Islamic State militants may be relocating command centers to Metabijh, near the Diyala-Salah ad-Din border. Militants were reportedly ordered to leave other locations in Kirkuk province, such as Hawija. Mosul is likely to fall within days or weeks, and then the Iraqi...
Hiding the Ugly Business of Torture
So, you did not believe in the power of the Deep State? Well, you may change your mind after reading a report in The New York Times that the powers-that-be in Washington are about to deep-six the 6,700-page Senate report based on original CIA cables and other...
3,050 Killed in Iraq During May
Haven’t We Had Enough of Afghanistan?
Will there ever be an end to the war in Afghanistan? Apparently not if our generals have anything to say about it – and they do. President Trump has turned over the prosecution of our perpetual “war on terrorism” to the Pentagon, claiming that they’ve been held back...
Smears and Hyperbole: Neo-McCarthyism Run Amok on Russia Policy
This originally appeared at the Future of Freedom Foundation. Donald Trump’s comments during the 2016 presidential campaign that he wanted the United States to have more-cooperative relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia have triggered a mixture of hysteria and...
Hundreds Reported Killed in Mosul Airstrikes; 117 Killed in Other Iraq Violence
Spying on You, Spying on Me, Spying on the President
"The makers of our Constitution ... conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone – the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men." ~ Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1928 After the Watergate...
Mad Dog Shows His Bite on Face the Nation
When President-elect Donald Trump sent his talent scouts to the attack-dog kennel run by defense industry giant General Dynamics, in order to recruit former Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis to be secretary of defense, cries of apprehension were...
Bloodshed in Baghdad; 84 Killed in Iraq
Trump’s Visit to Israel: How Palestine Disappeared From US Media Coverage
As if he has, overnight, been transformed into a master politician, Donald Trump’s 27-hour trip to Israel has left many analysts mystified. Quoting former Israeli political adviser, Mitchell Barack, the New York Times referred to Trump as the “Liberace of world...


