Nine Militants Killed During Security Operations in Iraq
Anti-ISIS Imam Among 11 Killed in Iraq
The Insidious Wiles of Foreign Influence: Trump, Bin Salman, and Netanyahu
Even if the Saudi monarchy or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in particular did not murder journalist Jamal Khashoggi, that regime is an especially evil one in both its domestic and international conduct. To see that, one need only consider the horrendous Saudi war...
The Damnable Cult of the Stock Market and the Istanbul Bonesaw Massacre
During an appearance on Fox Business yesterday we were asked about the Khashoggi affair and whether any intemperate response by Washington might inconvenience the party kids' reviling on Wall Street. Perhaps we were having a bad hair day, but the question did trigger...
What the Khashoggi Case Tells Us About Terrorism
ISTANBUL – In 2013, an Iranian national living in Texas was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for planning to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, D.C. The State Department alleged that Iran’s Al Quds force masterminded the terrorist plot. Although...
There Is No Proxy War in Yemen
Those in the Western media too busy to be bothered trying to understand the complexities, intricacies and nuances of the Middle East often resort to concluding nearly all conflicts there are some kind of "proxy war" between Saudi Arabia and Iran. This is...
Over 2,200 Bodies Exhumed in Mosul Region; Four Killed in Iraq
Iraq Executes Six Convicts; 14 Others Killed in Attacks
Jobs Are No Excuse for Arming a Murderous Regime
If the Saudi government is indeed behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi there should be consequences – political, military, economic, and reputational. Unfortunately, President Trump begs to differ. His reaction to questions about whether the United...


