds of legendary producers and acclaimed directors to be brought to life on the big…
U.S. Outmaneuvers Itself In Syria Over Damascus-Baghdad Highway
By Brandon Turbeville As the Syrian military makes massive gains throughout the country, particularly in the east, it is now painfully obvious that the United…
After 16 Years, House Panel Takes Step to Cancel “Blank Check for Endless War”
By Andrea Germanos A House committee on Thursday took a surprising—yet welcome—step towards canceling the “blank check for endless war.” That’s because the Republican-controlled House…
House Votes to Make “Space Corps” the Sixth Branch of US Military
By Jason Ditz The US has an Army, a Navy, an Air Force, a Marine Corps, and a Coast Guard. The House Armed Services Committee…
Study: Pentagon Wasted $28 Million on the Wrong Kind of Camouflage
By Will Porter The Pentagon overspent between $26 and $28 million on useless camouflage for the Afghan National Army (ANA), a government watchdog study found….
NATO Chief Says Recent Cyber Attack Could Spark Mutual Defense Response
By Joseph Jankowski A major global cyber attack which struck particularly hard in Ukraine on Tuesday could potentially trigger NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense commitment, according…
Low-Cost Micro Satellites are Spawning a Global Surveillance Arms Race
By Nicholas West The emergence of low-cost micro satellites is starting to spawn a global surveillance arms race: the familiar problem-reaction-solution paradigm upon what all…
Trump Admin Set to Expand Number of Civilians Killed by Drone Strikes
By Nicholas West The United States drone program by all objective analysis has not been a precision instrument for killing terrorists. Instead, the program has…
World On The Precipice As Russia Threatens To Shoot Down U.S. Jets, U.S. Refuses To Back Down
By Brandon Turbeville The world is now perhaps closer to World War Three than it has been in five decades as the situation in Syria…
Paris Air Show Features Ultra Lethal Drones of the Future
By Nicholas West Because the current fleet of drones apparently isn’t lethal enough… Of course the list of countries being bombed by drones might beg…
Syria, Iran and N. Korea: Will Trump Attempt To Finish The Neocon Hitlist?
By Steven MacMillan In Donald Trump’s short time in office, he has already shown his propensity to use military force. From dropping the largest non-nuclear…
4,000 Additional Troops To Be Deployed to Afghanistan
By Will Porter In an attempt to turn around the war the Secretary of Defense says America is losing, the Pentagon will deploy 4,000 soldiers…
US Signs $12 Billion Arms Deal With Qatar Days After Saying It Funds Terrorism
By Jason Ditz Defense Secretary James Mattis and his Qatari counterpart, Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah have signed a $12 billion arms deal today in Washington,…