What Can the United States Bring to the Peace Table for Ukraine?
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement, calling this "a time of unprecedented danger." It has advanced the hands of the clock to 90 seconds to midnight, meaning that the world is closer to global catastrophe...
Leopards vs. the Russian Bear
ALERT MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: VETERAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS FOR SANITY (VIPS) SUBJECT: Leopards vs. the Russian Bear Decisions in an Intelligence Vacuum Dear President Biden: We are aware that the just-reported decision to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine...
NATO’s Phony (and Dangerous) Nonbelligerent Status Regarding the Ukraine War
U.S. leaders and their media allies have fostered numerous, self-serving myths about the war in Ukraine. One myth is that Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was entirely unprovoked, since NATO’s expansion to Russia’s border was not a hostile act. Another fable...
Let the Weapons Flow and the Body Count Grow
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission. Two articles I read Monday are typical of polarized, indeed antithetical, views on the Russia-Ukraine War. At the British Guardian, Simon Tisdall says this is Europe’s moment to step up and support Ukraine in...
In Venezuela, the US Recognizes a Nonexistent Government
In a piece of bizarre political theater, the US now officially recognizes a government in Venezuela that does not exist. Despite the termination of the government recognized by the US, State Department spokesman Ned Price assured a press briefing that "our...
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...
‘Freedom for Assange and Journalism Are at Stake’: Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to DC
As Julian Assange awaits the final appeal of his looming extradition to the United States while languishing behind bars in London's notorious Belmarsh Prison, leading left luminaries and free press advocates gathered in Washington, D.C. on Friday for the fourth...
Right and Left To Join in D.C. Protest: ‘Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine’
On February 19, Washington, DC, will witness a protest against the war in Ukraine that marks a sharp departure from past demonstrations. The lead demand is simple and direct, "Not One More Penny for war in Ukraine." It is a demand that emphasizes what we in...
Did the West Miss Its Window?
The West seems set to flood Ukraine with heavier and more advanced weapons. And the past week, according to The New York Times, was the "pivotal week of diplomacy involving [Ukraine’s] American and European allies" that will decide it. On January 17, US...
