On the Brink of Another War
Let’s resist the temptation to intervene in Syria. This time, let’s say ‘lesson learned.’
The Empire’s New Clothes: “Humanitarian Intervention” Stripped Bare
Is it just a propaganda tool that affords the U.S. cover under which to continue its role as global policeman?
Has Intervention by the United States Become, by Definition, a Mistake?
Is reflexive resistance to intervention in Syria the right reaction by progressives?
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (6/13)
From nuclear weapons to unicorns.
From the Spanish Civil War to Syria: Parceling Out Truth Subverts Justice
George Orwell understood that ignoring obvious horrors for expediency’s sake is a roadblock to justice.
Syria: the Charade of Humanitarian Intervention
Tales of ostensibly noble efforts to avert catastrophic human suffering have sanitized the complicity of U.S. policy.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (6/10)
War with Iran could cost you your job.
Syria and the Sham of Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian intervention has proven to be an even more valuable propaganda tool than the “war on terror.”
Syria: We need to stop a new war in the Middle East
The Syrian civil war is spreading — but U.S. military action is the last thing the country needs.
Video: Phyllis Bennis on RT’s “Crosstalk: Eternal War”
Phyllis Bennis debates war-by-proxy in Syria, neocolonialism in the Middle East, and the global war on terror.
Syrian Rebels Doing Best They Can to Alienate Supporters
Were the Syrian rebels to win, how different would their rule be from Assad’s?
Video: Did McCain Go to Syria to Sabotage US Russia Negotiations?
McCain’s trip to Syria, his calls for US air strikes, and arming rebels with heavy weapons seem designed to counter Obama plan to negotiate with Russia.
Take Syria Seriously–And Stay Out
Why start another body count in a Middle East conflict with no direct relationship to U.S. security?
Syria: The Threats, the Claims, the Costs, the Lives
What the civil war in Syria and the Arab Spring have exposed is that the massive political and social transformation and real regime change underway is led by the people themselves, largely without military force and certainly with no role for the United States. U.S. military involvement serves only to escalate the destruction.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/22)
From austerity to Al Nusra.