Archive for the category ‘MILITARISM’


U.S. Secret Wars in Africa Rage On, Despite Talk of Downsizing
Nick Turse – The Intercept
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Secret Wars in Africa Rage On, Despite Talk of Downsizing)
How a One-Word Loophole Will Make It Easier for the U.S. to Sell Weapons to Governments That Kill Civilians
Alex Emmons – The Intercept
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on How a One-Word Loophole Will Make It Easier for the U.S. to Sell Weapons to Governments That Kill Civilians)
Commandos Sans Frontières: The Global Growth of U.S. Special Operations Forces
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Commandos Sans Frontières: The Global Growth of U.S. Special Operations Forces)
Trump’s Space Force: Military Profiteering’s Final Frontier
Harvey Wasserman - Reader Supported News
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Trump’s Space Force: Military Profiteering’s Final Frontier)
USA’s Military Drops a Bomb Every 12 Minutes and No One Is Talking about It
Lee Camp | DWF News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 23rd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Trump Beats Up NATO Members in American Protection Racket
Finian Cunningham - RT
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Trump Beats Up NATO Members in American Protection Racket)
Donald Trump’s Space Force: The Dangerous Militarisation of Outer Space
Gbenga Oduntan – The Conversation
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Donald Trump’s Space Force: The Dangerous Militarisation of Outer Space)
‘Space Force’: Trump Orders New Branch of US Military
David Smith – The Guardian
June 25th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Space Force’: Trump Orders New Branch of US Military)
Full Text of Trump-Kim Joint Statement at Historic Summit in Singapore
The White House – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Full Text of Trump-Kim Joint Statement at Historic Summit in Singapore)
Propaganda 101: How to Defend a Massacre
Nathan J. Robinson – Current Affairs
June 4th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Propaganda 101: How to Defend a Massacre)
Khamenei, in Reply to Trump, Gives Europe 6-Point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal
Juan Cole | Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 28th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Minuteman III Missile Test Launched Prior to USA-North Korea Summit
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation- TRANSCEND Media Service
May 21st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Minuteman III Missile Test Launched Prior to USA-North Korea Summit)
The U.S. Army Is Turning to Robot Soldiers
Justin Bachman | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 21st, 2018 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Army Is Turning to Robot Soldiers)
Which Country Dominates the Global Arms Trade?
Tim Bowler - BBC News
May 14th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Which Country Dominates the Global Arms Trade?)
Military, a Most Sordid Profession
Fred Reed | The Unz Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 14th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Military, a Most Sordid Profession)
Global Military Spending at Record $1.7 Trillion
Niles Niemuth | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 7th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Global Military Spending at Record $1.7 Trillion)
How False Flag Operations Are Carried Out Today
Philip M. Giraldi | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 7th, 2018 ( Comments Off on How False Flag Operations Are Carried Out Today)
Robert Fisk Puts to Test the Free-Press Myth in Douma
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
OPCW Investigators Found “No Evidence” of Chemical Weapons at Syrian Facilities Bombed by F-UK-US
Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on OPCW Investigators Found “No Evidence” of Chemical Weapons at Syrian Facilities Bombed by F-UK-US)
ETA Statement to the Basque Country: Declaration on Harm Caused
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ETA Statement to the Basque Country: Declaration on Harm Caused)
Why Violent Buddhist Extremists Are Targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka
Andreas Johansson – The Conversation
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why Violent Buddhist Extremists Are Targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka)
US/UK-Backed Saudi-Led Airstrike at Yemen Wedding Killed at least 20
AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on US/UK-Backed Saudi-Led Airstrike at Yemen Wedding Killed at least 20)
Out of 26 Major Editorials on Trump’s Syria Strikes, Zero Opposed
Adam Johnson | FAIR-Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Out of 26 Major Editorials on Trump’s Syria Strikes, Zero Opposed)
Poison Gas: Weapon of Choice for “False News”
Peter Koenig | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Poison Gas: Weapon of Choice for “False News”)
Rethink Weapons Exports
Kristin Y. Christman – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Rethink Weapons Exports)
The Pentagon’s Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life
Maia Danks | Earth Island Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon’s Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life)
A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World
Brandon Turbeville – Activist Post
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World)
Trump Supports ‘Space Force’ for War-Making and Dominance in Space
Dennis J Bernstein – Consortium News
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Trump Supports ‘Space Force’ for War-Making and Dominance in Space)
Taibbi: The Legacy of the Iraq War
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Taibbi: The Legacy of the Iraq War)
US Approves US$1 Billion Arms, Missile Deal with Saudi Arabia
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on US Approves US$1 Billion Arms, Missile Deal with Saudi Arabia)
Zero Civilian Casualties: Why the Face of Western Wars (Read Terror) Gives Us a False Idea of Armed Conflict
Sten Rynning – The Conversation
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Zero Civilian Casualties: Why the Face of Western Wars (Read Terror) Gives Us a False Idea of Armed Conflict)
Fifteen Years after the Start of the Iraq War, the U.S. Is at War in at Least Seven Countries
Joshua Keating | Slate – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Fifteen Years after the Start of the Iraq War, the U.S. Is at War in at Least Seven Countries)
Youth Camps Shape New Generations with Patriotism, Pushups and Prayer
Will Carless | Reveal-The Center for Investigative Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Youth Camps Shape New Generations with Patriotism, Pushups and Prayer)
Porton Down – A Gruesome Secretive Past. Britain’s Chemical Weapons Facility
TruePublica – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Porton Down – A Gruesome Secretive Past. Britain’s Chemical Weapons Facility)
Merchants of Death Ultimate Winners in Escalating Military Conflicts
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Servicel-IPS
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Merchants of Death Ultimate Winners in Escalating Military Conflicts)
It Is Time to End the Child Soldier Stereotype
Tim Molyneux | IRIN – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on It Is Time to End the Child Soldier Stereotype)
Pugwash Statement on the U.S. 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
Amb. Sergio Duarte | Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Pugwash Statement on the U.S. 2018 Nuclear Posture Review)
America’s National Defense Is Really Offense
Philip Giraldi | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on America’s National Defense Is Really Offense)
When Is There Going to Be Accountability for US Wars and Aggression?
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
The Top 10 Outrageous Things about ISIS the Western Mainstream Media Ignores
Robert Bridge | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Top 10 Outrageous Things about ISIS the Western Mainstream Media Ignores)
Summary of the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy
Jim Mattis | US Department of Defense – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Summary of the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy)
2018 Doomsday Clock: It Is Now Two Minutes to Midnight
Rachel Bronson, PhD | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
War Pay: Another Good Year for Weapons Makers Is Guaranteed
William D. Hartung - TomDispatch
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on War Pay: Another Good Year for Weapons Makers Is Guaranteed)
How to Read the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy
Mara Karlin | The Brookings Institution – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on How to Read the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy)
Life, Death and Politics in Hawaii: 125 Years of Colonial Rule
Andrea Freeman – The Conversation
January 22nd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Commits “Acts of War” against the Hawaiian Kingdom
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Commits “Acts of War” against the Hawaiian Kingdom)
Full Spectrum Arrogance: US Bases Spanning the Globe – Map
Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Full Spectrum Arrogance: US Bases Spanning the Globe – Map)
The 10 Companies That Dominate the Global Arms Trade
Jeff Desjardins | Visual Capitalist – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The 10 Companies That Dominate the Global Arms Trade)
The United States: Addicted to Special Forces
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
January 22nd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Which War in 2018?
Bruce K. Gagnon – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Which War in 2018?)
Mapping a World from Hell: 76 Countries Are Now Involved in Washington’s War on Terror
Tom Engelhardt – TomDispatch
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Mapping a World from Hell: 76 Countries Are Now Involved in Washington’s War on Terror)
The “Merchants of Death” Survive and Prosper
Lawrence Wittner | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on The “Merchants of Death” Survive and Prosper)
Led by U.S. Weapons Makers, Global Arms Sales Soared in 2016: Analysis
Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Led by U.S. Weapons Makers, Global Arms Sales Soared in 2016: Analysis)
Global Arms Industry: First Rise in Arms Sales since 2010, Says SIPRI
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Global Arms Industry: First Rise in Arms Sales since 2010, Says SIPRI)
Brazil, U.S. and 20 Other Countries Carry Out Military Exercise in the Amazon
Gabriel Lemos | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Brazil, U.S. and 20 Other Countries Carry Out Military Exercise in the Amazon)
Reporters Without Borders Tries to Shut Down Independent Press Event Discussing White Helmets
Brandon Turbeville - Activist Post
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Reporters Without Borders Tries to Shut Down Independent Press Event Discussing White Helmets)
Despite Western-Funded NGO’s Boycott, Vanessa Beeley Exposes White Helmets at Swiss Press Club
Brandon Turbeville – Activist Post
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Despite Western-Funded NGO’s Boycott, Vanessa Beeley Exposes White Helmets at Swiss Press Club)
US Upholds Use of Illegal Cluster Bombs as ‘Legitimate’
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Upholds Use of Illegal Cluster Bombs as ‘Legitimate’)
How Peace Journalism Can Deescalate Conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea
Michael Greenwell – The Conversation
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How Peace Journalism Can Deescalate Conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea)
Media Erase NATO Role in Bringing Slave Markets to Libya
Ben Norton | Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Media Erase NATO Role in Bringing Slave Markets to Libya)
Military Industrial Complex: Shadow World Exposes Greed, Profit and the Business of War
Kevin Gosztola – MintPress News
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Military Industrial Complex: Shadow World Exposes Greed, Profit and the Business of War)
America’s Renegade Warfare
Nicolas J S Davies – Consortium News
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on America’s Renegade Warfare)
U.S. Congress Approves Defense Bill to Pump $700 Billion into Military
Richard Lardner | Associated Press – PBS News Hour
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on U.S. Congress Approves Defense Bill to Pump $700 Billion into Military)
Nuclear Disarmament Now a ‘Moral Imperative’ as Pope Francis Rejects Deterrence
Gerard O’Connell | America Jesuit Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Nuclear Disarmament Now a ‘Moral Imperative’ as Pope Francis Rejects Deterrence)
Mass Shooters Are Disproportionately US Veterans
David Swanson – MintPress News
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Mass Shooters Are Disproportionately US Veterans)
The Biggest Threat to World Peace Is NATO
Eric Zuesse | Washington’s Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Biggest Threat to World Peace Is NATO)
UN Security Council Calls on Myanmar to End Excessive Military Force in Rakhine State
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UN Security Council Calls on Myanmar to End Excessive Military Force in Rakhine State)
The US Has Soldiers Deployed in Almost Every Country on Earth
Jakob Reimann – New Matilda
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The US Has Soldiers Deployed in Almost Every Country on Earth)
“AmazonLog” — A Military Drill with Vast Amazonian Aspirations: US Empire of Bases
Whitney Webb – MintPress News
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on “AmazonLog” — A Military Drill with Vast Amazonian Aspirations: US Empire of Bases)
Telling the Truth about World War I
James MacLean – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Telling the Truth about World War I)
Israel Sold Advanced Weapons to Myanmar during Anti-Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing Campaign
Gili Cohen - Haaretz
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Israel Sold Advanced Weapons to Myanmar during Anti-Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing Campaign)
A Tax on the Arms Trade to Fund Peacebuilding?
Michael Brzoska | Vision of Humanity – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on A Tax on the Arms Trade to Fund Peacebuilding?)
Myanmar Shows Off Its Israeli Weapons
Ali Abunimah | The Electronic Intifada – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Shows Off Its Israeli Weapons)
The US Military Is Conducting Secret Missions All Over Africa
Nick Turse – Vice News
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The US Military Is Conducting Secret Missions All Over Africa)
Israel Maintains Robust Arms Trade with Rogue Regimes
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
America’s Scramble for Africa
Finian Cunningham – Sputnik News
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on America’s Scramble for Africa)
Why Is the US at War in West Africa?
Eddie Haywood | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Is the US at War in West Africa?)
Inside the CIA’s Black Site Torture Room
Larry Siems – The Guardian
October 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Inside the CIA’s Black Site Torture Room)
Taking a Step against US Impunity in Guantanamo
Elsa Meany – Al Jazeera
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Taking a Step against US Impunity in Guantanamo)
How US Military Outsourcing Turned Toxic
Abrahm Lustgarten | ProPublica – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on How US Military Outsourcing Turned Toxic)
The Facts about U.S. War on Vietnam
Films by John Pilger – Information Clearing House
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Facts about U.S. War on Vietnam)
US Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Record $700 Billion Military Budget
Eric London | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Record $700 Billion Military Budget)
US Inaugurates Its First Military Base in Israel
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Inaugurates Its First Military Base in Israel)
US Senate Backs Massive Increase in Military Spending
Patricia Zengerle | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Senate Backs Massive Increase in Military Spending)
The Politics of Military Ascendancy
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Politics of Military Ascendancy)
US Completes Anti-Missile Deployment in South Korea amid Heightened War Danger
Ben McGrath | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Completes Anti-Missile Deployment in South Korea amid Heightened War Danger)
Trump Gives Military Green Light to Escalate Afghanistan War
Patrick Martin | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Trump Gives Military Green Light to Escalate Afghanistan War)
Brave Congressman Explains How US Keeps Afghan Heroin Trade Alive
Matt Agorist – MintPress News
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Brave Congressman Explains How US Keeps Afghan Heroin Trade Alive)
It’s the Opium, Stupid: ‘Afghan Surge Guarantees CIA Black-Ops Budget Boost’
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on It’s the Opium, Stupid: ‘Afghan Surge Guarantees CIA Black-Ops Budget Boost’)
On the Beach 2017: The Beckoning of Nuclear War
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Biological Warfare: US & Saudis Use Cholera to Kill Yemenis
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
July 31st, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Human Rights & Humanitarian Law: Genocide
Jean Paul Sartre | Tamil Nation – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
At Every Door
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on At Every Door)
Don’t Believe the Dangerous Myths of ‘Drone Warrior’
Alex Edney-Browne and Lisa Ling – Los Angeles Times
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Don’t Believe the Dangerous Myths of ‘Drone Warrior’)
Women as Wartime Rapists: A New Book Explores ‘The Impossible’
Lara Whyte – Open Democracy
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Women as Wartime Rapists: A New Book Explores ‘The Impossible’)
“Ain’t No Such Thing as a Just War” – Ben Salmon, WWI Resister
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on “Ain’t No Such Thing as a Just War” – Ben Salmon, WWI Resister)
Moral Corrosion of Drone Warfare
Ray McGovern – Consortium News
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Moral Corrosion of Drone Warfare)
What Does War Generate?
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on What Does War Generate?)
How al-Qaeda Became an American Ally in ‘The War on Terror’
Whitney Webb – MintPress News
July 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How al-Qaeda Became an American Ally in ‘The War on Terror’)
License to Poison!
James Albertini | Malu 'Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on License to Poison!)
US Criticized for Using Skin-Melting White Phosphorous: HRW
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Criticized for Using Skin-Melting White Phosphorous: HRW)
S. Korea’s President Orders Probe over Increasingly Unpopular US Missile Launchers
AP – MintPress News
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on S. Korea’s President Orders Probe over Increasingly Unpopular US Missile Launchers)
Why Japan Wants US Exercise Cancelled: ‘Fears of N. Korea Escalation & Relations with China’
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Japan Wants US Exercise Cancelled: ‘Fears of N. Korea Escalation & Relations with China’)
Civilians Killed by US Largely Ignored as Endless Global War Continues
Jon Queally – Common Dreams
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Civilians Killed by US Largely Ignored as Endless Global War Continues)
Child Soldiers Reloaded: The Privatisation of War
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Child Soldiers Reloaded: The Privatisation of War)
America’s War-Fighting Footprint in Africa
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
May 1st, 2017 ( Comments Off on America’s War-Fighting Footprint in Africa)
Australian Anzac Day Celebrations Promote Militarism and War
Oscar Grenfell | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’
Gareth Porter | Middle East Eye – Consortium News
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’)
Warmongers by Any Other Name
Sonny Lê – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Warmongers by Any Other Name)
4 Million Muslims Killed In Western Wars (Up to 2015 alone): Should We Call It Genocide?
Kit O'Connell – MintPress News
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on 4 Million Muslims Killed In Western Wars (Up to 2015 alone): Should We Call It Genocide?)
Japan’s Ruling Party Calls for Military to Have Offensive Weapons
Peter Symonds | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Military Personnel Deployments by Country
Jeff Desjardins | Visual Capitalist – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Personnel Deployments by Country)
Argentina Set to Drop US$2 Billion for Largest Weapons Acquisition since Malvinas War
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Argentina Set to Drop US$2 Billion for Largest Weapons Acquisition since Malvinas War)
The Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built
Daniel Soar | London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built)
War Correspondents Describe Recent U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen
Malak Habbak – The Intercept
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on War Correspondents Describe Recent U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen)
Daesh, Creature of the West
Pepe Escobar - Sputnik News International
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Daesh, Creature of the West)
NATO Logic: British Troops in Estonia, Good. Russian Soldiers in Russia, Bad
Bryan MacDonald – Russia Today
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on NATO Logic: British Troops in Estonia, Good. Russian Soldiers in Russia, Bad)
Mad About THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense): An Untimely Decision
Mel Gurtov | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Mad About THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense): An Untimely Decision)
The Rising Tide of Militarism in the 21st Century: From Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Rising Tide of Militarism in the 21st Century: From Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump)
How U.S. Missile Defense Destabilizes the World
William Griffin | Zoom in Korea – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How U.S. Missile Defense Destabilizes the World)
Increase in Arms Transfers Driven by Demand in the Middle East and Asia
SIPRI-Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Increase in Arms Transfers Driven by Demand in the Middle East and Asia)
US Ramps Up Bombing Campaign In Yemen
Niles Niemuth | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Ramps Up Bombing Campaign In Yemen)
The Health Risks of Depleted Uranium in Hawaii
Carol Murry, Douglas Rokke, Lorrin Pang and Michael Reimer | Civil Beat – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Health Risks of Depleted Uranium in Hawaii)
How We Got Here: The Misuse of American Military Power and the Middle East in Chaos
Danny Sjursen - TomDispatch
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How We Got Here: The Misuse of American Military Power and the Middle East in Chaos)
The Mass Grave We Call Collateral Damage
Robert C. Koehler | Common Wonders – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Mass Grave We Call Collateral Damage)
From Wounded Knee to Syria: A Century of U.S. Military Interventions
Dr. Zoltán Grossman – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on From Wounded Knee to Syria: A Century of U.S. Military Interventions)
Obama’s Covert Drone War in Numbers: Ten Times More Strikes than Bush
Jessica Purkiss and Jack Serle – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Covert Drone War in Numbers: Ten Times More Strikes than Bush)
Why U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan May Now Be Riskier for Civilians
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Ruhullah Khapalwak - Newsweek
January 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan May Now Be Riskier for Civilians)
Year of the Commando: U.S. Special Ops Forces Deploy to 138 Countries
Nick Turse - Salon
January 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Year of the Commando: U.S. Special Ops Forces Deploy to 138 Countries)
US Sold $40 Billion in Weapons in 2015, Tops Global Arms Market
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Sold $40 Billion in Weapons in 2015, Tops Global Arms Market)
U.S. Special Operations Numbers Surge in Africa’s Shadow Wars
Nick Turse – The Intercept
January 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on U.S. Special Operations Numbers Surge in Africa’s Shadow Wars)
A Brief History of War and Drugs: From Vikings to Nazis
Barbara McCarthy – Al Jazeera
January 2nd, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
How the Everyday Use of Militaristic Jargon Makes Us More Combative
Nan Levinson | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How the Everyday Use of Militaristic Jargon Makes Us More Combative)
This Is Why Everything You’ve Read about the Wars in Syria and Iraq Could Be Wrong
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on This Is Why Everything You’ve Read about the Wars in Syria and Iraq Could Be Wrong)
The Coming War on China
John Pilger – New Internationalist Magazine
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Coming War on China)
Aleppo: Short-Term Action Followed by Reaffirmation of Humanitarian Law
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Aleppo: Short-Term Action Followed by Reaffirmation of Humanitarian Law)
Mosul and Imperialist “Human Rights”
James Cogan | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Mosul and Imperialist “Human Rights”)
The Zeus Complex: A Manifesto against Aerial Bombardment of Civilians
Peter Nias – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Zeus Complex: A Manifesto against Aerial Bombardment of Civilians)
Why Is the Foreign Policy Establishment Spoiling for More War? Look at Their Donors
Dennis Kucinich – The Nation
November 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Is the Foreign Policy Establishment Spoiling for More War? Look at Their Donors)
US Uranium Weapons Have Been Used in Syria
John LaForge | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on US Uranium Weapons Have Been Used in Syria)
The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own
Matthew Rosenberg and John Markoff – The New York Times
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own)
Washington’s Game of Good Terrorists vs Bad Terrorists
John Wight – Russia Today
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Washington’s Game of Good Terrorists vs Bad Terrorists)
To Sell Weapons, Defense Contractors Make War Seem Fun
Naomi LaChance – The Intercept
October 10th, 2016 ( Comments Off on To Sell Weapons, Defense Contractors Make War Seem Fun)
Rethinking Killing Civilians
Tom H. Hastings | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 10th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Rethinking Killing Civilians)
Barbarism in Words and Deeds
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 10th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Barbarism in Words and Deeds)
U.S. Military Is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa
Nick Turse – The Intercept
October 3rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa)
The “Major and Deadly” Wars to Come
Andre Damon | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The “Major and Deadly” Wars to Come)
Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost Nearly $5 Trillion (and Counting): Report
Nadia Prupis – Common Dreams
September 19th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost Nearly $5 Trillion (and Counting): Report)
US Cluster Bombs Kill Children for Decades in Laos, and Now Yemen
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on US Cluster Bombs Kill Children for Decades in Laos, and Now Yemen)
Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron – Freeing Democracy from Perpetual War
William J. Astore | TomDispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron – Freeing Democracy from Perpetual War)
Israel and U.S. Are Close to a Deal on the Biggest Military Aid Package Ever
Carol Morello and Ruth Eglash – The Washington Post
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Israel and U.S. Are Close to a Deal on the Biggest Military Aid Package Ever)
The Zika Virus Mosquito Is so Dangerous the Military Considered Using It as a Weapon
Rod Tanchanco | History News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Zika Virus Mosquito Is so Dangerous the Military Considered Using It as a Weapon)
World Leaders Perpetuate Failed Anti-Terror Policies
Rami G Khouri – Al Jazeera
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on World Leaders Perpetuate Failed Anti-Terror Policies)
What Is NATO — Really?
Eric Zuesse | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
U.S. Plans to Saturate Globe with Weapons
David Swanson | Veterans Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on U.S. Plans to Saturate Globe with Weapons)
The Network: Leaked Data Reveals How the U.S. Trains Vast Numbers of Foreign Soldiers and Police with Little Oversight
Douglas Gillison, Nick Turse and Moiz Syed – The Intercept
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Network: Leaked Data Reveals How the U.S. Trains Vast Numbers of Foreign Soldiers and Police with Little Oversight)
NATO’s War Summit in Warsaw
Alex Lantier | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on NATO’s War Summit in Warsaw)
Imperial NATO: Before and After Brexit
Joseph Gerson – Common Dreams
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Imperial NATO: Before and After Brexit)
Cheating Moscow – NATO’s Dangerous Expansion
Jonathan Power - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Cheating Moscow – NATO’s Dangerous Expansion)
Drone Warfare – Obama Drone Casualty Numbers a Fraction of Those Recorded by the Bureau
Jack Serle – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Drone Warfare – Obama Drone Casualty Numbers a Fraction of Those Recorded by the Bureau)
America Trashes NATO Founding Act; Rushes Weapons to Russia’s Borders
Eric Zuesse | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( Comments Off on America Trashes NATO Founding Act; Rushes Weapons to Russia’s Borders)
Bilderberg Group Meeting: What Actually Happens at the World’s Most Secretive Gathering of Global Elites, and Who Is Attending?
Adam Lusher – The Independent
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Bilderberg Group Meeting: What Actually Happens at the World’s Most Secretive Gathering of Global Elites, and Who Is Attending?)
What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?
Robert F. Worth – The New York Times Magazine
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?)
Putin Vows Retaliation over US Missile Shield; Warns Poland, Romania Now in the “Cross Hairs”
Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Putin Vows Retaliation over US Missile Shield; Warns Poland, Romania Now in the “Cross Hairs”)
Drones and the Conscientious Objector
John Kaag and Clancy Martin – Boston Globe
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Drones and the Conscientious Objector)
The Great Leap Backward: America’s Illegal Wars on the World
Luciana Bohne - CounterPunch
May 16th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Great Leap Backward: America’s Illegal Wars on the World)
Washington’s Military Addiction – And the Ruins Still to Come
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
May 16th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Washington’s Military Addiction – And the Ruins Still to Come)
Solitary Confinement Is ‘No Touch’ Torture, And It Must Be Abolished
Chelsea E Manning – The Guardian
May 9th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Solitary Confinement Is ‘No Touch’ Torture, And It Must Be Abolished)
US Army’s Depleted Uranium Licencing Saga Highlights Post-Conflict Contradictions
International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on US Army’s Depleted Uranium Licencing Saga Highlights Post-Conflict Contradictions)
Why NATO Has Become One of the Most Destructive Forces on the Planet
Vijay Prashad - AlterNet
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why NATO Has Become One of the Most Destructive Forces on the Planet)
Obama’s War Summit in Europe
Bill Van Auken, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Obama’s War Summit in Europe)
Escalating U.S. Air Strikes Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Mosul, Iraq
Nicolas J S Davies, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Escalating U.S. Air Strikes Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Mosul, Iraq)
Still in the Bush Embrace – What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
Karen J. Greenberg – TomDispatch
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Still in the Bush Embrace – What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo)
Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows: In Washington’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home
Pratap Chatterjee – TomDispatch
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows: In Washington’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home)
World Military Spending Resumes Upward Course in 2015: SIPRI
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on World Military Spending Resumes Upward Course in 2015: SIPRI)
Veterans: A Battle with Pain (Part I)
Mark Brunswick and Brian Peterson - Star Tribune
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Veterans: A Battle with Pain (Part I))
Veterans: A Battle with Pain (Part II)
Mark Brunswick and Brian Peterson - Star Tribune
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Veterans: A Battle with Pain (Part II))
The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier
Lukasz Kamienski – The Atlantic
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier)
NATO as a War-Racket
Eric Zuesse – Washington’s Blog
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on NATO as a War-Racket)
While Stockpiling Banned Land Mines, U.S. Boasts about Its Record of Clearing Them
Alex Emmons – The Intercept
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on While Stockpiling Banned Land Mines, U.S. Boasts about Its Record of Clearing Them)
Global Military Spending Nearly $1.7T amid Mideast Conflicts
Jon Gambrell, AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Global Military Spending Nearly $1.7T amid Mideast Conflicts)
Happy Birthday, NATO: It’s Time to Retire!
Danielle Ryan – Russia Today
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Happy Birthday, NATO: It’s Time to Retire!)
The U.S. Is Militarizing the Pacific — And Not Taking Questions
Jon Letman – Foreign Policy In Focus
April 4th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Japan Enacts Laws Allowing Combat Missions Abroad
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Japan Enacts Laws Allowing Combat Missions Abroad)
CIA Photographed Detainees Naked Before Sending Them to Be Tortured
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on CIA Photographed Detainees Naked Before Sending Them to Be Tortured)
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)