Martha Hawthorne

Interview: Somali captive exposes conditions in bogus “refugee camp”

March 10, 2020 By Ben Cowles

"Please, whatever you print, don’t mention my name. I beg you. They will kill me."

Why is Turkey intervening in Libya and elsewhere?

February 12, 2020 By Conn Hallinan

Why Turkish President Erdogan thought choosing sides in the Libyan civil war was a good idea is hard to fathom, especially after his debacle in Syria.

Benghazi & Hillary: missing the story

July 13, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

The congressional harrying of Clinton over emails concerning the 2012 death of a U.S. ambassador and three staff members in Benghazi has become a running joke.

U.S. foreign policy, what is going on?

September 19, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The U.S. foots 75 percent of NATO's bill, increasingly hard to do given the enormous costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the pivot to Asia, and the war in Syria.

Cuba airline bombing anniversary shows U.S. double standard on terrorism

October 8, 2013 By Emile Schepers

Last Saturday, U.S. military operatives carried out raids in Libya and Somalia. Coincidentally, the raids took place one day before the 37th anniversary of a major terrorist act for which the United States has never held...