Middle East
Forest fires just the beginning of Israel's destruction of Lebanon
US aid is allowing IDF to systematically blow up villages, spray herbicide, shoot white phosphorus — making the land uninhabitable in the south
August 25, 2026
Janet Abou-Elias
Middle East
US policy toward Lebanon is badly broken
Washington has stoked a cycle of violence by prizing Israeli security over Lebanese stability
March 18, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
Weapons makers cash in on Trump's Iran war
Big Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman saw billions added to their market value
March 03, 2026
Asia-Pacific
The perils of a US arms stockpile in Taiwan
A proposal in Congress looks a lot like one already in place for Israel that's fraught with accountability issues
July 10, 2024
Military Industrial Complex
Who's minding the stockpile of US weapons going to Israel?
Congress has further weakened constraints on a special DOD arms reserve, which is spread over multiple warehouses and lacks a public inventory
June 06, 2024
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