Thuggish Ways: Mike Pompeo, Punishing Leakers and Getting Assange

Thuggish Ways: Mike Pompeo, Punishing Leakers and Getting Assange

Poor, silly, protuberant Mike Pompeo. The stocky, irritated former CIA director and former Secretary of State is rather upset that those who worked under him dared wag their tongues about Julian Assange. The wagging so happened to relate to contemplated plans of abduction and assassination, something the US executive formally disallows though permits via various…

Pompeo’s Last Stand

Pompeo’s Last Stand

The neocons and the media demand tough talk and even tougher action from their candidate and Pompeo is already running hard to oblige them. It is finally over. Joe Biden has been inaugurated President of the United States while his predecessor Donald Trump has retired to Florida. Trump intends to remain the driving force in…

Psycho Pompeo Exits With Nary a Scratch of Media Criticism on Him

Psycho Pompeo Exits With Nary a Scratch of Media Criticism on Him

My eclectic news feed looks odd as the hours count down to the end of the Trump administration. Westerners are largely celebrating the exit of Donald Trump himself, whereas with those I follow from areas targeted by US imperialism, the man they’re happiest to see the back of is Mike Pompeo. It looks very bizarre,…

Pompeo’s Dinner with Mossad was About Egos, Not Syria Strikes

Pompeo’s Dinner with Mossad was About Egos, Not Syria Strikes

Last Monday evening, the outgoing head of Mossad, Yossi Cohen, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is also leaving office. They met in the prestigious Italian restaurant Cafe Milano, in Washington’s upscale Georgetown neighbourhood. The dinner was spotted by Meredith McGraw, Politico’s White House correspondent, who tweeted about it. Cohen has a reputation…