Day: June 11, 2017

Trump’s Blunders Fuel Mideast Conflicts

June 11, 2017 Opinion

Have “MbS” and “MbZ” overreached themselves? It is still early in the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, but yes, it seems so. And in so doing, the hubris of Mohammad bin Salman (MbS), the Saudi defense min…

Gulf Crisis Leaves Open Big Cracks in Saudia’s Islamic Military Alliance

June 11, 2017 Opinion

The diplomatic spate, engulfing the Gulf States, have left wide open cracks in the otherwise all-Sunni house, led by Saudi Arabia. It appears that the Islamic Military Alliance (IMA) has set Qatar for…

Syrian Army has Reached the Iraqi Border, Cutting off the Americans at al-Tanf

June 11, 2017 Military

A major move to cut off the US in southern Syria from taking more territory The Syrian Army has reached the Iraqi border, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. While we don't have a lot of det…

The Truth About US Involvement in Syria

June 11, 2017 Opinion

Somewhere over the Atlantic, I’ve always suspected, there’s a giant glass curtain through which Americans view the Middle East – through a glass darkly, perhaps – and which utterly distorts their visi…

US Enters Fight Against ISIS in Philippines

June 11, 2017 Opinion

Can American 'assistance' ever be fully trusted? The Philippine military has confirmed that the United States has started to offer limited support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s battle with ISIS. Dute…

Kunming and the New Burma Road: Building Up not Bombing Down

June 11, 2017 Opinion

While the cowardly Trump Administration and its Generals pathetically try to parade their manliness to a puzzled world by lobbing giga-bombs and cruise missiles around the world from Syria to Yemen to…

America’s Real Red Scare: The Slow-Motion Collapse of the American Empire

June 11, 2017 Opinion

Jump into your time machine and let me transport you back to another age. It’s May 2001 and the Atlantic Monthly has just arrived in the mail. I’m tantalized by the cover article. “Russia is finishe…

The Relentless Pulse of Pro-Israel Propaganda in Our Lives

June 11, 2017 Opinion

There are times when one can only nod in admiration the ability of Israel and its small but influential set of supporters around the world to implant wholly deceptive and self-serving narratives at th…