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The U.S. Military Is Moving into These 5 Bases in the Philippines
Andrew Tilghman, Military Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Military Admits Trillion Dollar F-35 Program is a Failure
Joshua Krause, Activist Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Military Admits Trillion Dollar F-35 Program is a Failure)
31,000 Women Pregnant in Islamic State
Noman Benotman and Nikita Malik, Quilliam – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 14th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
U.S. Military Spending Millions to Make Cyborgs a Reality
Ryan Browne, CNN
March 14th, 2016 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Spending Millions to Make Cyborgs a Reality)
Afghanistan War: Just What Was the Point?
Nick Paton Walsh - CNN
March 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Afghanistan War: Just What Was the Point?)
US Remains Reluctantly Tied to Global Security Role
Mark Urban – BBC News
February 22nd, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Securing a Future for Child Soldiers
Forest Whitaker - Reader Supported News
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Securing a Future for Child Soldiers)
Obama and the Pentagon Plan Massive Military Escalation and the Media Barely Seem to Care
Adam Johnson - AlterNet
February 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Obama and the Pentagon Plan Massive Military Escalation and the Media Barely Seem to Care)
Defense Industry Revenue Forecast Gushes over Global Turmoil
Lee Fang – The Intercept
January 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Defense Industry Revenue Forecast Gushes over Global Turmoil)
The Believer: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Ruler of the Islamic State
William McCants – The Brookings Essay
December 28th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Duty to Warn – The 101st Anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914: Questioning Christian Participation in Aggressive War
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Duty to Warn – The 101st Anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914: Questioning Christian Participation in Aggressive War)
U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies to Fly Drones in War Zones
Chris Thompson, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies to Fly Drones in War Zones)
Pentagon Announces Worldwide Expansion of US Military Bases
Thomas Gaist, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Pentagon Announces Worldwide Expansion of US Military Bases)
British Amputee Soldier Bold Statement Defending Muslims
Chris Herbert – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on British Amputee Soldier Bold Statement Defending Muslims)
Destroying Syria to Create Sunnistan
Mike Whitney - CounterPunch
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Destroying Syria to Create Sunnistan)
Defense Contractors Laud Themselves for Steering Candidates toward Militarism
Lee Fang – The Intercept
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Defense Contractors Laud Themselves for Steering Candidates toward Militarism)
Defense Contractors Cite “Benefits” of Escalating Conflicts in the Middle East
Lee Fang and Zaid Jilani – The Intercept
December 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Defense Contractors Cite “Benefits” of Escalating Conflicts in the Middle East)
The Entire ‘War on Terror’ Has Been a Lie – And These Charts Prove It
Rebecca Sumner – The Canary
December 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Entire ‘War on Terror’ Has Been a Lie – And These Charts Prove It)
In Mali and Rest of Africa, the U.S. Military Fights a Hidden War
Nick Turse – The Intercept
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on In Mali and Rest of Africa, the U.S. Military Fights a Hidden War)
Stock Prices of Weapons Manufacturers Soaring Since Paris Attack
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
November 17th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Stock Prices of Weapons Manufacturers Soaring Since Paris Attack)
Even War Has Rules
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan - Truthdig
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Even War Has Rules)
Duty to Warn – Agent Orange, Monsanto, Dow Chemical and Other Ugly Legacies of the Vietnam War
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Duty to Warn – Agent Orange, Monsanto, Dow Chemical and Other Ugly Legacies of the Vietnam War)
The Pentagon’s Law of War Manual (Parts 1-4)
Tom Carter, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon’s Law of War Manual (Parts 1-4))
Working Paper on Countries without Armies
Christophe Barbey - The Åland Islands Peace Institute
November 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Working Paper on Countries without Armies)
‘They Don’t Care Who Gets Killed’: Ex-US Drone Pilot Turned Whistleblower
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Transparency International: Mideast and North African Military Corruption “Critical”
Yasmine Ryan – The Intercept
November 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Transparency International: Mideast and North African Military Corruption “Critical”)
The Fog of Intelligence: Or How to Be Eternally “Caught Off Guard” in the Greater Middle East
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
October 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Fog of Intelligence: Or How to Be Eternally “Caught Off Guard” in the Greater Middle East)
A Short History of U.S. Bombing of Civilian Facilities
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Short History of U.S. Bombing of Civilian Facilities)
Surgical Strike: NATO’s Bombs Fall like Confetti, Not Containing Conflict but Spreading It
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Surgical Strike: NATO’s Bombs Fall like Confetti, Not Containing Conflict but Spreading It)
One Day after Warning Russia of Civilian Casualties, the U.S. Bombs a Hospital in Afghanistan
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
October 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on One Day after Warning Russia of Civilian Casualties, the U.S. Bombs a Hospital in Afghanistan)
U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed in 135 Nations
Nick Turse – TomDispatch
September 28th, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed in 135 Nations)
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl and the Psychology of War
Arnold Oliver, Peace Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 28th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
US Veterans Used in Secret Experiments Sue Military for Answers
Caitlin Dickerson – National Public Radio-NPR
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Veterans Used in Secret Experiments Sue Military for Answers)
US/NATO Embrace Psy-ops and Info-War
Don North – Consortium News
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US/NATO Embrace Psy-ops and Info-War)
As Yemen Assault Continues, US Announces Billion-Dollar Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
Niles Williamson, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on As Yemen Assault Continues, US Announces Billion-Dollar Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia)
ISIS Is America’s New Terror Brand: Endless Propaganda Fuels “War on Terror”
Prof. James F. Tracy - Global Research
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ISIS Is America’s New Terror Brand: Endless Propaganda Fuels “War on Terror”)
Is the New U.S. ‘Law of War Manual’ Actually ‘Hitlerian’?
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Is the New U.S. ‘Law of War Manual’ Actually ‘Hitlerian’?)
Pentagon to Expand Drone Flights by 50 Percent
Gordon Lubold - The Wall Street Journal
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Pentagon to Expand Drone Flights by 50 Percent)
Outsourcing the Kill Chain: Eleven Drone Contractors Revealed
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Outsourcing the Kill Chain: Eleven Drone Contractors Revealed)
Afghanistan: The Forever War
Rachelle Marshall – Foreign Policy In Focus
August 10th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Afghanistan: The Forever War)
Reaping the Rewards: How Private Sector Is Cashing In on Pentagon’s ‘Insatiable Demand’ for Drone War Intelligence
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Reaping the Rewards: How Private Sector Is Cashing In on Pentagon’s ‘Insatiable Demand’ for Drone War Intelligence)
Vietnam War Half a Century Later
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Vietnam War Half a Century Later)
Revealed: The Private Firms Tracking Terror Targets at Heart of US Drone Warfare
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
August 3rd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Elephant in the Room: The Pentagon’s Massive Carbon Footprint
Lisa Savage - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Elephant in the Room: The Pentagon’s Massive Carbon Footprint)
The New “Red Menace” and NATO’s Plans in the Arctic
Oriental Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The New “Red Menace” and NATO’s Plans in the Arctic)
Desertion: A Long, Proud History
CJ Hinke, World Beyond War - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Desertion: A Long, Proud History)
Mideast Arms Build-up Negative Fallout from Iran Nuclear Deal
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Mideast Arms Build-up Negative Fallout from Iran Nuclear Deal)
George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering—But only in Africa
David Swanson, World Beyond War – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering—But only in Africa)
US and NATO Engage in Unprecedented Military Exercises in Europe
Niles Williamson, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US and NATO Engage in Unprecedented Military Exercises in Europe)
Military Conscription Worldwide – Conscientious Objectors and Deserters
CJ Hinke, World Beyond War – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Military Conscription Worldwide – Conscientious Objectors and Deserters)
The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington
Pepe Escobar – TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington)
Retired General: Drones Create More Terrorists Than They Kill, Iraq War Helped Create ISIS
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Retired General: Drones Create More Terrorists Than They Kill, Iraq War Helped Create ISIS)
Killing by Committee in the Global Wild West: The Perpetrators Become the Victims of Drone Warfare
Pratap Chatterjee - TomDispatch
July 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Killing by Committee in the Global Wild West: The Perpetrators Become the Victims of Drone Warfare)
Pentagon Concludes America Not Safe unless It Conquers the World
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 13th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
America’s Got War – Poverty, Drugs, Afghanistan, Iraq, Terror, or How to Make War on Everything
William J. Astore - TomDispatch
July 6th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Greek Crisis Awaits Other NATO Partners
Finian Cunningham – Strategic Culture Foundation
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Greek Crisis Awaits Other NATO Partners)
“Deter, Deny and Defeat”: Pentagon [Mis]Labels Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as “Threats to Global Peace”
Stephen Lendman – Global Research
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on “Deter, Deny and Defeat”: Pentagon [Mis]Labels Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as “Threats to Global Peace”)
Gaza-Bound Flotilla Vessel Seized by Israeli Navy
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Gaza-Bound Flotilla Vessel Seized by Israeli Navy)
Spain Agrees to Increased US Military Presence
Alejandro López, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Veterans Urge Drone Operators to Refuse Orders to Fly
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Veterans Urge Drone Operators to Refuse Orders to Fly)
What Slavery, Ordeals, Duels and Lynching Can Teach Us about Abolishing War
David Carroll Cochran – Waging Nonviolence
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on What Slavery, Ordeals, Duels and Lynching Can Teach Us about Abolishing War)
Film: Costa Rica Abolished Its Military, Never Regretted It
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Film: Costa Rica Abolished Its Military, Never Regretted It)
Understanding the Yemen War
Salah Nasrawi – Centre Tricontinental
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Understanding the Yemen War)
Destroying What Remains: How the U.S. Navy Plans to War Game the Arctic
Dahr Jamail - TomDispatch
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Destroying What Remains: How the U.S. Navy Plans to War Game the Arctic)
U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit)
Don’t Think the US Military Is Concerned with the Climate? Think Again
Dane Wigington, Geoengineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Don’t Think the US Military Is Concerned with the Climate? Think Again)
Celebrating Destruction
John Feffer – Foreign Policy In Focus
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Celebrating Destruction)
The Killing of Osama bin Laden
Seymour M. Hersh – London Review of Books
May 18th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
US “Operation Rooms” Backing Al Qaeda in Syria
Tony Cartalucci, New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Counting the Cost of US Drones: Local Wars Killing Local People
Jack Serle – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Counting the Cost of US Drones: Local Wars Killing Local People)
US Sends Hundreds of Troops to Quake-Stricken Nepal
W. A. Sunil, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
US “Grand Strategy” for War against China Laid Out
Nick Beams, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US “Grand Strategy” for War against China Laid Out)
CIA’s Torture Experts Now Use Their Skills in Secret Drones Program
Trevor Timm – The Guardian
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on CIA’s Torture Experts Now Use Their Skills in Secret Drones Program)
Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones, and “Collateral Damage” (aka “Bug Splat”)
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones, and “Collateral Damage” (aka “Bug Splat”))
The Pentagon’s ‘Long War’ Pits NATO against China, Russia and Iran
Pepe Escobar – Sputinik News
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon’s ‘Long War’ Pits NATO against China, Russia and Iran)
Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2015 ( 4 Comments »)
Germany is the Tell-Tale Heart of America’s Drone War
Jeremy Scahill – The Intercept
April 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Germany is the Tell-Tale Heart of America’s Drone War)
Summary of False Flag Operations and False Flag Terrorism
Want to Know – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Summary of False Flag Operations and False Flag Terrorism)
Middle East Conflicts Give Hefty Boost to Arms Merchants
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Middle East Conflicts Give Hefty Boost to Arms Merchants)
Sixty Percent of Global Drone Exports Come from Israel — New Data
Rania Khalek – The Electronic Intifada
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Sixty Percent of Global Drone Exports Come from Israel — New Data)
Big Bank’s Analyst Worries That Iran Deal Could Depress Weapons Sales
Lee Fang – The Intercept
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Big Bank’s Analyst Worries That Iran Deal Could Depress Weapons Sales)
2014: USA Leads Upward Trend in Arms Exports – Asian, Gulf States Lead Imports
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on 2014: USA Leads Upward Trend in Arms Exports – Asian, Gulf States Lead Imports)
China’s Defense Spending: Facts vs Hyperbole
Xu Guangyu, The BRICS Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on China’s Defense Spending: Facts vs Hyperbole)
American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers
Pratap Chatterjee - TomDispatch
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers)
Saudi Arabia Becomes World’s Biggest Arms Importer amid Regional Concerns
I24News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Saudi Arabia Becomes World’s Biggest Arms Importer amid Regional Concerns)
Comparing Atrocities
John Feffer – Foreign Policy In Focus
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Comparing Atrocities)
Washington and ISIS: The Evidence
Tim Anderson - TeleSur
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Washington and ISIS: The Evidence)
Obama Administration to Allow Sales of Armed Drones to Allies
Missy Ryan – The Washington Post
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama Administration to Allow Sales of Armed Drones to Allies)
Accountability for Armed Contractors
Dr. Ian Ralby, Fletcher Security Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Framework or Fragmentation of Standards for Private Security Providers?
Human Analytics – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Framework or Fragmentation of Standards for Private Security Providers?)
Ex-UN Chief Kofi Annan: US War on Iraq Helped Create Islamic State
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Ex-UN Chief Kofi Annan: US War on Iraq Helped Create Islamic State)
The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors
Tim Shorrock - The Nation
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors)
The Golden Age of U.S. Black Ops
Nick Turse – TomDispatch
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Golden Age of U.S. Black Ops)
Drones and the New Ethics of War
Neve Gordon – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Drones and the New Ethics of War)
Pentagon Agency Wants Drones to Hunt in Packs, like Wolves
Dan Lamothe – The Washington Post
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Pentagon Agency Wants Drones to Hunt in Packs, like Wolves)
Genocides, Not Wars
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Genocides, Not Wars)
U.S. Won’t Admit to Killing a Single Civilian in the ISIS War
Nancy A. Youssef – The Daily Beast
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Won’t Admit to Killing a Single Civilian in the ISIS War)
Once Again, American Weapons-Makers Are Making a Killing in Iraq
Peter Van Buren – Mother Jones
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Once Again, American Weapons-Makers Are Making a Killing in Iraq)
Countries Ranked by Military Strength: 2014
Global Firepower – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Countries Ranked by Military Strength: 2014)
Conventional Prompt Global Strike Weapons
Amy F. Woolf, Congressional Research Service – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Weapons)
Christianity, Imperialism, Capitalism: Christian Dogma Should Be Questioned
Andre Vltchek – CounterPunch
December 29th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Classified Evidence: US Soldiers Raped Boys In Front of Their Mothers
John Vibes – Mint Press News
December 22nd, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Just Torture?
Shunzo Majima, Journal of Military Ethics – Centre for Digital Philosophy
December 1st, 2014 ( 2 Comments »)
41 Men Targeted but 1,147 People Killed: US Drone Strikes – The Facts on the Ground
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on 41 Men Targeted but 1,147 People Killed: US Drone Strikes – The Facts on the Ground)
International Arms Transfers in 2013
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on International Arms Transfers in 2013)
Fivefold Increase in Terrorism Fatalities since 9/11, Says Report
Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Fivefold Increase in Terrorism Fatalities since 9/11, Says Report)
Why NATO Is a Danger to World Peace
Immanuel Wallerstein - Toward Freedom
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why NATO Is a Danger to World Peace)
The Military-Industrial Complex Blasts Its Way into the Civilian Market
Jim Hightower – Nation of Change
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Military-Industrial Complex Blasts Its Way into the Civilian Market)
US Military’s ‘Defense Clandestine Service’ to Deploy Hundreds of International Spies
Thomas Gaist, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Military’s ‘Defense Clandestine Service’ to Deploy Hundreds of International Spies)
Foreign Jihadists Flocking to Iraq and Syria on ‘Unprecedented Scale’ – UN
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
November 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Foreign Jihadists Flocking to Iraq and Syria on ‘Unprecedented Scale’ – UN)
Journalist Risen: ‘Mercenary Class’ Now Permanent Fixture in National Security State
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Journalist Risen: ‘Mercenary Class’ Now Permanent Fixture in National Security State)
With US-led Air Strikes on Isis Intensifying, It’s a Good Time to Be a Shareholder in the Merchants of Death
Robert Fisk – The Independent
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on With US-led Air Strikes on Isis Intensifying, It’s a Good Time to Be a Shareholder in the Merchants of Death)
US Army Drafts Blueprint for World War III
Bill Van Auken and David North, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Army Drafts Blueprint for World War III)
Secret Space Plane Lands at US Air Force Base after Unknown Two-Year Mission
Associated Press – The Guardian
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Secret Space Plane Lands at US Air Force Base after Unknown Two-Year Mission)
For Airstrikes on the Islamic State, U.S. Relaxing Drone Strikes’ Burden of Proof
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on For Airstrikes on the Islamic State, U.S. Relaxing Drone Strikes’ Burden of Proof)
Investigators Find Islamic State Used Ammo Made in 21 Countries, Including USA
Julia Harte and R. Jeffrey Smith – The Center for Public Integrity
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Investigators Find Islamic State Used Ammo Made in 21 Countries, Including USA)
Contractors Ready to Cash in on ISIS War
Eli Lake – The Daily Beast
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Contractors Ready to Cash in on ISIS War)
US Military, Obama Administration Plan Massive Military Escalation in Syria and Iraq
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Military, Obama Administration Plan Massive Military Escalation in Syria and Iraq)
Poking Russia with a Stick? NATO Approves Military “Spearhead” for Eastern Europe
Jon Queally – Common Dreams
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Poking Russia with a Stick? NATO Approves Military “Spearhead” for Eastern Europe)
NATO Set to Liberate ‘Jihadistan’?
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NATO Set to Liberate ‘Jihadistan’?)
Murky Special Ops Have Become Corporate Bonanza
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Murky Special Ops Have Become Corporate Bonanza)
Ukraine Conflict: Red Meat for Anemic NATO Alliance
Medea Benjamin – Common Dreams
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Ukraine Conflict: Red Meat for Anemic NATO Alliance)
NATO: The Alliance That Should Have Been Dissolved
Ian Klinke – Al Jazeera
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NATO: The Alliance That Should Have Been Dissolved)
NATO Attacks!
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NATO Attacks!)
War in the Hundred Acre Woods
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on War in the Hundred Acre Woods)
Planned U.S. Cyber Warfare Program Could Hurt Innocent Countries: Snowden
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Planned U.S. Cyber Warfare Program Could Hurt Innocent Countries: Snowden)
Gaza: A Testing Ground for Israeli Military Technology
Shir Hever – Middle East Eye
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Gaza: A Testing Ground for Israeli Military Technology)
For Israeli Arms Makers, Gaza War Is a Cash Cow
Shuki Sadeh - Haaretz
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on For Israeli Arms Makers, Gaza War Is a Cash Cow)
This Map of US and Russian Arms Sales Says It All
Allan Smith and Skye Gould – Business Insider
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on This Map of US and Russian Arms Sales Says It All)
The Dubious Colombia Exports of German Arms Manufacturer Sig Sauer
Volkmar Kabisch, Georg Mascolo, Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer – Süddeutsche Zeitung International
August 11th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Drone Warfare: Who Is Dying in Afghanistan’s 1,000-Plus Drone Strikes?
Alice K Ross – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
July 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Drone Warfare: Who Is Dying in Afghanistan’s 1,000-Plus Drone Strikes?)
The 35 Most Powerful Militaries in the World
Amanda Macias, Jeremy Bender and Skye Gould – Business Insider
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The 35 Most Powerful Militaries in the World)
Countries Spending the Most on the Military
Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander Kent – USA Today
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Countries Spending the Most on the Military)
The Soaring Profits of the Military–Industrial Complex and the Soaring Costs of Military Casualties
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
US Signals Intention to Eliminate Its Land Mines, Join Treaty
Renee Lewis – Al Jazeera America
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Signals Intention to Eliminate Its Land Mines, Join Treaty)
Mapping Militarism
World Beyond War – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 30th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Mapping Militarism)
We Need the Dissolution of NATO – It Has No Mission”
Karina Boeckmann, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on We Need the Dissolution of NATO – It Has No Mission”)
UK Referred to International Criminal Court for War Crimes in Iraq
Jean Shaoul, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on UK Referred to International Criminal Court for War Crimes in Iraq)
Bergdahl, Afghanistan and the ‘Darkening of the American Soul’
Amy Goodman – The Union
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Bergdahl, Afghanistan and the ‘Darkening of the American Soul’)
The Struggle to Ban Killer Robots
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Nicholas Marsh and Maral Mirshahi – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Struggle to Ban Killer Robots)
UK Under Fire for Recruiting an ‘Army of Children’
Jonathan Owen – The Independent
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on UK Under Fire for Recruiting an ‘Army of Children’)
US Marines Deploy to Italy Due to Libya Threat: Official
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Marines Deploy to Italy Due to Libya Threat: Official)
The Limits of US Military Power
Lawrence S. Wittner – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Limits of US Military Power)
The Three Faces of Drone War – Speaking Truth From the Robotic Heavens
Pratap Chatterjee - TomDispatch
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Three Faces of Drone War – Speaking Truth From the Robotic Heavens)
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kidnappings Used to Justify US Military Build-Up in Africa
Jean Shaoul, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Nigeria: Boko Haram Kidnappings Used to Justify US Military Build-Up in Africa)
Japan Prepares to Enter the Arms Market
Bruce Einhorn and Matthew Philips – Business Week
May 12th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Veterans Oppose US Troop Deployments near Ukraine
Veterans for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Veterans Oppose US Troop Deployments near Ukraine)
US Troops Land in Lithuania amid Ukraine Crisis
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Troops Land in Lithuania amid Ukraine Crisis)
First Troops Land in Poland as US Beefs Up Baltic Presence
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on First Troops Land in Poland as US Beefs Up Baltic Presence)
US Troops Land in Latvia
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Troops Land in Latvia)
US Troops Land in Estonia
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Troops Land in Estonia)
Britain, France Deploy Jets to Boost Baltic Patrols
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Britain, France Deploy Jets to Boost Baltic Patrols)
US Drone Pilots Are ‘Stressed’ and ‘Demoralized’ – Official Report
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Drone Pilots Are ‘Stressed’ and ‘Demoralized’ – Official Report)
US Operates Global Drone War from German Base – Ex-Pilot
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Operates Global Drone War from German Base – Ex-Pilot)
Why Is the US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa?
Nick Turse – The Nation
March 31st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why Is the US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa?)
US Continues to Militarize Space
Douglas Lyons, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Continues to Militarize Space)
US and Russia Top World Arms Exporters List
RIA Novosti – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US and Russia Top World Arms Exporters List)
Mauna Kea Park & Hawaii Island: Contaminated with Military Radiation
James Albertini – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Mauna Kea Park & Hawaii Island: Contaminated with Military Radiation)
India Remains the Biggest Arms Buyer
Business Standard – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on India Remains the Biggest Arms Buyer)
What We Can Learn from Child Soldiers
Jonathan Rozen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on What We Can Learn from Child Soldiers)
Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific
Foreign Policy In Focus - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific)
U.S. Foreign Assistance: More Guns than Butter
James Kennedy – Foreign Policy In Focus
March 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Foreign Assistance: More Guns than Butter)
The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade
Prof Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade)
Star Wars to Become Reality as US Navy on Course to Arm Ship with Laser
David Sharp – The Independent
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Star Wars to Become Reality as US Navy on Course to Arm Ship with Laser)
Cluster-Bomb Imperialism: The Lethal Legacy of US Interventions
Sheldon Richman - CounterPunch
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Cluster-Bomb Imperialism: The Lethal Legacy of US Interventions)
Obama’s Arms Sales Policy: Promotion or Restraint?
William D. Hartung – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Arms Sales Policy: Promotion or Restraint?)
Arms Exports: Berlin Backs Large Defense Deal with Saudi Arabia
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Arms Exports: Berlin Backs Large Defense Deal with Saudi Arabia)
Drone Warfare: More Than 2,400 Dead as Obama’s Drone Campaign Marks Five Years
Jack Serle – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Drone Warfare: More Than 2,400 Dead as Obama’s Drone Campaign Marks Five Years)
The Special Ops Surge: America’s Secret War in 134 Countries
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Special Ops Surge: America’s Secret War in 134 Countries)
Today [11 Jan 2014] Marks the 12th Anniversary of America’s Guantánamo Prison Disgrace
Molly Crabapple – The Guardian
January 13th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Return of Al-Qaida
Eric Margolis – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Return of Al-Qaida)
America’s Black-Ops Blackout: Unraveling the Secrets of the Military’s Secret Military
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
January 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on America’s Black-Ops Blackout: Unraveling the Secrets of the Military’s Secret Military)
8 Futuristic Weapons That Have Already Been Invented and Are Being Used In Battle
Christopher Harress – International Business Times
January 6th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
I Worked on the US Drone Program. The Public Should Know What Really Goes On
Heather Linebaugh – The Guardian
December 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on I Worked on the US Drone Program. The Public Should Know What Really Goes On)
The Jason Bourne Strategy: CIA Contractors Do Hollywood
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Jason Bourne Strategy: CIA Contractors Do Hollywood)
The Bloody Disaster of Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan Is Laid Bare
Simon Jenkins – The Guardian
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Bloody Disaster of Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan Is Laid Bare)
In Afghanistan, ‘Security Deal’ Means US Occupation Forever
Sarah Lazare – Common Dreams
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on In Afghanistan, ‘Security Deal’ Means US Occupation Forever)
Child Soldiers: Passive Victims?
Virginie Ladisch – Al Jazeera
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Child Soldiers: Passive Victims?)
US Drone Strike In Pakistan Blows Up Afghanistan Peace Talks
DSWright, FDL – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US Drone Strike In Pakistan Blows Up Afghanistan Peace Talks)
Interrogation-Torture and Dual Loyalty – Ethics Abandoned: Medical Professionalism and Detainee Abuse in the War on Terror
Institute on Medicine as a Profession – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Congress Is Making a Critical Decision
Peter G Cohen – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Congress Is Making a Critical Decision)
The Rising Resistance to Obama’s Drone Wars
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Rising Resistance to Obama’s Drone Wars)
US and Pakistan Locked in a ‘Drone Marriage’
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US and Pakistan Locked in a ‘Drone Marriage’)
Iran Gives Russia Copy of US ScanEagle Drone as Proof of Mass Production
Saeed Kamali Dehghan – The Guardian
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Iran Gives Russia Copy of US ScanEagle Drone as Proof of Mass Production)
No More Foreign Wars? Yet America Is Fighting in Yemen’s Civil War
Ryan Goodman – The Guardian
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on No More Foreign Wars? Yet America Is Fighting in Yemen’s Civil War)
France to Intensify Military Intervention in Central African Republic
Kumaran Ira, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on France to Intensify Military Intervention in Central African Republic)
U.S. Reforms “Open Floodgates” on Arms Exports
Ramy Srour, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on U.S. Reforms “Open Floodgates” on Arms Exports)
USA Must Be Held To Account for Drone Killings in Pakistan
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on USA Must Be Held To Account for Drone Killings in Pakistan)
Confessions of a Drone “Warrior”
Matthew Power, GQ – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Confessions of a Drone “Warrior”)
Humanitarian Intervention: Destroying Nations to Save Them
Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rob Prince – Foreign Policy in Focus
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Humanitarian Intervention: Destroying Nations to Save Them)
Slavery Was Believed Permanent Longer Than War Has Been
David Swanson, War Is A Crime – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Slavery Was Believed Permanent Longer Than War Has Been)
US Cyber Command’s Plan X: Pentagon Launching Covert Cyber Attacks
Tom Burghardt – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Approves Military Aid for Countries with Child Soldiers
Hayes Brown – Think Progress
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on U.S. Approves Military Aid for Countries with Child Soldiers)
Swords into Solar Panels: Re-Purposing America’s War Machine
Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton - TomDispatch
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Swords into Solar Panels: Re-Purposing America’s War Machine)
Iran Says It Has Finished Decoding Downed CIA Drone
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Iran Says It Has Finished Decoding Downed CIA Drone)
Shall We Play a Game?: The Rise of the Military-Entertainment Complex
Corey Mead - Salon
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Shall We Play a Game?: The Rise of the Military-Entertainment Complex)
Taking the Profit Out of War
Peter G Cohen – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Taking the Profit Out of War)
Obama’s Campaign to Glorify the War on Vietnam
DavidSwanson – Washington’s Blog
September 9th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Campaign to Glorify the War on Vietnam)
London to Host One of the World’s Biggest Arms Fairs and Why It Shouldn’t Happen
Kaye Stearman – Open Democracy
September 2nd, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
From the Lion’s Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans
Mark A. Ashwill – Huffington Post
September 2nd, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
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