In March of 2003, the United States launched an illegal war of aggression against Iraq. The US regime promoted that illegal war of aggression, starting well in advance, through the manufacture and repetition of falsehoods for the purpose of cultivating fear over...
Two Cheers for Matt Gaetz’s Ukraine War Resolution
On February 9, US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and ten Republican co-sponsors introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must end its military and financial aid to Ukraine, and urges [sic] all...
World War Three Isn’t Coming. We’ve Been Living It All Our Lives.
If I mention the date February 24, 2022 to you, you’ll likely note it as the day on which Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Whether that date will remain carved in stone in your memory probably depends on where things go from here, nearly a year later, with the...
The Yemen Yes-Men Ride Again
“Today,” US Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Masquerading-as-I – VT) said in a December 13 statement, “I withdrew from consideration by the U.S. Senate my War Powers Resolution after the Biden administration agreed to continue working with my office on...
So Long as There are Nukes, We Had Better Hope We Live in a MAD World
Opening a column with statistics and dates may not be the best way to get your attention, but these three statistics and single date are important, so please take note: The median age in the US is 38.5 years. The median age in Russia is 39.8 years. The median age...
Pentagon’s Information Warfare Review Should Cover the Domestic Side, Too
The US Department of Defense has ordered “a sweeping audit of how it conducts clandestine information warfare,” the Washington Post reports. The apparent reason for the review is an August disclosure, by Graphika and the Stanford Internet Observatory, that...
Nuclear Deal: It’s Iran Doing the ‘Waiting’
“We’ve laid out for the leadership of Iran what we’re willing to accept in order to get back into the JCPOA” President Joe Biden said at a press conference in Jerusalem on July 14. “We’re waiting for their response. When that will...
Don’t Expand NATO Disband It
“The decisions we have taken in Madrid,” North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said as a summit of the alliance’s members closed in Madrid on June 30, “will ensure that our Alliance continues to preserve peace,...
Free Assange? Yes, But That’s Not Nearly Enough.
On June 17, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face 18 criminal charges: One count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, and 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917. If convicted on all...
Sussmann Trial: Mook Outs Clinton as ‘Russiagate’ Shot-Caller
“The trial of former Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann crossed a critical threshold Friday (May 20),” Jonathan Turley writes at The Hill, “when a key witness uttered the name ‘Hillary Clinton’ in conjunction with a plan to spread...


