When she was a member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard was a fierce defender of personal privacy rights protected by the Fourth Amendment. She consistently opposed permitting federal agents to spy on Americans without search warrants, and she consistently voted against the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of … Continue reading “Tulsi Gabbard: A Switch in Time?”
Keir Starmer’s Support for the Gaza Ceasefire Is Riddled With Lies
There are so many lies, deceptions and misdirections in Sir Keir Starmer’s statement on the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas yesterday that they need to be picked apart line by line. Starmer: After months of devastating bloodshed and countless lives lost, this is the long-overdue news that the Israeli and Palestinian people have desperately … Continue reading “Keir Starmer’s Support for the Gaza Ceasefire Is Riddled With Lies”
Why Would Any Country Partner With the US?
Recent threatening statements by incoming President Donald Trump have raised the question of why any country would risk partnering with the United States. But the erosion in trust has not begun with the incoming Trump administration. Several years ago, Saudi Arabia began to reexamine its relationship with the United States. Their confidence had been shaken … Continue reading “Why Would Any Country Partner With the US?”
Israel Destroyed Gaza ‘for Generations To Come’ and the World Stayed Silent
The first official reference to Gaza becoming increasingly uninhabitable was made by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 2012, when the population of the Gaza Strip was estimated at 1.8 million inhabitants. The intention of the report, “The Gaza Strip: The Economic Situation and the Prospects for Development,” was not merely … Continue reading “Israel Destroyed Gaza ‘for Generations To Come’ and the World Stayed Silent”
Joe Biden’s Legacy: Waging Proxy Wars, Spreading Terrorism and Killing Diplomacy
As the sun sets on Joe Biden’s presidency, the Commander-in-Chief and his top staffers are using their final moments in power to convince the American people that we live in a safer and more stable world. “The United States is winning the worldwide competition compared to four years ago,” Biden declared Monday. “America is stronger. … Continue reading “Joe Biden’s Legacy: Waging Proxy Wars, Spreading Terrorism and Killing Diplomacy”
Steady Progress Toward a War Against China
In March 2020, United States Marine Corps Commandant General David H. Berger introduced Force Design 2030, now known as “Force Design,” an ongoing force restructuring plan to reshape its combat power for future adversary conflicts. The Marine Corps transformation is to align with the National Defense Strategy, mainly focusing on great power competition in the … Continue reading “Steady Progress Toward a War Against China”
Will Trump End Washington’s Democratic Foreign Policy Façade?
Donald Trump’s political adversaries have long contended that he is a danger to democracy both at home and abroad. The alleged threat that he poses domestically is symbolized by the riot his supporters waged at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Opponents denounce Trump’s foreign policy views both for being “isolationist” and overly sympathetic to … Continue reading “Will Trump End Washington’s Democratic Foreign Policy Façade?”
Fiscal Redemption Requires a Republic, Not an Empire
There is not a snowball’s chance in the hot place of containing America’s public debt disaster unless the Empire is brought home and the national security budget is slashed by $500 billion per year. The merits aside, all the other big slices of the budget led by Social Security and Medicare are surrounded by nearly … Continue reading “Fiscal Redemption Requires a Republic, Not an Empire”
Angling Toward Armageddon: The Return of Senator Strangelove
Originally published at TomDispatch. Almost 80 years later, it’s sadly all too easy to forget that two nuclear weapons were once used with devastating effect on this planet. Here’s just a small description by one survivor of the atomic destruction of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, that can be found in … Continue reading “Angling Toward Armageddon: The Return of Senator Strangelove”
You Can’t Make Peace if No One is Talking
During the Cold War, American and Russian officials and diplomats were in constant communication. The Cuban missile crisis was resolved, not by isolating each other, but by communicating with each other. Contrary to American mythology, the Cuban missile crisis was resolved, not when Kennedy coldly stared down Khrushchev and forced him to back down, but … Continue reading “You Can’t Make Peace if No One is Talking”