Recently, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) conducted an interview with The Nation, one in which heavily-loaded questions were softly tossed to Gabbard, who would then lead readers on a journey through a variety of conspiracy theories, none of which were backed up with any factual evidence. We have deconstructed her interview below.   Who would suffer […]

  The Iraqi Army has no reserves. That means whenever the Iraqi Army (IA) is forced to deploy anywhere in the country, they are moving forces from a different location that needs to be secured. Most of the IA forces are tied down policing or securing formerly Daesh-held territory. The IA has also never had […]

  The protester, a 27-year-old Iraqi man, frantically flicked his lighter in the night, hoping to spark the gasoline-soaked rag protruding from the bottle in his hands. His entire life has led to this moment. He was born in 1991, the year the American military obliterated the Iraqi Army in Kuwait, sending the remnants staggering […]

The southern Iraqi city of Basra has been rocked by several days of intense protests against economic inequality, electricity interruptions, and in particular lack of clean water. The situation is moving at a rapid pace, with protesters torching buildings belonging to several different militias within the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), along with government buildings and […]