Queen of Chicken Hawks: Victoria Nuland Had a Hand in Every US Intervention in the Past 30 Years

February 17, 2021

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the third-highest position at the State Department, is a dangerous sign. Nuland exemplifies the neoconser…

Iraq is Rearming

January 25, 2021

Opinion

In addition to the forced withdrawal of the US military from the country, as demanded by the Iraqi authorities and people, the other most popular topic of recent active discussion among Iraqis is…

US Never Ending Wars: Thirty Years Ago, America’s “First War” against Iraq

January 22, 2021

History

Thirty years ago. The so-called “Gulf War” (Iraq War I) was launched against Iraq on January 17, 1991. Extensive crimes against humanity have been committed. On January 16, President George H. Walker …

Thirty Years Ago: The Gulf War

January 21, 2021

History

Thirty years ago, in the early hours of January 17, 1991, Operation “Desert Storm” began in the Persian Gulf, this war against Iraq opened the sequence of wars after the Cold War. The USA and its…

Will Great Britain Face Penalties for its War Crimes?

January 14, 2021

Opinion

Against the backdrop of Australia, a member of the British Commonwealth, officially recognizing the war crimes committed by the Australian military inside Afghanistan, the position taken by the U…

The ICC’s Indefensible Decision on Alleged UK War Crimes in Iraq

January 6, 2021

Opinion

Support for the rule of international law, and for the institutions which uphold it, is one of the principles of my writings. I have therefore always been extremely keen to defend and support the Inte…

Ignoring the War Risks of Red Lines

December 7, 2020

Opinion

In early August 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait and declared it to be his nation's lost 19th province. Said George H. W. Bush, "This will not stand!" Translation: Get o…

Making Eretz Israel: The 1967 Six-Day War and Its Consequences

November 17, 2020

History

Prelude to the war The Arab-Israeli conflict (the four main wars between the various Arab states and Israel) dominated over the politics of the region of the Middle East since the formal proclamation …