On COI #226, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Biden’s proposal to Putin to deescalate the tensions over Ukraine. The proposal was in the U.S. letter delivered to Russia. The US requested the letter remain private but it was leaked to the Spanish press. Biden seems to be...
Look at the Map! Where Are the Ukrainian Military Forces Concentrated and Where Are They Absent?
As I have indicated en passant in prior articles devoted to the unfolding crisis in and around Ukraine, a substantial part of the added value I seek to bring to reporting and analysis is derived from my following the Russian electronic and print media closely, whereas...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of American Exceptionalism
The ideas of national pride and patriotism seem to be an innate part of human nature. People everywhere have a strong tendency to have sentimental attachments to the places that they and born and raised in. Love for one’s home is as natural and widespread as...
Senator Menendez’s Attack on Diplomacy
Sen. Bob Menendez delivered a speech today attacking the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the negotiations in Vienna. It was a typically bad speech filled with false and misleading claims, but it is worth noting because it shows how unreasonable...
New Amnesty Report Outlines ‘True Extent of Israeli Apartheid Regime’
Palestine advocates on Tuesday welcomed a new report in which Amnesty International became the latest on a growing list of human rights organizations to explicitly call Israeli policies and actions against Palestinians "apartheid."The report – entitled Israel's...
Conflicts of Interest: Biden Green Lights Saudis’ Increased Destruction of Yemen
On COI #225, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman break down the latest U.S.-Russia news, the impending “political decisions” that are to be made if the JCPOA is revived, and the U.S. backed Saudi coalition’s hugely increased bombings on the civilians of Yemen. Kyle...
Mr. Nyet Returns: Russia’s In-Your-Face Behavior at the United Nations This Week
As the Cold War-2 unfolds, shades of the past return to haunt those of us old enough to recollect and not merely to have read about them. One such recollection was brought to life on Monday at the session of the United Nations Security Council convened at U.S....
Senator: US ‘Always Stands for Freedom’
"America always stands for freedom," declared Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairman of the Senate’s Ukraine Caucus (1/30/22, "Meet the Press," 1/30/22). The context was his endorsement of US militarization of Ukraine and other countries bordering...
Who Russian Officials Believe They Can Negotiate With
A piece was published in the Erie Times News of Pennsylvania with the title: Putin plans to crush liberty in Ukraine. Free World must unite to stop him.It is attributed to four Congresspersons: Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania), Andy Harris (Maryland), Marcy Kaptur...
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
Maybe Russia will invade Ukraine, maybe they won’t. But America’s apparent all or nothing negotiations where America wins, Russia loses, actually makes invasion more likely.Russia has valid national security concerns going back 30 years when the U.S....

