To say that Clifford May, founder of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, loves war would be an understatement. He loves almost everything about war and he thinks the US should be in a lot more of them. He thinks that the US should never go home, should...
Bolton’s at it Again and Venezuelans Will Suffer
The Trump administration, with John Bolton on the only battlements he'll ever man, is at it again. This time, enacting sweeping financial punishments on businesses who would dare transact with Venezuela's Maduro government. "The Maduro regime now joins that...
Hiroshima and the New Arms Race – No Winners
Seventy-four years ago today the United States dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. This nuclear weapon resulted in the deaths of an estimated 140,000 individuals. Three days later on August 9, a similar attack was carried out on the city...
Jammu and Kashmir Loses ‘Special Status’
Terror grips the most militarized zone in the world after India’s Central Government terminated Jammu and Kashmir’s 70-year-old "special status" as the first step towards stripping the disputed region of statehood entirely. Internationally infamous as the...
The War on Innocence: Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Court
On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem. The news, originally reported by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), was later denied by the Israeli police, likely to lessen the...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Clashes Against ISIS in Diyala; Nine Killed in Iraq
In the World of Truth and Fact, Russiagate Is Dead
Douglas Adams famously suggested that the answer to life, the universe and everything is 42. In the world of the political elite, the answer is Russiagate. What has caused the electorate to turn on the political elite, to defeat Hillary and to rush to Brexit? Why, the...
Hiroshima Unlearned: Time To Tell the Truth About US Relations with Russia
August 6th and 9th mark 74 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where only one nuclear bomb dropped on each city caused the deaths of up to 146,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 people in Nagasaki. Today, with the US decision to walk away from...
The INF Treaty Dies: What Happens Next?
Today’s media have duly noted that yesterday, 2 August marked the definitive withdrawal of the USA from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty dating from 1987, about which they had given advance warning months ago in keeping with the provisions of...


