John V. Walsh

The Island of Taiwan has been turned into a “powder keg” by the infusion of U.S. weaponry, pushing the Taiwanese people into the “abyss of disaster.”  These are the words of the Chinese Defense Ministry in reaction to the recent $440 million sale of U.S. arms to the island. And now the U.S. is also … Continue reading “Arming Taiwan is an Insane Provocation”

Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s Representative in the United States, is a familiar figure in the halls of power but she does not often make public speeches. So a recent talk and press conference by Ms. Hsiao deserve some attention. The One China Policy, endorsed by the US and UN, does not recognize Taiwan Island as an independent … Continue reading “Taiwan’s US Representative Not ‘Satisfied’ With Biden’s Support”

The coverage in the mainstream media of the Durham Report puts another nail in the coffin of the Russiagate Hoax, if another were needed after the total collapse of the Mueller investigation. The response to Durham’s report in much of the mainstream media varied from silence to attempts to discredit the report. As a result, … Continue reading “Primers on the Durham Report: Antidotes to Silence and Bias of Mainstream Media”

The US with its EU vassals in tow has carried out a two-pronged attack on Russia. The first is Joe Biden’s cruel proxy war on Russia, with its cynical use of Ukrainians as cannon fodder. The second prong is the sanctions war designed to destroy Russia’s economy. The economic war is a failure. Russia has … Continue reading “The West’s Economic War on Russia Has Failed”

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., near the very beginning of his April 19 announcement to run for President in the Democratic Party spoke these words: "Fifty-five years ago last month, I sat as a 14-year-old boy behind my father as he now announced in a Senate caucus room in Washington, DC, his campaign for President of … Continue reading “RFK Jr. Takes Strong Antiwar, Anti-Empire Stance in Presidential Run”

"Global Power Struggles Signal An End to An Era of Diplomacy." So ran a page one headline to New York Times April 11 print edition for an article marking Joe Biden’s ceremonial visit to Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Accords. The commemoration served as an "unspoken reminder that such diplomatic … Continue reading “Diplomacy for Peace, Dead in US, Blossoms Elsewhere”

On March 29, the Senate voted to repeal two Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, (AUMF’s), one passed in 1991 and another in 2002. The repeal now goes to the House. But those Authorizations are irrelevant to the present; they apply only to the Iraq war. But a third AUMF, passed in 2001, was … Continue reading “Senate Leaves AUMF for Secret Wars in Force”

Opposition to Joe Biden’s proxy war to destroy Russia has entered the 2024 US Presidential election – from stage Right. And the growing anti-interventionist sentiment among grass roots conservatives and libertarians is alarming Establishment warhawks on both "left" and "right." They are furious. Their anger boiled over when Tucker Carlson asked likely GOP presidential candidates … Continue reading “The Ukraine War Enters the 2024 US Presidential Election – Stage Right”

On March 18 protesters will gather at the White House to call for an end to Joe Biden’s cruel proxy war. "Cruel" is the operative word, because the war cynically uses Ukrainians as cannon fodder to weaken Russia and bring about regime change. We should all be there – or at one of the 5 … Continue reading “Protest at the White House, March 18, Against US Proxy War In Ukraine”

Thousands of people assembled at the Lincoln Memorial on February 19 to protest the US proxy war using Ukrainians as cannon fodder to bring down Russia. It took as its name "Rage Against The War Machine." And it sought to bring together people of all political persuasions in opposing the war. "Everyone in; no one … Continue reading “February 19 Rage Against War Rally – a Historic Success”