As the Donald Trump administration and the Russian government agree to work together on ending the Ukraine war and lay out potential terms without Ukrainian and European input, I thought it would be interesting to revisit an essay from 16 years ago.
Category: Iraq
Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps
Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps
Donald Trump
In defiance of UN resolutions and international law, he recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, recognised the Syrian Golan Heights as part of Israel, and now wants to turn Gaza into a US real estate development, reconquer Panama, turn Canada into the 51st State of the USA, rename the Gulf of Mexico and seize Greenland, if necessary by force. And it’s only February. The US spent blood, treasure and decades building the Rules-Based International Order. Biden and Trump have left it in tatters.
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Silicon Valley venture capital blowing up the US defense industry + More
Silicon Valley venture capital blowing up the US defense industry
“I’m a propagandist, I’ll twist the truth, I’ll put forward only my version of it if I think that’s going to propagandize people to believe what I need them to believe.” – Palmer Luckey
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When was the Democratic Party anti-war?
Once in a while, I listen to “establishment controlled” Democracy Now. Today, I decided to listen to their episode with Bernie Sanders’ former foreign policy adviser, Matt Duss. They talked about how the Democratic Party has become “The Party of War” as if it’s something that’s recently happened. Left out of this conversation was if the Democratic Party was ever anti-war? I don’t recall a time in my life in which the Democrats were.
Read More »Three Reasons to Oppose Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense
On January 14 at 9:30 a.m., the Fox News commentator and Army National Guard Major Pete Hegseth is scheduled to be questioned by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing on President-elect Trump’s nomination for him to be Secretary of Defense.
Three Reasons to Oppose Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense (archived)
Syria Today, Iran Tomorrow, and Inevitably China
The collapse of the Syrian government in mid-December 2024 represents a pivotal moment for U.S. geopolitical strategies in the Middle East and beyond.
Compatible Left Joins Imperialism in Celebrating Defeat of Syria
It may be no surprise that the “mainstream” corporate news media have turned into advertising agencies for US government policy. But it still surprises that what the CIA called a compatible left – those on the left it deemed compatible with maintaining imperialist rule – celebrates another US successful “regime change,” this time, Syria.
Compatible Left Joins Imperialism in Celebrating Defeat of Syria
Romania’s Election Canceled Amid Claims Of Russian Interference + NATO base
Confirmation Bias: is it real ?
WHO ARE THE “REBELS” IN SYRIA
WHO ARE THE “REBELS” IN SYRIA
The corporate media is celebrating the gains made by the “rebels” in Syria in their campaign to overthrow the government. But don’t be fooled – these are no freedom fighters.
THE SYRIAN “REBELS” ARE LED DY AL-QAEDA.
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