Hawks Are Using Gaza Violence as a Pretext for War with Iran
By Ted Galen Carpenter The response in the United States to the surge of violence between Palestinians and Israelis holds no surprises whatsoever. The usual…
Ted Galen Carpenter
Washington’s Tolerance of Death Squad “Democracies”
By Ted Galen Carpenter The U.S. government has had a long, dishonorable history of forging and sustaining close relations with murderous dictatorships – as long…
The US Military Is Training Third World Coup Leaders Again
By Ted Galen Carpenter Americans should be experiencing an uneasy sense of déjà vu. In the last two years, U.S.-trained officers have overthrown West African…