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James Mattis

'Shameful, Bigoted, Cruel': Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members

Jeremy Scahill's Top 10 Takeaways on Mattis Exit and Possible US Withdrawal From Syria and Afghanistan

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Scahill

"This is an opportunity for progressive forces to assert an alternative vision for U.S. foreign policy."

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Applauding Plan to Stop Refueling Saudi Planes, Progressives Call for Further Action to End Yemen's "Humanitarian Nightmare"

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Now that it's no longer a secret that the war in Yemen is a national security...

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After Years of Tireless Demands to End Carnage, Anti-War and Relief Groups Cautiously Welcome US Call for Yemen Ceasefire

Julia Conley, staff writer

After years-long efforts by human rights groups and lawmakers to end U.S...

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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis departs after meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Ministry of Defense on April 19, 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Plan to Train Saudi Pilots on US Soil Undermines Pentagon Denial of Complicity in Yemen Carnage

A destroyed car is seen in the western neighborhood of Jazrah on the outskirts of Raqqa, Syria on October 30, 2017.

'Tip of the Iceberg': Amnesty Demands Independent Probe of Civilians Massacred During US 'Annihilation Tactics' in Raqqa

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi

Egypt Responds to Trump's Lifting of Military Aid Ban by Sentencing 75 Anti-Coup Protesters to Death

Laughs All Around as Jim 'Mad Dog' Mattis Meets John 'Devil Incarnate' Bolton

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman met with U.S. Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis on March 22, 2018.

Saudi Crown Prince—'Socially Acceptable War Criminal'—Enjoys US Tour Hosted by America's Elite

army

'Outrageous': With $700 Billion for Pentagon, Nearly Half of $1.3 Trillion Budget Headed for More War-Making

Yemen

'Mad Dog' Mattis Urges Continued US Support for Saudi's Destruction of Yemen

Afraid He Might Act, Pentagon Reportedly Not Giving Trump Military Options on North Korea

Trump Visit to Korean DMZ Called "Extremely Dangerous Idea"

Trump's Threats Seen As Declaration of War by North Korea

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley

'No More Road Left' for Diplomacy, US Ambassador Tells Security Council

While military officials have advocated for diplomacy amid rising tensions with North Korea, President Trump on Wednesday declared that negotiations are "not the answer."

In Direct Affront to Diplomacy, Trump Declares 'Talking Is Not the Answer!'

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The Final Adult Has Left the Room

Markets tank, shutdown looms, turmoil mounts as Defense Secretary James Mattis, the last of the "Axis of Adults," quits. His fiery resignation letter, described as "a 21-gun fuck you" to an idiot king who's out of control, declares one last time that tyrants are bad and allies are good and Trump is wrong about everything. With just him and his mindless ghouls left, the consensus is we're all gonna die. In the meantime, be kind to each other.

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Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

Mattis’s Call for a Yemen Ceasefire Shows that Congress is Getting Closer to Forcing US Military to Withdraw from the War, Says CEPR Co-Director

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

As 2018 Winter Games Begin, Activists Call on U.S. to Respect the Olympic Truce

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William Hartung

Merger Mania: The Military-Industrial Complex on Steroids

Juan Cole

Who’s Running John Bolton to Start a War With Iran? He Worried Even Mad Dog Mattis

Robert C. Koehler

A Loose Cannon for Peace?

Andrew Bacevich

Trump vs. the Foreign Policy Establishment

Danny Sjursen

The World According to the 'Adults in the Room'

Eric Margolis

Time to Get Out of Syria

Michael Winship

In One Wretched Day, All You Need to Know About Donald J. Trump

David Krieger

US Nuclear Posturing Has Adversaries Gearing Up, Not Standing Down

Eric Margolis

Why One War When We Can Have Two!

Richard Eskow

Trump’s General Just Announced a New Cold War. Who Will Stop It?