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Originally posted at TomDispatch. War is, to say the least, nothing new. In his memorable first book, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges - Chris Hedges for Antiwar.com Original

Originally posted at TomDispatch. Today’s Nick Turse piece on U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) plunged me into an all-American past that, in light of - Nick Turse for Antiwar.com Original

Originally posted at TomDispatch. I hope you were suitably cheered up when, on a recent trip to Asia, Vice President Kamala Harris assured American troops - Michael Klare for Antiwar.com Original

Originally posted at TomDispatch. Here’s the curious thing: since at least the Vietnam War era of the 1960s and early 1970s, the United States has - William J. Astore for Antiwar.com Original

In Washington, wide agreement exists that the Russian army’s performance in the Kremlin’s ongoing Ukraine “special military operation” ranks somewhere between lousy and truly abysmal. The question is: Why? The answer in American policy circles, both civilian and military, appears all but self-evident.

Congress has spoken when it comes to next year’s Pentagon budget and the results, if they weren’t so in line with past practices, should astonish us all. - Julia Gledhill for Antiwar.com Original

 Congress has spoken when it comes to next year’s Pentagon budget and the results, if they weren’t so in line with past practices, should astonish us all.

Honestly, if you had described this America to me more than half a century ago, I would have laughed in your face.Donald Trump becoming president? You must be kidding! If you want a bizarre image, just imagine him in the company of Abraham Lincoln. I mean, really, what’s happened to us? BY Tom Engelhardt 

Two series about an unsolved Irish murder, one made by the gifted Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan (and the other on Netflix), tell the same story in notably different ways.

I was born into another world, a year before the end of the Second World War. And in that world, my mother was something of a rarity.