To prove their chops, mainstream media stars can’t wait to go head-to-head with a demonized foreign leader, like Vladimir Putin, and let him have it, even if their “facts” are wrong, as Megyn Kelly showed By Ray McGovern NBC’s Megyn Kelly wielded one of Official...
The Problem Isn’t Willie Pete – The Problem Is War Crimes
The New York Times reports that US and/or US-allied forces in Syria may be using white phosphorous munitions in the assault on Raqqa, capital city of the Islamic State in Syria. The use of white phosphorous in war is a perennial complaint among human rights activists....
Mosul Airstrike Kills Family; 275 Killed in Iraq
National Illusions and Global Realities
For as long as they have existed, nations have clung to the illusion that their military strength guarantees their security. The problem with this kind of thinking is that the military power that one nation considers vital to its security fosters other nations’ sense...
Mass Grave Found in Tikrit; 465 Killed in Iraq
Suicide Bombers Strike South of Baghdad; 96 Killed in Iraq
‘Unified’ Jerusalem Is a 50-Year Lie
In the tumult of the last few days, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the "unification" of Jerusalem, one of the articles stated that "even peace-activist Uri Avnery" voted in the Knesset for the unification of the city. That is true. I...
Let’s All Calm Down About Russia
I can understand why the ruling elite, broadly conceived to include the intel bureaucracy and military-industrial complex, has an interest in positing Russia as our enemy. The reasons are obvious enough. What I can’t understand is why common Americans would fall...


