President Donald Trump yanked the US-North Korean diplomatic process back onto the rails last week by meeting Chairman Kim Jong-un in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the Koreas. Tellingly, a strong majority of South Koreans approved of the meeting, while a cadre...
About the Weapons Trump Showed Off on the 4th of July
President Trump’s display of military weapons in Washington D.C. on the 4th of July this year was for him and his supporters a demonstration of our country’s military might, and thus the means by which the US can get its way in the world under his America First...
Iraq Daily Roundup: New Anti-ISIS Operation; 16 Killed Across Iraq
North Korea: Call It Diplomacy 101, Not a Photo Op
You have to negotiate with your enemies. Fact of life, whether they are autocrats or segregationist Senators. They “have” what you want, the power to stop you from achieving your goals. And of course you have to give something up, nobody surrenders power...
Trump’s Salute: Apotheosis of the Warfare State
Granted. The Donald skipped American history class – along with much else that even modestly educated people still recall. But owing to his late life conversion to flag-hugging patriotism you would think he might have taken time to actually read the Declaration...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Attacks on Security Forces; Six Killed Across Iraq
Justin Raimondo, RIP (1951-2019)
On Thursday, June 27, Justin Raimondo passed away after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 67. Justin was a lifelong fighter for peace and liberty. In 1995, he co-founded Antiwar.com with Eric Garris. He served as Antiwar.com's editorial director and top...
Putting the Warriors on Terror on Trial
This article originally appeared at TruthDig. “It is natural for mankind to set a higher value on courage then timidity, on activity than prudence, on strength than counsel.” ~ Montesquieu, “The Spirit of the Laws” They are undoubtedly...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Anti-ISIS Operations in North and West; 24 Killed Across Iraq
Exactly Like Its Predecessors, Trump’s Peace Plan Has Been Designed To Fail
Donald Trump’s supposed “deal of the century,” offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peacemaking, the real goal of which has been failure, not success. For decades, peace plans have...


