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War

“End” of Afghan War Doesn’t Mean Generals Don’t Want to Remain Engaged

May 12, 2021

AFGHANISTAN, May 11th, 2021. CENTCOM reports that between 6%-12% of the total military withdrawal in terms of equipment and…

War

May 15th is Conscientious Objector Day When Thousands File Taxes Minus the Cost of Military Spending

May 10, 2021

PICTURED: Demonstrators for amnesty for COs, circ. 1946, unknown source. Photo credit: Swarthmore. “War will exist until that distant…

Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs
Foreign Policy

Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs

November 27, 2020

PICTURED: Avril Haines, Joe Biden’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 23rd, 2020. Joe Biden’s nomination…

State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond
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State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond

October 22, 2020

PICTURED: A CATM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), being mounted on an aircraft in an American airbase on…

These Colors Don’t Run – The Face of the Military During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Foreign Policy

These Colors Don’t Run – The Face of the Military During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2020

JAPAN, September 16th, 2018. PICTURED: Captain Brett Crozier tours the 7th fleet flagship the USS Blue Ridge with Lt.…

The Empire of U.S. Bases Could be the Most High Profile Case of a Coronavirus Casualty
Foreign Policy

The Empire of U.S. Bases Could be the Most High Profile Case of a Coronavirus Casualty

April 1, 2020

PICTURED: A sandstorm rolls into the Al-Asad air base, Iraq. WASHINGTON. March 31st, 2019. With over 200 military bases…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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