After retired Lt. Gen. Michael J. Flynn spoke at the Republican National Convention, The Washington Post captured the prevailing media view of Flynn in the headline: "He was one of the most respected intel officers of his generation. Now he's leading 'Lock her up'...
Bomber Catches Pilgrims at Rest Stop; 114 Killed in Iraq
What Should Palestinians Expect Can Trump Be Any Worse?
Fear and trepidation are slowly building up, as US President-elect, Donald Trump, is fortifying his transitional team with people capable of bringing about a nightmare scenario, not only for Americans but for the rest of the world, as well. For Palestinians, however,...
Bombers Strike in Baghdad; 125 Killed in Iraq
What Would an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Look Like?
As Donald Trump takes the reins and we all prepare for the next four years, the need to translate rhetoric into reality comes to the fore. Trump spent the campaign repeating a phrase that horrified the elites – especially the foreign policy Establishment – even...
Trump for the Defense
It couldn’t be stranger when you think about it (which few here care to do). In the latter part of the twentieth century and the first years of this one, Washington did what no power in history had ever done. It garrisoned the globe with a staggering number of...
Civilian Casualties Undercounted in Mosul; 185 Killed in Iraq
America’s Spiral Into Permanent War Seems More Foolish Than Ever
“We have fallen into a self-defeating spiral of reaction and counterterror,” writes Mark Danner in his new book Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War. “Our policies, meant to extirpate our enemies, have strengthened and perpetuated them.” Danner...
Militias Mass Near Tal Afar; 18 Killed in Iraq
Installing a Torture Fan at CIA
President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo, an open aficionado of torture practices used in the “war on terror,” to be CIA director shows that Trump was serious when he said he would support “waterboarding and much worse.” Earlier,...


