The Sy Hersh effect: killing the messenger, ignoring the message

As is becoming clearer from President Trump’s own statements and those of his staff, along with press reporting, the US has launched a major war without the input of the experts we pay to advise the President on such matters. The State Department, Pentagon, National Security Council Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency, and NSA were simply […]

Israeli strikes on Gaza on Sunday killed at least 12 people, including two children and a pregnant woman, as the Israeli military continues its violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. The Associated Press reported that a strike on Sunday morning hit a house in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in central Gaza, killing a man, his […]

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford and its strike group are crossing the Atlantic Ocean and heading toward the Middle East, a US Navy official told USNI News on Tuesday, as the US continues its massive military buildup in the region to prepare for a potential attack on Iran. The Ford left the Caribbean after […]