Chuck Spinney: The Intellectual and Political Foundations of 21st Century Jihad Sayyid Qutub’s Fundamentalism and Abu Bakr Naji’s Jihadism

My friend, Bill Polk, a distinguished historian specializing in the Middle East, is busily writing a series of extended essays aimed at increasing our understanding of the conflict in Syria and, by extension, our seemingly  perpetual war with the Islamic world.  I posted the first part of this series, collectively entitled Understanding Syria, on 8 …

Review: They Were Soldiers – How the Wounded Return from America’s Wars: The Untold Story

Ann Jones 5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary book — Gabriel’s trumpet on true cost of war, December 3, 2013 A necessary book. The author has rendered a national — a global — service in documenting the psychological, social, and physical costs of war, costs that surpass the continually astonishing financial cost of war. …

Kevin Barrett: Obama Agrees to Bomb Iran – Dropping Bibi & Bachmann, Naked, from a B-52

Obama surrenders to Bibi & Bachmann, will bomb Iran President Obama has announced that due to the interminable whining, nagging, and complaining from Israeli PM Netanyahu and US Congress clown Michele Bachmann, he has decided to go ahead and bomb Iran with them – despite the P5+1 nuclear agreement. “Michele Bachmann – I hesitate to …

Paul Craig Roberts: US Congressional Sluts Line Up for Zion

Guest Column by Uri Avnery “Senator after Senator, Congressman after Congressman comes forward to support the Israeli government against their own president. The same people who jumped up and down like string puppets when Netanyahu made his last speech before both houses of Congress, try to outdo each other in assertions of their undying loyalty …

Review: Wrong Turn – America’s Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-Regarded in Afghanistan, A Real Gem, November 22, 2013 This book is in our J-2 Library in Afghanistan, and it is a very well-regarded gem. This is a vitally important book. The author drives the value-proposition home with his Afterword, entitled “Truth as a Casualty of COIN.” His core point: …

Tikkun: Israel Lobby Subverting US Congress For War On Iran

Editor’s Note: Please be aware that “the Israel Lobby” is not equivalent to “American Jews.” As MJ Rosenberg notes, most American Jews are far more progressive than the organizations that officially speak for them (because most American Jews are not affiliated with those organizations). The Israel Lobby gets much of its strength from a minority …

4th Media: Saudia Arabia Act of War Against Iran — Israeli Involvement?

Beirut Bombing: Attacks Target Iranian Embassy, 23 Killed, 146 Injured: “An Act of War by Saudi Arabia Against Iran” Two blasts near the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 23 people, injuring 146 and causing havoc and a massive fire in the Lebanese capital. Six buildings were reportedly destroyed in the embassy compound.   …