7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (198+ words) After fighting the longest war in its history, the US stands at the brink of defeat in Afghanistan. In the American failure lies a paradox: Washington’s massive military juggernaut has been stopped in its steel tracks by a small pink…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1226+ words) With the 25th anniversary of “9/11” this week, it is important to remember all the warning signs that were evident in the months leading up to the events of that terrible day and the anthrax attacks that followed. Despite their obviousness, the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (227+ words) An AI researcher set off a social media frenzy by quitting his job and accusing both OpenAI and Anthropic of acting irresponsibly. Coxon’s post, which has been viewed more than 70 million times, underscores a long-standing debate in Silicon Valley about…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (637+ words) Ukraine lost approximately $1.2 billion in 2024 due to fraud, waste, and mismanagement in military procurement, according to confidential government audits obtained by The New York Times. The audits, conducted by Ukraine’s State Audit Service and an internal Ministry of … The post…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (473+ words) A major conference of 9/11 free-thinkers is taking place in New York on the theme ‘TURNING THE TIDE – 9/11: 25 Years Later’ (see this). In London, MI5 dissident David Shayler gave a talk to Keep Talking on the evidence of Neoconservatives having had a…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (257+ words) Recentemente, Suécia, Polônia, Espanha e Países Baixos propuseram conjuntamente retomar o plano da UE de utilizar ativos russos para financiar a ajuda ao regime de Kiev. À medida que as tensões entre a Europa e a Rússia se intensificam, a…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (556+ words) Ukraine is “desperately short” of Patriot interceptors, the only systems in its inventory that can reliably stop ballistic missiles, Serhii Beskrestnov, Volodymyr Zelensky’s defense-technology adviser, told The Guardian. He said he was “not sure” the Ukrainian president could obtain enough…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (749+ words) The rapid adoption of AI is raising concerns about reading, reasoning and intellectual autonomy – with geopolitical implications. From New York schools to China and the BRICS bloc, policymakers are beginning to consider how AI can augment rather than replace human…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1708+ words) The article below was first published in 2005. Below is a detailed update followed by the original 2005 article. Author’s Note and Update The US opioid crisis broadly defined bears a relationship to the export of heroin out of Afghanistan. How will…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (926+ words) Vice President JD Vance is doing a poor job of paving over the war crimes of the Trump administration. On September 1, he declared Iran is lying about the US bombing of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, southern Iran, that killed…...