Iran: War Drums Beating

Landing signal officers guide a jet onto the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the North Arabian Sea, January 4, 2012. Iran’s military sharpened its tone toward the United States with a blunt warning…

Turkey says Attack on Iran will be disastrous

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has urged diplomacy to resolve Western concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, warning that a military strike will result in a “disaster.”   “A military option will create a disaster in…

Russia and China Veto Syria Resolution

Lies and Double Standards: Crimes against Humanity: Syria or US? Shortly before 1PM EST, February 4, Reuters headlined, “Russia, China veto UN resolution telling Assad to quit,” saying: The diplomatic “setback” came the day after…

This is What Empires Do

I’m sure that somewhere, in a university or institute, researchers have produced an analysis that measures the rise in the number of armed conflicts as a ratio of the increase in economic instability as capitalism…