It was not the US decision to fire missiles against the IRGC commander Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani that killed the Iranian officer and his companions
Day: January 10, 2020
Russia, Turkey in Delicate Dance in Eastern Med
Libya’s call seeking military assistance from Turkey and the latter’s prompt announcement on December 26 of its readiness to meet the request as early as January
Postmortem Assassination of Iran’s General Soleimani
Even before he was buried, Iranian General Qasem Soleimani had to endure a second assassination at the hands of the Americans; besmirching his character and
The Real Lesson of Afghanistan? Regime Change Does Not Work
The trove of U.S. “Lessons Learned” documents on Afghanistan published by the Washington Post portrays, in excruciating detail, the anatomy of a failed policy, scandalously hidden from the public
How the Pro-War “Left” Fell for the Kurds in Syria
The October decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from northeastern Syria did not only precipitate the Turkish offensive, codenamed ‘Operation Peace
2019 Has Been a Year of Defeats for Saudi Arabia & MbS
We can almost hear the new mood music, the new theme song, drifting out of the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tune is
How Economists Tricked Us Into Thinking Capitalism Works
These days, it seems like someone is always trying to privatize something. One day it’s the Trump administration contemplating the privatization of the Department of
Why a Shadowy Tech Firm with Ties to Israeli Intelligence Is Running Doomsday Election Simulations
A shadowy tech firm with deep ties to Israeli intelligence and newly inked contracts to protect Pentagon computers is partnering with Lockheed Martin to gain
