The War Abroad

A collection of 171 posts

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What Yemenis Are Living Through

Aisha Jumaan of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation talks to FOREVER WARS. PLUS! The Pentagon sends a weapon I've been shot with to the southern border

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The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon

It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil

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The Best Book Yet About American Islamophobia

I reviewed Rozina Ali's 'Seasons of Fury' for the New York Times Book Review

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No, The Navy's Lasers Are Not Ready for Iranian Drones

As it happens, I used to cover naval laser development. It's an endless hype cycle

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Something More Powerful Must Replace The International Criminal Court

Once again, Donald Trump threatens Iran with 'annihilation.' That's supposed to be an actionable offense

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Fanute The Houthi Coup

One decade. Three adversaries. Total domination. It's time to respect Ansar Allah

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After Hormuz: A Possible Geography of Mideast Violence To Come

The U.S. can't break Iranian control of an economically crucial strait. But Washington might seek to render it irrelevant

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Trump 'Low-Key' Admits Defeat in Iran

Now begins the true forever-war stage of this conflict. PLUS: An important alliance emerges—one tied to all the great powers

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The Math Behind The U.S. Defeat in Iran

Missile-interceptor stocks are dwindling after only five months. That Memorandum of Understanding is looking pretty enticing!

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A Regional War, With Options To Expand

And without any reason for Iran to trust in negotiations, this is a one-way elevator until U.S. capitulation

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"We Initiated, Basically, A New War" in Somalia (Director's Cut)

PLUS: American Prestige x FOREVER WARS on the war against the left—a left Rubio says belongs to Cuba, which he thinks will scare you

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Iranian Missile Accuracy's Crucial Chinese Component (Allegedly)

A Chinese alternative to GPS may be crucial to draining the U.S. interceptor magazine. PLUS: FOREVER WARS x The Intercept

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The War on Terror Approaches Its Final Form

ICE executes the nonwhite while the White House and State Department look to declare the U.S. left a Foreign Terrorist Organization. We've been heading here since 9/11

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The Israel Commissar Coming To The Pentagon

This year's defense bill seeks to merge the U.S. and Israeli defense technological enterprises. The implications are huge

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The Strait Is Giving Iran The Leverage The U.S. Feared A Nuke Would

Nor will Iran accept negotiating terms any less favorable than what the Memorandum of Understanding provides

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First in Gaza, Now in Lebanon, This Is The Destruction She Saw

An aid worker with recent experience in both places talks to FOREVER WARS about the similarities and differences in both Israeli assaults

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Confronting The Belfast Pogroms

Guest writer Sarah Kay reports on the community resistance to the anti-immigrant assaults in her beloved city—a solidarity overlooked by the media

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A Big Week for Self-Dealing

Trump’s advisors promote and forgive themselves. SCOTUS takes away rights. ICE kills again

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The Iran Capitulations (with Amy Goodman and Behrooz Ghamari)

I was on Democracy Now! to discuss the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding—and what it represents historically

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Iran's Forever Leverage

The status quo ante in the Strait of Hormuz is gone for good. This is what losing a war against a strong adversary looks like. It's also an anti-Zionist opportunity

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The Proportionality Trap

Trying to stay under the threshold of retaliation only ends up prolonging a war. Biden and Trump make the same mistake with Iran

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'I Call All The Shots. He Doesn't Call The Shots'

Trump encounters someone who enjoys even more impunity than him. PLUS: Basketball City dreams of its finest hour

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The Lebanon and Gaza Models for The Iran 'Ceasefire'

'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace

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The Plan? We Install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as A Puppet in Iran

I cannot believe this story is true. It just can't be. My brain is breaking. Ahmedinejad????

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Not A Stalemate With Iran, An Unambiguous Loss

PLUS: Video of me and others discussing the Trump's counterterrorism strategy against the left