Caitlin Johnstone warns of a not-too-distant future in which unmanned weapons systems are sought out by wealthy civilians.
Billionaires Eye Robot Weapons to Protect Themselves From the Rest of Us
Category: Analysis
THE ANGRY ARAB: Rifaat Al-Asad Returns to Syria
The regime’s mouthpiece, Al-Watan, simply said that the president forgave him for “all that he had done,” writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
The Fake ‘Facebook Whistleblower’
Two different kinds of activities are being blurred by using the same word, writes Jonathan Cook. And a lot hangs on how we use the term.
The Tough-Guy, Hard-Ball, Syndrome
It’s a matter of substance as much as form, writes Michael Brenner. And it helps explain the self-imposed lobotomy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment in recent years.
What Does India Get Out of ‘Quad’ Membership?
Behind the rhetoric about the Indo-Pacific and open seas is the U.S. play in Southeast Asia, writes Prabir Purkayastha.
Watching Taliban-Tajikistan Relations
CHRIS HEDGES: The Anonymous Executioners of the Corporate State
Imprisoning the David to Chevron’s Goliath is the latest outrage by a U.S. judiciary now engineered to favor the interests of capital.
Undercounting US Civilians Killed by Police
An additional 17,000 deaths occurred over a four-decade period, the authors say, citing their own research.
Palestine & Rabbinical Hypocrisy
It’s hard to be a moral person and a Zionist at the same time, writes Lawrence Davidson.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Instead of a Free Press
In the failed corporate coverage of Steven Donziger and Julian Assange there is an imposition of darkness, ignorance inflicted on Americans with intent.