Nuclear saber-rattling from both sides, from Russia and from the West, has been steadily increasing over recent weeks as Ukraine has made gains in the east, and is now making a push in the south toward Kherson, on the doorstep to Crimea. NATO has begun their annual...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed
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...
The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries Are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow
The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his own former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags, others carried Russian flags. This scene alone represents the current...
Choosing Sides in the New Cold War
In his September 21 address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Biden said "We do not seek a Cold War. We do not ask any nation to choose between the United States or any other partner." It took a lot of courage to make that claim. On October 5,...
It’s Time To Cut Zelensky and Ing-wen From the US Dole
As it pertains to the American public, Ukraine’s response to the Russian invasion can be summed up with two words: "Zelensky demands." To date, Washington elites and their politicians have been happy to provide – at public expense – lining their own pockets...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed
Where US and Ukrainian War Aims Collide
To President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine, Crimea and the Donbas are national territories whose retrieval justifies all-out war to expel the invading armies of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Yet, who controls Crimea and the Donbas has, in the history of U.S.-Russian...
Virginia Rejects Israel’s Energix CdTe Solar Farm Panels
The 2011 bankruptcy of thin film solar energy manufacturer Solyndra two years after former Vice President Joe Biden announced $535 million in loans in 2009 plagued the Obama administration's legacy and raised questions about Department of Energy oversight of U.S....
Who Stopped the War in Ukraine?
Up until now, the heated question has been about who is responsible for starting the war in Ukraine. Biden and the West call the war "unprovoked" and apportion all the blame to Russia; Putin and his partners say NATO expansion provoked the war and apportion...


