Interview | War & Peace As Journalists Are Jailed for Three Years in Egypt, Will US Stop “Cozying Up” to Regime? In Egypt, Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste were sentenced over the weekend. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 31, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace How Close Was Israel to Bombing Iran? Israel's Ehud Barak claims Israel was poised to bomb Iran several times, but this new report may just be part of the game of geopolitical chicken. By Gareth Porter , MiddleEastEye August 31, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Let It Shine In the face of wars, refugee crises, and unaddressed climate change impacts, let us echo the common sense of children. By Kathy Kelly , Speakout August 27, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace The Hypocrisy of the US Promoting the “Rule of Law” in Africa In many African countries, Western backing is the only thing keeping kleptocrats in power. By Adjoa Agyeiwaa , Truthout August 27, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace UN Official Says Human Suffering in Yemen “Almost Incomprehensible“ Yemenis are in need of aid after 1.5 million displaced and a death toll of 4,000 in just five months. By Kanya D’Almeida , InterPressService August 25, 2015 Truthout
News | War & Peace Five Things You Need to Know About the US “Reconstruction” Effort in Afghanistan With billions of dollars for Afghanistan reconstruction unaccounted for, there is a strong possibility that the US is repeating its military mistakes of old. By Kanya D’Almeida , Truthout August 24, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Neoconservatives Play the Long Game in Iran David Bromwich examines the imperialist idealism that is the driving force behind the neoconservative version of reality. By David Bromwich , TomDispatch August 24, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO Now that the refugee crisis is worsening, it behooves NATO to deal with the problem. By Ramzy Baroud , Speakout August 21, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Why Is Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal Not Mentioned in Iran Deal Debate? The Israeli stockpile is estimated at some 80 to 100 warheads, though Israel refuses to confirm or deny its existence. By Jonathan S Landay , McClatchyDC August 20, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Noam Chomsky | “The Iranian Threat”: Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace? Chomsky wades through the spin and speechifying to offer a frank assessment of threats in the Middle East. By Noam Chomsky , TomDispatch August 20, 2015 Truthout