Most Veterans Say Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Weren’t Worth It: Pew Report
10 Jul 2019 Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk A majority of veterans taking part in a new research study says that the cost and burden of the wars […]
From the Israeli press: Iraqi MP: US Embassy in Baghdad serves as headquarters for Mossad, ISIS
Jerusalem Post Middle East Hassan Salem has claimed on several occasions that the US is hiding Mossad agents and ISIS terrorists among them. By Tamar Beeri July 14, 2019 […]
US military reports major spike in sex assaults
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPentagon officials commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in March 2015 The US military has reported a major spike in sexual assaults despite years of efforts […]
Nine months prisoner-of-war camp because of a ripe banana
By Rafique Tschannen; Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I am not joking. This is what happened to a group of people in Baghdad. It was told to me […]
Venezuela: ‘Let Trump be Trump’
Jan 29,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer The decision to promote Juan Guaidó as a rival president to Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela was clearly made in Washington, not in Caracas. […]
Iraqi lawmakers call for end to US military presence
November 24, 2018 Iraqi lawmakers have called for the withdrawal of US troops, saying they see no justification for the presence of foreign troops about a year after the defeat […]
The US media has lost one of its sanest voices on military matters – so let’s hope William Arkin’s absence is brief
Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices I hate television “experts”, the infamous “analysts” who know all – and support all – about the military, the televisual ex-generals with vain presidential […]
Why the hostility to a US exit from Syria?
Syria is at a point where the western powers must choose whether to cooperate in its future or turn their backs out of resentment for Russia Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices The […]
After 17 years, many Afghans blame US for unending war
The US has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war and spent more than $900 billion. (File/AFP) AP November 13, 2018 Afghanistan is rife with conspiracy theories, […]
Rate of suicide attempts in US military 3 times higher than in general population
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedSeptember 29, 2018 Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment of the US Army during welcome ceremony of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) contingent in the […]
The true costs of the Afghan war, America’s longest war
The true costs of the Afghan war, America’s longest and most invisible war August 8, 2018 by Charles Koch Foundation Soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, […]
After 17 years of ‘wasted effort’ in Afghanistan, no lessons learnt by U.S.
By Syed Zafar Mehdi July 12, 2018 After nearly 17 years of war, chaos, mayhem, misery, death and destruction, the United States is seeking peace negotiations with the Taliban in […]
USA: Foreign-born recruits, promised fast track to citizenship, stuck in ‘mindless bureaucracy’
NOGA AMI-RAV/STARS AND STRIPES ILLUSTRATION By DIANNA CAHN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — Their brains, specialized talents and home country made them sought-after assets for […]
Trump is right about Syria: It’s time to leave
Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs AP Photo/Hussein Malla A US soldier in an armored vehicle in Manbij in northern Syria on Wednesday. By Jeffrey D. Sachs April 05, 2018 […]
Deep down, what does Donald Trump want in Syria?
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan The new U.S. military bases in northern Syria indicate Washington does not want to pull out of the country, and instead is planning to do something […]
Trump promises Syria pullout, but sets no end date
By AFP – Apr 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on April 3, in […]
Ghana’s controversial US military deal [The Morning Call]
with Jerry Bambi The Morning Call “Ghana first”! This was the slogan, as Thousands of Ghanaians rallied in the streets of Accra on Wednesday to protest a deal that would […]
Tillerson faces prospect of ‘Ottoman slap’ amid Turkey tensions
By Nicole Gaouette February 15, 2018 Tensions grow between the US, Turkey Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faces perhaps the most difficult stop of his Mideast trip […]
Trump’s self-deluding generals
Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen When Donald Trump ceded his authority over military operations to commanders on the ground and, even, pilots in the air over Afghanistan, […]
We cannot win in Afghanistan because we do not know why we are there
Source: NY Times By Steve Coll is the author of the forthcoming “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “The United States is not losing […]