Trump Takes On Hillary’s War… Battle for Libyan Oil!
April 25, 2019
A shock call from President Trump to head of the “Libyan National Army,” Khalifa Hafter, praising him for keeping the oil safe in eastern Libya, has upended US policy. Now the US supports both the UN-appointed government in Tripoli and Hafter’s forces fighting against it. What’s it all about? Iran, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, oil, and […]
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Kim/Putin Summit: Another Neocon Policy ‘Success’
April 24, 2019
After the neocons blew up President Trump’s February meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un by actually proposing the “Libya scenario,” Kim finds himself meeting tomorrow for the first time with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Instead of being pushed around and given a list of demands, Kim is expected to sign trade deals and improve […]
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Saudis Execute 37 in the Kingdom’s Largest Mass Execution Since 2016
April 24, 2019
On Tuesday April 23rd, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia put to death 37 men on charges of terrorism, in their largest mass execution since 2016. One of the prisoners was crucified after being beheaded. Most of the prisoners were of the Shia minority, and according to Amnesty International the trials were shams that relied on […]
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The Nuclear Deal Saboteurs Aren’t Finished Yet
April 23, 2019
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. CNN reports that Trump may decide to cancel more sanctions waivers, and this time they affect ongoing work to implement provisions of the nuclear deal: President Donald Trump and his advisers are considering revoking sanctions waivers that have allowed several countries to collaborate with Iran on civil nuclear projects, […]
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Impeaching Trump
April 23, 2019
The liberals are bent on impeaching Trump. Utilitarian electoral calculations are their only considerations. But how to impeach after he just got no-billed by the grand jury on the big collusion plot that never was, and no more than half-assed recommended for future possible charges on obstruction in the case of the big collusion plot […]
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Pompeo Finally Tells the Truth: ‘We Lie, We Cheat, We Steal’
April 23, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton have vowed to strangle Iran and cut off all oil exports. They claim it’s because of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and missiles and its support for terrorism. In a recent speech at Texas A&M University he finally told the truth about the CIA […]
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Yemen: The Triumph of Barbarism
April 21, 2019
President Donald Trump’s recent veto of a bipartisan resolution to force an end to American military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen reminds me of some words by V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidadian author. In his book “A Bend in the River,” Naipaul says, “The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who […]
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Trump’s Destructive Decision to Embrace Haftar in Libya
April 21, 2019
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. The New York Times reports more on Trump’s sudden about-face in Libya: The policy reversal came as a surprise in part because Mr. Hifter’s forces also appear to be losing ground. His promises of a quick victory have proved false, and his forces appear outmaneuvered by those aligned against […]
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Live-Blogging the Mueller Report
April 18, 2019
Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Horton is reading, analyzing, and blogging his findings on the Mueller Report. Check it out over at the Libertarian Institute site.
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Here’s the Mueller Report
April 18, 2019
The DoJ has just released the redacted version of the Mueller Report, here it is: https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf
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