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Here’s a pop quiz: When can an Army colonel overrule the Secretary of Defense? It happened last week for probably the first time in modern history. The short answer is: Even in the military, the Secretary of Defense cannot change the rules and procedures for criminal prosecutions and tell military judges how to try cases. … Continue reading “Gitmo Continues To Haunt”

Some things changed in politics in Washington, DC last week when Republican United States senators via a secret ballot vote selected Sen John Thune (R-SD) to become Senate Republican leader, replacing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the position. One of the things that remained the same, though, was that the Senate Republican leader position, along … Continue reading “US Congressional Leadership Remains United in Devotion to Israel After Selection of New Senate Republican Leader”

Most Americans have a heart that yearns for a leaner, more efficient government, one that obeys the Constitution and practices fiscal honesty. For the last six decades, no figure has been more iconic and relentless in this pursuit than former congressman Ron Paul. With excitement surrounding Trump’s recent announcement of a “Manhattan Project” Department of … Continue reading “For DOGE To Hunt Waste, It Needs Ron Paul to Sic It”

On November 17, the U.S. told the world what they had told Ukraine three days earlier: Ukraine had permission to fire American supplied long-range missiles deeper into Russian territory. Not much needs to be said about the risks involved in the decision. They are the same risks that have caused the Biden administration to hesitate … Continue reading “All the Risk, Little of the Gain: US Authorizes Long-Range Strikes Into Russia”

One of the most encouraging and promising things President-elect Trump said in his post-election acceptance speech was, “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars…” We all understand that campaign promises often have a short shelf life after the election is over, but the Trump campaign’s repeated talk of peace over … Continue reading “If Trump Didn’t Send Musk to Talk with the Iranians… He Should!”

Of all Trump’s choices for his foreign policy team, Marco Rubio is the least controversial to the neoconservative foreign policy establishment in Washington, and the most certain to provide continuity with all that is wrong with U.S. foreign policy, from Cuba to the Middle East to China. The only area where there might be some … Continue reading “Eight Reasons Why Marco Rubio Would Be a Disastrous Secretary of State”

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Former President and President-elect Donald Trump has been tarred, inconsistently with his actual record, with the charge of being soft on Russia. He has never been charged with being soft on Iran. Trump unilaterally and illegally pulled out of the JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran. He imposed devastating sanctions on Iran. He ordered the assassination … Continue reading “A Common Thread Runs Through Trump Appointments: Look Out Iran!”

This originally appeared at Consortium News. President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence (DNI) will cause shockwaves in and among the 18 fiefdoms that now comprise the U.S. intelligence community. Gabbard will be fighting an uphill battle if she tries to herd those 18 cats into a cohesive whole … Continue reading “Will Gabbard Be Able To Direct the Intelligence ‘Community’?”

“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ~ Pablo Neruda For over a year, the masters of war in Israel and the United States, abetted by the corporate media, have buried truth under the rubble of Gaza. The U.S. mainstream media have acted as the hewers of wood and … Continue reading “Israel Unmasked”