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Israel’s Inevitable Assault on Lebanon Threatens to Drags a Corner of Europe into Conflict: Cyprus
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Israel’s Inevitable Assault on Lebanon Threatens to Drags a Corner of Europe into Conflict: Cyprus

September 26, 2024

An Israeli assault on Lebanon, which is now looking imminent, will claw the EU into the conflict in the…

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
World News

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…

‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.
Foreign Policy

‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

Is it a conflict of interest for lawmakers required to determine and approve funding for the largest military in…

Jake Sullivan Just Might Be the President
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Jake Sullivan Just Might Be the President

September 12, 2024January 20, 2025

When a focus group that included former President Obama pushed Biden to accept relinquishing his bid for re-election in…

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia
Foreign Policy

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

US taxpayers have once again been put on the hook for billions in bribe money to three Pacific island…

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Russian Advance Continues in Spite of Kursk Incursion, Now Just 7 Km from Key City

September 10, 2024

In the days and weeks following Ukraine’s highly publicized incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, analysts and Ukrainian spokesmen said…

In Venezuela, One Should Take the Opposition at Their Word: Their Goal is Conquest
Foreign Policy

In Venezuela, One Should Take the Opposition at Their Word: Their Goal is Conquest

September 3, 2024

Over a month has passed since the Venezuelan presidential elections saw the Bolivarian socialist president Nicolas Maduro retain his…

Kursk is Where Soviet Russia Stopped the German Blitzkrieg, Will They Do the Same to the Ukrainians?
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Kursk is Where Soviet Russia Stopped the German Blitzkrieg, Will They Do the Same to the Ukrainians?

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024

History demands of Russia the complete and total withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from their recent offensive in Kursk Oblast.…

Two Reports on Israeli War Causalities Claim Minimum of 10,000 Soldiers Killed or Wounded in Gaza Genocide
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Two Reports on Israeli War Causalities Claim Minimum of 10,000 Soldiers Killed or Wounded in Gaza Genocide

August 14, 2024

Across the global news media, the number of Gazans killed or injured ticks up every day at horrific speeds.…

Taiwanese Soldiers Still Not Taking Defense of Their Island Seriously
Foreign Policy

Taiwanese Soldiers Still Not Taking Defense of Their Island Seriously

August 7, 2024

A featured story in the Washington Post presents evidence of a case made here on WaL back in 2021: that the uniformed soldiers…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations
World News

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations

July 31, 2024August 2, 2024

Perhaps more than any other in recent years, Italy has chosen to walk a somewhat solitary path among its…

Venezuela Elections: Low-Level Violence Spreads as US-Funded Opposition Yet to Make Move at Regime Change
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Venezuela Elections: Low-Level Violence Spreads as US-Funded Opposition Yet to Make Move at Regime Change

July 30, 2024

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was reelected on Sunday when official election figures placed his lead at a healthy 7%…

Ukrainian Line Failing, as Town After Town Claimed by Russian Forces in Donbas
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Ukrainian Line Failing, as Town After Town Claimed by Russian Forces in Donbas

July 29, 2024July 30, 2024

Conflict reporting rarely strays beyond Gaza these days, such is the unfathomable scale of the slaughter and destruction. On…

The Washington Post Takes a Critical Look at US Sanctions in New Series but Fails to Learn Anything
Foreign Policy

The Washington Post Takes a Critical Look at US Sanctions in New Series but Fails to Learn Anything

July 26, 2024

Story at a glance… A multi-part series in the Washington Post outlines the rise in America’s sanctions policy from peripheral…

Israel Bombs Yemen Port Opening Up Third Front in Regional War
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Israel Bombs Yemen Port Opening Up Third Front in Regional War

July 24, 2024July 26, 2024

Story at a glance… After a drone strike launched from Yemen struck Tel Aviv over 1,600 km away, Israeli…

Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy
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Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy

July 23, 2024

Japan’s ongoing military defense buildup accelerated, at least rhetorically, in line with the recent release of a national defense…

Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously
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Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously

July 15, 2024

Lithuania, a small peaceful nation within the EU that borders Russia, recently announced her imminent withdrawal from the Oslo…

Iraqi Prime Minister Continue Pushing US to Withdraw Remaining Troops
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Iraqi Prime Minister Continue Pushing US to Withdraw Remaining Troops

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

21 years after they first entered the country, US troops still occupy parts of Iraq, and the current administration…

Moderate Reformer Wins in Iran: What Does it Mean for US and Regional Relations?
World News

Moderate Reformer Wins in Iran: What Does it Mean for US and Regional Relations?

July 8, 2024

The 70-year-old cardiac surgeon from the reformist political factions in Iran has won the country’s presidential elections. Masoud Pezeshkian…

Official Says Forgotten US Troops in Syria Will Stay in the Country, Currently Skirmishing with Iran Proxies
Foreign Policy

Official Says Forgotten US Troops in Syria Will Stay in the Country, Currently Skirmishing with Iran Proxies

July 5, 2024

One can only imagine what the mother or wife of one of the 200 members of the Army’s al-Tanf…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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