Day: January 6, 2019

Chinese Scholar Offers Insight into Beijing’s Strategic Mindset

January 6, 2019 Opinion

The top story of 2019 – and the years ahead – will continue to revolve around the myriad, dangerous permutations of the economic ascent of China, the resurgence of nuclear superpower Russia and the de…

A Cynic’s Look at Iraq’s Bombing of Daesh in Syria

January 6, 2019 Opinion

Alt-Media is celebrating Iraq’s bombing of Syria after Damascus gave it permission to act against terrorists on its territory without any prior permission, but a cynic’s look at this development sugge…

“Liberals” and “Progressives” Resist Ending America’s Wars

January 6, 2019 Opinion

Liberal interventionists in the media want America’s wars to continue forever. Last Thursday I actually turned on “PBS Newshour” with Judy Woodruff, which I never watch, but the other offerings on tel…

How the War Party Lost the Middle East

January 6, 2019 Opinion

"Assad must go, Obama says." So read the headline in The Washington Post, Aug. 18, 2011. The story quoted President Barack Obama directly: "The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but Pr…

Jerusalem: a Newly-Recognized East-West City

January 6, 2019 Opinion

After the Berlin wall fell in 1989, the only major divided capital city in the world was Nicosia, split between its southern Greek part and its northern Turkish sector. Entrepreneurship resulted in th…

Review: War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Power

January 6, 2019 Opinion

Members of the political corps of the U.S. writing about U.S. foreign policy have a particular insider viewpoint that can provide some good insights into how their diplomacy works along with the perso…

The ISIS Massacre in Sweida: A Story of Torment and Resilience for an Uninterested World

January 6, 2019 Opinion

“Imagine that this were your village, or your neighborhood! Imagine that one of those were your house! Imagine that the same thing happened to you! Imagine that you lost a family member, or maybe two,…

Vaccine Realities That Big Pharma Doesn’t Teach Us Doctors (or Our Patients). The Plight of “Vaccine Damaged Children”

January 6, 2019 Opinion

“In 1986 a US law was passed that protected vaccine maker’s from ever being sued in a a regular court regardless of how many babies or children were injured of killed from the aluminum, mercury (aka T…