Trump’s Qatar Crisis
June 18, 2017 Opinion
Tiny Qatar, the mouse that roared, has now managed to enrage the larger part of the Arab world and defy the newly-minted Mideast expert, Donald Trump. This month, an angry alliance of Saudi Arabia, Ba…
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Washington’s Dangerous Middle East Agenda
June 18, 2017 Opinion
It’s clear at this point that the recent visit of US President Trump to Saudi Arabia and Israel was about setting events into motion in order to fundamentally alter the present balance of power in the…
‘Dirty Duterte’ on the Ropes as ISIS, US Special Forces Crash the Philippines
June 18, 2017 Opinion
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has found himself in a perilous situation, as Islamic State-linked militants continue a siege in the country’s south, while US Special Forces have arrived to lend…
US Intervention in Syria at Crossroads
June 18, 2017 Opinion
The U.S. has stumbled into a trap in the Syrian desert town of Al-Tanf, and the big question now is whether it will stay, leave, or try to save face by putting on a show of force. Given the crisis men…
Saudi Blockade Triggers Massive Cholera Epidemic In Yemen, Claiming One Life Each Hour
June 18, 2017 Opinion
In March, the world looked on as the Saudi-led coalition – which has been fighting a deadly war in Yemen since 2015 – moved to expand its naval blockade of Al Hudaydah, Yemen’s largest port. The move …
Troop Levels are too Important to be Left to the Generals
June 18, 2017 Opinion
The comment of Georges Clemenceau, premier of France during World War I, that war is too important to be left to the generals was a sage observation even amid the total war in which his nation was the…
Documents Shedding Light on CIA-Orchestrated Iranian coup of ’53 Released by State Dept
June 18, 2017 History
The US State Department has released a volume of declassified documents detailing the role the United States played in the 1953 coup against the Iranian government of Mohammad Mosaddegh. Released Thur…
Watching You While You Browse: How the CIA has been Hacking Your Router
June 18, 2017 Technology
Wi-Fi routers typically sit in dusty corners of homes and offices, quietly transmitting internet accessibility to computers, tablets and phones in its immediate vicinity. However, these unpretentious …