Andy Corbley

It was said at the time that Operation Cyclone was the most successful covert operation in CIA history. It involved sending over $2 billion in weapons to Muslim rebels in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan between 1982 and 1987. Today, as the Taliban gradually rebuilds the nation according to Islamic law, they have asked Russia to help their … Continue reading “Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help To Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence”

Today, President Zelensky informed the nation at the Ukraine 2024 Independence forum in Kyiv that his government was preparing a “plan for victory” to submit to President Biden, Vice-President Harris, and Former-President Trump. Kyiv Independent described it as a “proposal” and said he would present it during an upcoming meeting with the three politicians in … Continue reading “Kursk Offensive To Be Part of Zelensky’s ‘Victory Plan’”

In a statement from Sergey Mironov, the leader of the Just Russia – For Truth Party, representing the socialist left in the Russian state Duma or parliament, the veteran politician said that in response to strikes on the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant, “it is necessary to eliminate with pinpoint strikes the terrorist leaders in Kiev”. … Continue reading “Russia’s Parliamentary Left Calls for Assassination of Zelensky and His Cabinet”

In a multi-part featured series called ‘The Money War,’ The Washington Post takes a long hard look at US sanctions policy dating back to the Bill Clinton era and concludes that the sanctions regime is out of control and losing effectiveness. In another entry in the series, the incredible dependency of the Syrian Government on a … Continue reading “Washington Post Fails to Learn Anything About Sanctions”

With 5 months remaining until the November elections, candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump have, over the last few months, staked out positions on key issues on the geopolitical stage. One of the more noteworthy examples was Trump’s acquiescent opinion given to reporters about how Congressional Republicans could get behind the controversial military aid package … Continue reading “Would the President Be in Charge During a War in Taiwan?”

Following the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, outrage and eulogies echoed out in equal measure from the halls of power in Washington, amplified one-hundredfold by the US and UK press, and gave the sense that a champion of democracy had been assassinated by a dictator. In 2019, following the presidential elections in Venezuela, … Continue reading “In Navalny and Guaido, Washington Saw Useful Pawns, Not Political Paragons”

It was the evening of December 13th, 2022, when tense conversations were had in the office of Senator Bernie Sanders (I–VT) who was preparing to take a vote on the war in Yemen to the floor the following morning. After years of hard lobbying by peace advocates like the Friends Committee for National Legislature, a … Continue reading “Yemen Is Experiencing the True Cost of Bernie Sanders’s Cowardice”

The war in Ukraine has reopened Europe’s eyes to the horrifying realities of the wars of history. Battles fought almost entirely by artillery barrages, trench warfare, mass assaults through minefields; the kinds of combat not seen in the world since the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, or World War II in Europe. Another aspect making … Continue reading “Ancient Greece Called Them ‘Slaves’ Ukraine Calls It ‘Conscription’ the Product Is the Same”

The US will work alongside South Korea to develop a strategic nuclear policy and frequently station nuclear weapon-armed submarines on the peninsula, according to an agreement announced by the White House marking the first visit of the new South Korean president to the US. Released on Wednesday, before the East Room was festooned with guests … Continue reading “US and South Korea Agree to Co-Design Nuclear Weapons Policy 5 Years After Panmunjom Declaration”

Not at any other time in the 21st century has the average American kept up less with the Global War on Terror, and now three presidents later, the questions of legality, productivity, and collateral damage remain as unanswered as they’ve ever been. Over the last 15 months, the number of US drone strikes in Yemen … Continue reading “Slowly But Steadily, the Executive Branch is Bringing Back Widespread Drone Warfare”