Trump’s Extreme Use of Military Is Stirring a Crisis of Conscience Among Troops

As President Donald Trump increasingly uses the U.S. military to carry out his agenda through brute force, organizations that provide counseling services for U.S. servicemembers are reporting growing numbers of calls. These calls have further spiked in response to Trump’s war on Iran, one of the most unpopular in U.S. history. The United States has carried out the war through intense attacks…
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Evidence Challenges US Account of Deadly Strike in Iran

New information published Friday by the New York Times further suggests that the U.S. military may have lied when it tried to pin the blame for a February airstrike that killed 21 people in Iran on the Iranian government, with evidence indicating that the U.S. carried out the attack with a new missile designed to inflict maximum casualties. While much of the world knows about the February 28…
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US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Universities Signal Higher Ed No Longer Off-Limits

Throughout their war on Iran, the U.S. and Israel broke many norms of military engagement, such as systematically targeting academic institutions in Iran. Universities became a major casualty, and explicit acknowledgements by Israeli leaders and some U.S. public figures clarified that these institutions were not collateral damage, but rather, intended targets. There are no definitive figures as to…
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Top Democrats Make Momentum Behind Trump Impeachment Screech to a Halt

A wave of momentum behind impeaching President Donald Trump for his genocidal threats toward Iran on Tuesday came to a screeching halt by the end of the week as Democratic leaders like Senate and House minority leaders Chuck Schumer (New York) and Hakeem Jeffries (New York) hand-wrung over such a process being a “distraction,” reporting says. After Trump threatened that “a whole civilization…
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Close Political Ties to Trump Are Becoming Increasingly Toxic in Europe

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has deepened rifts with several European countries. The Spanish government has been most outspoken in its opposition to the war, and U.S. allies like Germany and the United Kingdom have voiced some criticism while providing logistical support for the assault on Iran. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has tried to smooth over differences and placate President Trump…
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Trump Reportedly Agreed to Include Lebanon in Ceasefire But Lied About It Anyway

The Trump administration is lying about Lebanon’s inclusion in the Iran ceasefire deal that officials agreed to on Tuesday, as new reporting finds that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to pause bombardments on the country before Israel launched a horrific wave of airstrikes just hours after the ceasefire went into effect. CBS reported on Thursday, citing “multiple diplomatic sources…
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