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Containing the National Security State represents more than 100 editorials that assess the militarization of U.S. governance and U.S. foreign policy.
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US Advice to Israel: “Use Smaller Bombs”
“U.S. officials said they have privately outlined several steps to Israel to reduce civilian casualties in its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, including using smaller bombs, when going after Hamas leaders and infrastructure.” – The New York Times, front page, November 5, 2023 The case for asserting that the U.S. is complicit in Israel’s…
Paul Krugman Dismisses the Existence of a Military-Industrial Complex
Paul Krugman is a Distinguished Professor of Economics in the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, a columnist for the New York Times, and a leading economist and public intellectual. He received a Nobel Prize for his efforts in 2008. In a column last week, however, Krugman left his economics lane, and…
Biden Endorses the “Indispensable Nation”
“It is the threat of the use of force that is going to put force behind diplomacy. But if we have to use force, it is because we are America; we are the indispensable nation We stand tall and we see further than other countries into the future….” – Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Making…
Washington Post’s David Ignatius and His Ignorance of the Middle East
“When Russia threatened to intervene militarily to protect Egypt during negotiations to end the 1973 war, President Richard M. Nixon, on Henry Kissinger’s advice, ordered U.S. forces to Def-Con 3, a heightened state of alert for possible nuclear conflict. The message was received.” – David Ignatius, The Washington Post, October 27, 2023. During the October…
