Day: August 25, 2017

US Threatens Pakistan as Part of New Afghan War Drive

August 25, 2017

US government officials have begun to spell out the meaning of Trump’s threat to punish Pakistan if it does not suppress Afghan insurgents operating from its border regions. These punishments include …

Trump to Continue War in Afghanistan, Echoes Ghost of Richard Nixon, Pakistan Next Target?

August 25, 2017

Opinion

Only days ago, I wrote an article addressing the growing tension in the country entitled “From Charlottesville To Boston, America Is Falling Apart At The Seams,” where I stated, “Once again, it looks …

Netanyahu to Putin: Iran Must Withdraw from Syria or Israel Will ‘Defend Itself’

August 25, 2017

Diplomacy

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel is prepared to intervene in Syria to counteract the Iranian influence in the conflict. Moscow, which views Iran as…

The Mini-Skirt Deception: How McMaster Got His Afghan ‘Surge’

August 25, 2017

Opinion

A photo of Soviet era Afghanistan won Trump over. According to reports, Gen. H. R. McMaster convinced President Trump to give up his longstanding opposition to the Afghan war by showing him this photo…

China vs US – Lithium and the Battle for Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches

August 25, 2017

Opinion

Trump calls for escalation of the war in Afghanistan. Why? Is it part of the “Global War on Terrorism”, going after the bad guys, or is it something else? Unknown to the broader public, Afghanistan h…

Goodbye ‘President’ Trump; Hail ‘President’ Mattis

August 25, 2017

Opinion

Back on 16th February 2017, shortly after the forced resignation of President Trump’s first National Security Adviser General Flynn, I spoke of the extraordinary power that US Defense Secretary Genera…

Trump’s New Strategy for Afghanistan is Neither New, Nor a Strategy, Nor Trump’s

August 25, 2017

Opinion

For some time it has been clear that the White House of President Donald Trump was convulsed with a struggle among various court factions vying for the Emperor’s ear. Crudely oversimplified, these are…

Abrupt Middle East Geopolitical Turnabout: The Qatar, Saudi Arabia and GCC Crisis

August 25, 2017

Opinion

It is tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to dismiss the escalating crisis between Qatar and a number of its neighbors as a petulant princely playground spat. Extending this tempting logic, one cou…