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“Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map”, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II

August 5, 2020

First published November 4, 2017. Revisions to the English Text, December 10, 2017 Author’s Note Since this article was first published in 2017, YouTube has decided to Censor the short…

Presumptuous Pompeo Pushes Preposterous ‘Peking’ Policy

July 29, 2020

History

Quick. Somebody tell Mike Pompeo. The secretary of state is not supposed to play the role of court jester — the laughing stock to the world. There was no sign that any of those listening to his “major…

BOUNTYGATE: Scapegoating Systemic Military Failure in Afghanistan

July 7, 2020

Opinion

On the morning of Feb. 27, Beth Sanner, the deputy director of national intelligence for mission integration, arrived at the White House carrying a copy of the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB), a docume…

Forgotten History of the Persian Corridor

May 27, 2020

History

“The Red Army: for the Sake of History and Generations” and “The Historical Significance of the 75th Anniversary of Victory over Fascism” are some of the headlines appearing in the Iraqi media these d…

The Soviet Union Defeated Germany in World War II – Not the Western Forces

May 13, 2020

History

President Donald Trump claimed last week that the US and Britain had won World War II. This was a shameless lie and distortion of the facts. Many Americans and Canadians like to believe their nations …

The Meeting at the Elbe: When Americans, Russians, and Europeans Were Friends

May 9, 2020

History

April 25, 1945, is a date few remember but it was a significant day in the history of the world. On this day, American troops coming from the west and the Red Army advancing from the east joined force…

A Short History of the 20th Century

May 9, 2020

History

This is essentially a short history of the 20th century from the point of view of HBD realism and the maxim that “population is power.” This century turned out to be an “American Century.” But it wasn…

Why Keep On Confronting?

May 7, 2020

Opinion

On April 25 the White House published a heartening and most welcome “Joint Statement by President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia” to mark “the 75th Anniversary of the historic …