Brett Wilkins

June 17, 2026

Democratic US Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts took aim Monday at President Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice on Iran and request for a record $1.5 trillion in total military-related spending authorization by introducing legislation that would cap the Pentagon budget at half that amount. Markey introduced the Slash the Pentagon Act at a Capitol […]

Brett Wilkins

June 16, 2026

Defenders of Palestine, human rights, and the rule of law denounced the Israeli Supreme Court’s rejection Tuesday of an appeal from Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Gaza hospital director imprisoned by Israel for 535 days without charge or trial and allegedly tortured by his captors. In its decision, Israel’s highest court cited a 2002 law […]

Andy Worthington

June 16, 2026

Reprinted from Andy Worthington’s website. In a dispiriting ruling yesterday, the Court of Appeal in London overturned a ruling in February, by the High Court, that the government’s proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, which was passed by Parliament last July, was unlawful. The High Court’s ruling, in response […]

Brett Wilkins

June 16, 2026

US Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday urged congressional lawmakers to strike a highly controversial provision from next year’s military spending authorization bill that is aimed at deepening integration of the US and Israeli armed forces under the guise of reducing aid. A provision of the proposed $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal […]

Nolan Denaro

June 15, 2026

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Sunday that the U.S. and Iran had reached a “Peace Deal.” Immediately following Sharif’s post on X, President Donald Trump seconded this news: “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

June 15, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: You can’t make this up: on the same weekend President Trump touts his “peace deal” with Iran, he holds an IFC “cage match” on the White House lawn, complete with military flyover. How confident are you that we have a lasting peace? Will neocons sabotage? Reprinted from The Ron […]

Yves Engler

June 15, 2026

Canada is moving towards direct war with Russia. And the escalation to the NATO proxy war is happening with barely any pushback. Recently Kremlin spokesperson Maria Zakharova threatened Ottawa over a Department of National Defence facilitated venture between Canadian and Ukrainian drone makers. Under the joint venture drones from Hamilton will be sent directly to […]

John Mearsheimer

June 14, 2026

Reprinted from John’s Substack:  On 11 June 2026, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking about Ukraine and Iran. Danny and I laid out the case that although neither the Iran war nor the Ukraine war is over, it is clear that Iran and Russia are going to be […]

James Carden

June 14, 2026

Reprinted from The Realist Review:  Joe Biden’s presidency may ultimately come to be seen as a cautionary tale. Here was a president who showed little interest in entertaining arguments that might have contradicted his most deeply held assumptions.  And there were precious few within the upper ranks of the administration who might have attempted to […]

William Astore

June 14, 2026

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. It’s a most confusing time to be in the U.S. military. Who knows why we fight? At the top, there’s a lack of principles, a lack of clarity, a lack of care. There’s no accountability for losses and bad decisions. The government keeps the people isolated from […]