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Eric Margolis

Eric Margolis

Eric Margolis is a columnist, author and a veteran of many conflicts in the Middle East. Margolis was featured in a special appearance on Britain’s Sky News TV as “the man who got it right” in his predictions about the dangerous risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq. His latest book is "American Raj: Liberation or Domination?: Resolving the Conflict Between the West and the Muslim World."

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Putin's Foolish War, Poorly Waged

This much we know: All wars are a crime against mankind.

Eric Margolis ·

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Nuclear War Over Ukraine?

Bankrupt America is in no position to fight for Ukraine.

Eric Margolis ·

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Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires

Afghanistan was a war of lies, sustained by the powerful U.S. and British media.

Eric Margolis ·

President Donald Trump participates in the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 23, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump's Loopy Kool-Aid

The president's wacky health panaceas won’t fool most educated Americans, but they are a danger to his many credulous supporters who see him as some sort of Christian holy prophet and follow his medical quackery.

Eric Margolis ·

President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Lies Won't Stop COVID-19

In Trumpistan, none of the sycophants and yes-men around the president, except for the admirable Dr. Fauci, dared contradict the Great White Father.

Eric Margolis ·

In his usual regal style, Trump has been taking responsibility for every aspect of the virus epidemic. That's dangerous.

Our Shameless ‘War President’ Goes to Battle

Trump & Co was so busy provoking Iran into an air war, politicking in Washington, and studying polls of Midwestern evangelical voters that they totally missed the advent of the coronavirus, even though they had plenty of time to see the onrush of this viral tsunami.

Eric Margolis ·

A U.S. soldier fires an anti-tank rocket during a live-fire exercise in Zabul province, Afghanistan, in July 2010.

End Bush's Stupid War Today

Since 2001, hardly a word of truth about Afghanistan has come out of Washington.

Eric Margolis ·

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How the US Runs Iraq

The murder of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani shone a strobe light on 'independent' Iraq, and what we saw was not pretty.

Eric Margolis ·

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