Tag: Middle East
Fake stories about Hamas ripping babies from women’s stomachs and committing mass rapes were similar to those told about German troops in Belgium—and U.S. adversaries in Vietnam
After October 7, 2023, the U.S. media went into high gear promoting stories about Hamas atrocities, claiming that Hamas had ripped babies...
There are facts without consequences, books without follow-up. What shall we make of this monumental piece of research and logic that speaks to our conscience and should move us all to action? The very essence of civilized existence, of the values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of...
What will the consequences be?
The Washington Post reported on August 13, 2026, that at least 45 U.S. MQ-9A Reaper drones have been shot down or crashed out of control in the U.S.-Israeli assault against Iran that began in February this year.
On August 31, 2026, Iran said it shot down...
Rotten food, overflowing toilets into bunking areas, no room in the incoming missile shelters, confiscated cell phones that are the notification devices for incoming missiles, infrequent mail, and social media closed down, were just some of the issues that military families identified at the national conference of Veterans For Peace.
Spouses...
Nineteen years ago—in February 2007, during the Bush administration’s Axis of Evil regime and calls for attacks on Iran from members of Congress, including “Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran” (to the tune of Beach Boys song “Barbara Ann”) recitation by Senator John McCain—I wrote an article entitled “An Appeal to...
Although the Japanese were not a presence on the Sumud flotilla to Gaza that was recently seized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), resulting in the arrest of major political figures from Italy, Spain, France and England, and setting off massive protests in Europe, nevertheless, thousands attended a carefully...
The United States and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding after over 100 days of bombing and war by the U.S. and Israel since February...
Those living today are destined to experience a rare Triffin’s Dilemma moment, when one dominant but fading empire transitions uneasily to a more robust one. The end of the Portuguese and Spanish empires can be understood as examples of such turning points, with the defeat of the Spanish Armada...
Treating a state as a god is a very frightening endeavor. It confers upon mortals a level of veneration that we do not deserve and will always abuse. Liebowitz called it “the essence of fascism.” It is especially frightening when that state operates along explicitly tribal lines.- Peter...
On May 28, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) endorsed a Palestinian state, with the West Bank and Gaza to be connected physically.
As an advocate for peace, I do not agree that Israel must be defeated for Palestinians to achieve liberation. That is a forever...
