• Afghanistan's (Underappreciated) Costs

    Afghanistan's (Underappreciated) Costs

    The Afghan War's human toll is well recognized. Its inflationary costs, on the other hand, are less well recognized.
  • The Cost of America's Wars Is Far Higher Than the Pentagon Admits

    The Cost of America's Wars Is Far Higher Than the Pentagon Admits

    The cost of America's involvement in war has been high. According to a new 2019 research, the US wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan cost taxpayers $6.4 trillion from 2001 to 2019. The report's major result is that the entire budgetary burden of the post-9/11 conflicts will continue to rise as long as the US government is committed to interest payments and financing growing veteran care costs.
  • Syrian 'war criminal', uncle of President Assad has his $100m property empire confiscated by French court

    Syrian 'war criminal', uncle of President Assad has his $100m property empire confiscated by French court

    The uncle of Syrian President Assad has been stripped of his vast European property empire today after being found guilty of misappropriating public funds in Syria and laundering the spoils, by a French court.      The Paris court imposed a four-year prison sentence on 82-year-old Rifaat al-Assad,  which he is unlikely to serve given his advanced …