The Pentagon Doesn’t Care About Civilian Casualties admin, November 26, 2021August 15, 2024 In August 2019, thousands of refugees, prisoners, and families of ISIS fighters crowded into an encampment in the border town of Baghuz in eastern Syria, one of the last territories controlled by the so-called Islamic State. The United States, supported on the ground by an allied Kurdish and Arab militia, launched a massive air assault on the enclave. Continue Reading
The Mali Blowback: More to Come? admin, February 1, 2013July 13, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus February 1, 2013 [Republished by Transnational.org & ZNetwork] The French-led military offensive in its former colony of Mali has pushed back radical Islamists and allied militias from some of the country’s northern cities, freeing the local population from repressive Taliban-style totalitarian rule. However, despite these initial… Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Dictatorships and the United States admin, November 9, 2007 In his 2005 inaugural address, President George W. Bush declared that the United States would support democratic movements around the world and work to end tyranny. Furthermore, he pledged to those struggling for freedom that the United States would “not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors.” Despite these promises,… Continue Reading