US Military Personnel Have Been Convicted of $50 Million Worth of Crimes in...
Large cash transactions, loose military oversight and deeply corrupted local cultures were all incentives for hundreds of service member to steal, rig contracts and take bribes, while stationed in Iraq...
View ArticleDid Jeb Bush Just Commit a War Crime in Justifying the Iraq War?
Jeb Bush routinely speaks in a fascist manner about launching an attack on Iran. But with there being no trial for anyone guilty of war crimes or crimes against humanity in the Bush administration,...
View ArticleAmerica’s Military Strategy? Persistent Overreach
President Obama is considering sending more troops to Iraq in order to fight ISIS. Since 9/11, American presidents and their military advisors have subjected numerous military troops to inhospitable...
View ArticleThe Sad, Sad Karma of the Empire
As the American culture becomes more violent with each day, we must ask ourselves: would there actually be groups like ISIS if not for what America did in Afghanistan and Iraq? We need to realize how...
View ArticleJeb Bush Blames Obama for Creating the Mess in Iraq
Jeb Bush continues to flip-flop when it comes to his stance on the U.S.' invasion of Iraq. This time, he is blaming President Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for creating the mess....
View ArticleHow Many Thousands of US Troops Would GOP Hopefuls Send to Iraq and Syria?...
Many GOP presidential hopefuls "wouldn’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground" in Iraq, or Syria for that matter. So if a Republican takes office come 2016 we can almost be guaranteed a return of combat...
View ArticleAfter Obama: Clinton vs. Sanders
Hillary Clinton discussed her "hawkish foreign policy vision" in a major speech last week. But how do her ideas and views stack up against her challenger, Bernie Sanders? The post After Obama: Clinton...
View ArticleBush and Cheney’s Final Failure: Many in Iraq Seek an Alliance With Russia...
Could the Obama administration’s "foot-dragging" cause the Iraqi government to create an alliance with Russia? This is the final failure that sits on the shoulders of Bush and Cheney. The post Bush and...
View ArticleWhat If They Gave a War and Everyone Came?
If the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003, would things be different in the Middle East? Peter Van Buren takes a big-picture tour of the Middle East and tries to answer that and many more questions. The...
View ArticleBush’s Lap Dog Tony Blair Can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing...
Tony Blair continues with his half-hearted apologies on the inception of the Iraq War. He has never actually apologized for breaking international law by launching a war of aggression. But will this...
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