Trump Turns on Pakistan

Trump Turns on Pakistan

Henry Kissinger rightly noted that it’s often more dangerous being an ally of the United States than its enemy. The latest victim of this sad truism is Pakistan, a loyal ally of the US since the dawn of our era. President Donald Trump’s visceral hatred of Muslims (never mind what kind, or why, or where)…

The Responsibility to Protect the World… from the United States

The Responsibility to Protect the World… from the United States

One of the most ingenious propaganda weapons ever developed is that the powerful nations of the West—led by the United States—have a moral responsibility to use military force to protect the rights of people being repressed by their governments. This “responsibility to protect” (R2P) always had a dubious legal standing, but its moral justification also…

Why Sisi Is Israel’s Choice

Why Sisi Is Israel’s Choice

You can imagine the telephone calls. A third heavyweight challenger has emerged to contest the presidential election and he is another former chief of staff, General Sami Anan. Military intelligence, loyal to the incumbent president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is working overtime to brief its hand puppets in the media. “We have made this so simple even…

The US is Meddling in Mexico’s Election by Accusing Russia of Doing So

The US is Meddling in Mexico’s Election by Accusing Russia of Doing So

US National Security Advisor McMaster claimed that Russia is meddling in the upcoming Mexican elections. This explosive news was shared by Reuters, which in turn was reporting on a mid-December video of a speech that McMasters gave to the Jamestown Foundation and which was just posted on a Mexican journalist’s Twitter account over the weekend….