Endless War
Westmoreland Revisited

Westmoreland Revisited

Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan.

What if There Had Been No Coup in Chile in 1973?

What if There Had Been No Coup in Chile in 1973?

If there had been no coup in Chile, there might not have been coups in Peru (1975) and Argentina (1976). Without these coups, perhaps the military dictatorships in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay would have withdrawn in the face of popular agitation, inspired by Chile’s example.

War Without Humans

War Without Humans

The steady withering of social programs that might nurture future troops even serves, ironically, to justify increased military spending.

The False Comfort of Illusions

The False Comfort of Illusions

Americans are not stupid to wonder about the priorities of the Biden administration and why Ukraine gets a blank check as Americans continue to suffer. Illusions may be comfortable, but they don’t put food on the table or pay health care bills.

Covid and Ukraine: Ctrl-C Ctrl-V (Part 2)

Covid and Ukraine: Ctrl-C Ctrl-V (Part 2)

For a ‘Left’ which roundly denounced Trump as ‘literally Hitler’ (and which slandered Canadian truckers who protested vaxx mandates as ridgy-didge fascists), they have been stunningly mute when it comes to actual, Nazi-insignia-wearing fascists in the Ukrainian government and military.

Covid and Ukraine: Ctrl-C Ctrl-V (Part 1)

Covid and Ukraine: Ctrl-C Ctrl-V (Part 1)

When Covid began winding down as the hysteria de jour and the latest moral vanity project, the Covid hysterics were primed to latch onto Ukraine for their next fix of moral self-aggrandising, all dolled up in flashy liberal outrage and derision for the new political virus of Putin.

Stop Calling The Iraq War A ‘Mistake’

Stop Calling The Iraq War A ‘Mistake’

If the invasion of Iraq was a “mistake”, western government officials would be residing in prison cells at The Hague, countless pundits and journalists would now be working behind cash registers in retail shops, and US foreign policy would have undergone a massive, dramatic overhaul.