Azerbaijan Has the Legal Right to Request Turkish Military Assistance in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan Has the Legal Right to Request Turkish Military Assistance in Nagorno-Karabakh

Media reports speculating about the scenario of Azerbaijan requesting Turkish military assistance for its counteroffensive in Occupied Nagorno-Karabakh deliberately ignore the fact that Baku has the UN-enshrined right to remove by any means the same Armenian forces from the region that the UNSC already demanded withdraw on four separate occasions. Armenia’s Worst Nightmare Might Come…

The Lebanese Knot

The Lebanese Knot

A month and a half after detonating several tons of ammonium nitrate into the port of Beirut, which caused crushing economic and human losses for the country, the situation in Lebanon is only getting worse. The only grain storage in Lebanon, located near the port was completely destroyed as a result of this explosion, puts…

The Election Has Already Been Hijacked and the Winner Decided: ‘We the People’ Lose

The Election Has Already Been Hijacked and the Winner Decided: ‘We the People’ Lose

“Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.” ― Herbert Marcuse Republicans and Democrats alike fear that the other party will attempt to hijack this election. President Trump is convinced that mail-in ballots are a scam except in Florida, where it’s safe to vote by mail because of its “great Republican…

Trump Confirms U.S. Is Israel’s “Protector”

Trump Confirms U.S. Is Israel’s “Protector”

For many years the security framework in the Middle East has been described as a bilateral arrangement whereby Washington gained access to sufficient Saudi Arabian oil to keep the energy market stable while the United States provided an armed physical presence through its bases in the region and its ability to project power if anyone…

Democracy and Judgement Are Dying in the Light

Democracy and Judgement Are Dying in the Light

The Washington Post was first published in 1877 and is a fine newspaper in spite of its sometimes swivel-eyed intolerance of all things Russian. Its admirable motto is ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ and it often succeeds in throwing light on domestic and international affairs that might otherwise remain shrouded in veils of official secrecy. Democracy…

Trump Did Not Flinch!

Trump Did Not Flinch!

Trump didn’t flinch. He chose the good-looking Amy Barrett to replace the departed witch in the Supreme Court. What a difference! A devout Catholic instead of an atheist Jew; a flourishing wife and mother of seven instead of a bossy harridan keen on same-sex marriages and abortions; summer instead of winter. He made this choice…