Saudi Arabia’s Drone Scare Might Have Really Been a Coup Attempt

April 25, 2018

It’s unbelievable that so much firepower was directed for so long against what the authorities claim was just a toy drone that strayed over restricted airspace. Nobody seems to believe Saudi Arabia’s …

OPCW Vote & South Asia: Why Pakistan Backed Russia But India Abstained

April 25, 2018

Opinion

Russia’s failed effort to get the OPCW to open up a joint investigation of the Skripal case importantly proved that the South Asian dynamics of the New Cold War are the polar opposite of what they wer…

Scarier Than John Bolton? Think of Nikki Haley for President!

April 25, 2018

Opinion

The musical chairs playing out among the senior officials that make up the President Donald Trump White House team would be amusing to watch but for the genuine damage that it is doing to the United S…

America’s Unsustainable Empire

April 25, 2018

Opinion

Before President Trump trashes the Iran nuclear deal, he might consider: If he could negotiate an identical deal with Kim Jong Un, it would astonish the world and win him the Nobel Peace Prize. For Ir…

Ukraine Escalation: Regional Security Threats and Global Chessboard

April 25, 2018

Opinion

Introduction The situation in Eastern Ukraine may undergo a dramatic transformation due to the imminent end of the so-called “anti-terrorist operation” (ATO) on April 30, and the subsequent “reformatt…

US-Led NATO, Israel Plotting Escalated Aggression in Syria?

April 25, 2018

Opinion

April 14 US, UK, French aggression in Syria failed to achieve its objective, despite Pentagon claims otherwise. It did nothing to weaken Syrian military capabilities as intended. It likely backfired. …

Is the U.S. Government Evil? You Tell Me

April 25, 2018

Opinion

Is the U.S. government evil? You tell me. This is a government that treats its citizens like faceless statistics and economic units to be bought, sold, bartered, traded, tracked, tortured, and eventua…

Useful Idiots? New Yorker Magazine Fails Litmus Test for Media Impartiality on Syrian War

April 25, 2018

Opinion

When America’s top thinking man’s journal fails to consider at least one possible alternative as to who may have been responsible for the latest alleged chemical attack in Syria, aside from the ‘Assad…