ISIS Assassinates Three Chieftains in Iraq; 16 Killed, 15 Found in Mass Grave
Withdrawing From the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet
In December 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. On October 21, 2018, President Donald Trump announced at a rally that the United States would formally...
Murder of Saudi Journalist Builds Opposition to Yemen War
The murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has backfired on the Saudi royal family by focusing new attention on its vicious war on Yemen. The last few weeks have seen startling new reports on civilian atrocities and growing support for a House of...
Protests Resume in Basra; 10 Killed in Iraq
Bomb Blasts Governor’s Convoy; 40 Killed in Iraq
Julian Assange, Modern Day Political Prisoner
Over 7 months have passed since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was deprived of his ability to communicate with the outside world in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he was granted asylum with the risk of extradition to the US, relating to his organization’s...
It Is a New Era, But China’s Balancing Act Will Fail in the Middle East
Although ties between Washington and Tel Aviv are stronger than ever, Israeli leaders are aware of a vastly changing political landscape. The US' own political turmoil and the global power realignment – which is on full display in the Middle East – indicate that a new...
637 Killed or Found in Mass Graves in Iraq During October
The Fall of the House of Saud?
No sooner had I predicted that the Trump administration would be “unlikely” to continue support for the Saudi invasion of Yemen after the Khashoggi affair. Then, lo and behold, so it was. That’s my job, now isn’t it? Giving my readers some idea...
