Slinging Stones at the Drone Goliath
Looking around at the standing room only crowd at the Global Drone Summit on Saturday, one wondered if all of these people knew exactly what they’re up against. The multi-billion dollar drone industry fueled, in part, by American contracting goliaths like Northrop...
20 Killed in Iraq Attacks, 12 More Executed
That ‘Libertarian Moment’
The failures of foreign interventionism litter the world stage. Libya is disintegrating into an inter-tribal battlefield, with rival militias shooting it out Wild West style. Iraq is collapsing into chaos, as the country’s postwar order frays and splits along...
Bombs Rattle Baghdad, Tuz Khormato: 54 Killed 116 Wounded
Obama Gets More Time for Iran Nuclear Deal
The administration of President Barack Obama appears to have succeeded in preventing Congress from enacting new sanctions against Iran before the next round of nuclear-related talks between the U.S. and other great powers and Tehran scheduled for Geneva Nov. 20. As a...
Iraq Chieftain’s Son among 7 Killed, 15 Wounded in Attacks
Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at ‘Last Moment’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last week’s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the meeting broke up without agreement. Lavrov said the United States...
Nine Killed, 20 Wounded in Northern Iraq Attacks
Showdown at the Geneva Corral
Does Senator Mark Kirk know whom he is supposed to be representing? One wonders. After an administration briefing to the Senate Banking Committee, held to persuade members to hold off on new Iran sanctions, Kirk had this to say: "’It was fairly anti-Israeli. I...


