Middle East
Foreign Correspondent: How the War in Yemen Could End in a Matter of Days
“It would affect their ability to fight immediately.” Read more
What it Really Takes to Secure Peace in Afghanistan
Constant military surveillance of Afghans yields almost no real intelligence about the problems they face each day. An unusual group of volunteers uses a far different approach. Read more
Imagining a ‘Peace Child’
The horror of the Yemen War is changing minds at last. Read more
The Long, Brutal U.S. War on Children in the Middle East
When children waste away to literally nothing while fourteen million people face conflict driven famine, a hue and cry—yes, a caterwaul —most certainly should be raised, worldwide. Read more
As More Yemenis Die, U.S. Support Keeps a Major Oil Trade Route “Open for Business”
“I don’t think the Saudis would be conducting this level of atrocity if not for the support from the United States.” Read more
Foreign Correspondent: What Has Fifteen Years of U.S. Occupation Produced? Angry Iraqis
As militant protests roil the city of Basra in Iraq, two summer films give a fuller sense of what U.S. occupation there has wrought. Read more
The U.S. Is Complicit in Child Slaughter in Yemen
On August 9, a U.S.-supported Saudi airstrike bombed a bus carrying schoolchildren in Sa’ada, a city in northern Yemen. Read more
A New Report Highlights Torture Amid U.S.-Backed Crisis in Yemen
A new Amnesty International report implicates UAE-backed forces in Yemen—which are supported by the U.S.—in the torture and other mistreatment of detainees. Read more
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