The U.S. war crime of spraying one-eighth of Vietnam with the defoliant Agent Orange continues to wreak havoc four decades later with severe health consequences for Vietnamese civilians, U.S. veterans and their families, prompting a new bill to address this tragedy, writes Marjorie…
Category: Foreign Policy
A Blind Eye Toward Turkey’s Crimes
On the Trail of Turkey’s Terrorist Grey Wolves
Closing the Wrong Visa Loopholes
How ‘Obscure’ Bureaucrats Cause Wars
A Moment of Hope on the Climate
Republican politics especially the party’s growing separation from science-based reality remain a major obstacle to a global consensus on climate change, but the Paris agreement shows that the world is capable of overcoming these “climate deniers,” as ex-CIA analyst Paul…
Blocking Democracy as Syria’s Solution
A GOP Terror Talking Point
Cornering Russia, Risking World War III
The Courage from Whistle-blowing
Exclusive: Courage, like cowardice, can grow when an action by one person influences decisions by others, either toward bravery or fear. Thus, the gutsy whistle-blowing by some NSA officials inspired Edward Snowden to expose mass data collection on all Americans, recalls ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.