Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. now recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and will eventually move its embassy there, might well be the
Day: December 11, 2017
Further Signs of Looming US War with North Korea
In another indication of the advanced US preparations for war against North Korea, the Trump administration has suggested that US athletes might not participate in
Russia’s Delicate Dance with the Syrian Kurds
The news came out earlier this week that Russian jets were helping local militias, including those comprised of Kurdish elements, in their anti-terrorist struggle against
As the War in Yemen Spins Out of Control, Tehran Finds Itself Deprived of a Say
At the beginning of the month, highly influential former President of Yemen Abdullah Saleh was assassinated at one of his residences. It is reported that
Donald Trump Now Has a War of His Own
Upon entering office, Donald Trump frequently complained about “inheriting” wars from his predecessors. Of course this was true. Afghanistan and Iraq were George W. Bush’s
The Nutball the Neocons Wanted in NATO
Even interventionists are regretting some of the wars into which they helped plunge the United States in this century. Among those wars are Afghanistan and
When Washington Cheered the Jihadists
When a Department of Defense intelligence report about the Syrian rebel movement became public in May 2015, lots of people didn’t know what to make
We the Sheeple: the Blind Reading the Blind
Shortly after the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, made a candid confession
