The purpose of journalism is to uncover truth – especially uncomfortable truth – and to publish it for the benefit of society. In a free society, we must be informed of the criminal acts carried out by governments in the name of the people. Throughout...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed; Number of Wounded in Protests Rises
Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Anti-Government Protests Resume
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Donald Trump Confronts the World
How time passes when you are having fun. Four years ago the most unusual presidential campaign of recent times was nearing its close. On foreign policy, at least, it was evident that Donald Trump was not just another Washington apparatchik bewitched by the...
Sudan Enters the Outside-In Accords
President Donald J. Trump’s peace deal between countries-not-at-war added another buyer when he announced the opening of normalized relations between Israel and Sudan. On its face, it’s a good thing. Sudan got de-listed as a “state sponsor” of...
Trump’s Peace Plan: How Far Would He Go?
Desperately chasing a single foreign policy accomplishment in the dying days before the election, Donald Trump is frantically pursuing a Middle East peace plan. Not the Israel/Palestine one he promised – in four years in office, that never came close – but the...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Four People Killed; Three Bodies Found
European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel
In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status quo created by 53 years of Israeli military occupation, the EU continues to...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed
China Is a Challenge, But an Asian NATO Is Not the Answer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues to undermine President Donald Trump’s "America First" agenda by promoting ever-expanding military commitments around the globe. Pompeo’s latest interventionist fling occurred last week when he attended the...


