Russia’s repeated rejection of the US’ ‘Indo-Pacific’ concept that Foreign Minister Lavrov claims is a ruse for “containing China” highlights just how urgently it is
Day: January 21, 2020
Morocco’s King and Algeria’s Generals: The Standoff Continues
A few days after the death of Algeria’s army chief of staff, Ahmed Gaid Salah, one of his proteges, Major General Said Chengriha, 74, was
Battle of the Ages to Stop Eurasian Integration
The Raging Twenties started with a bang with the targeted assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani. Yet a bigger bang awaits us throughout the decade:
‘Mendacity & Lies’: After 19 Years America Admits to Itself That It NEVER could have Won War in Afghanistan
John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction, testified before Congress this week that America’s Afghan War was plagued by “mendacity and lies.” But
What’s the Point of NATO If You Are Not Prepared to Use It Against Iran?
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance commits all members to participate in the defense of any single member that is attacked.
Egypt and the Destruction of Civil Liberties in America
There are lots of things wrong with the conviction and incarceration of 54-year-old Mustafa Kassem, who died last week in Egypt. Kassen was an American
“The American Love Affair with the Automobile”: The Unspoken History of the Electric Car
A study of gasoline-powered automobiles reveals one of the greatest corporate frauds and resulting environmental disasters to ever have been inflicted on human society. There
Scientists Call For Ban on Human Gene Editing
Japan has banned gene-edited human embryos and international scientists are increasing the call to ban the highly uncertain and risky practice of gene-editing of human
