Margaret Hu calls it a lesson in the life-and-death consequences of data collection in conflict zones.
US Collected 4.8 Million Biometric Records of Afghans
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Estimated Cost of Post-9/11 US Wars Hits $8 Trillion With Nearly a Million People Dead
Brown University’s Costs of War Project assesses the toll of war and military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and elsewhere over the last two decades.
The Beltway Media’s Loyalty to Permanent War State
Biden’s popular and long overdue retreat from Afghanistan exposed big media’s de facto merger with the military, writes Gareth Porter.
A New Cold War Versus an Overheating World
By 2049, Michael T. Klare says China will be a climate disaster zone, not a military superpower.
The Oligarchic Empire Is Actually Easy to Understand
A globe-spanning power structure loosely centralized around the U.S. orchestrates murder at mass scale to ensure perpetual domination. Caitlin Johnstone says it’s that simple.
The All-American Base World
As long as this current count of 750 military bases in 81 places remains a reality, so, too, will U.S. wars, writes Patterson Deppen.
US Military Should Give Back Hawaii Lands
Ann Wright says her home state should not agree to a re-leasing, no matter the amount that is offered.
Investors in US Weapon-Makers Only Clear Winners of Afghan War
Share prices of military manufacturers vastly outperformed the stock market overall during the Afghanistan War.
Arithmetic
The infrastructure bill in U.S. Congress is an example of the serious public consequences of innumeracy, writes Michael Brenner.
The Pentagon Is Killing Us
The U.S. must downsize its military budget to meet the climate crisis, writes Marcy Winograd.