America Fans the Flames While Europe Puts Out the Fire
A pattern is emerging across current events from Syria to Iran to Ukraine. The pattern has two parts. In the first, America is increasingly in conflict with her natural allies. America, contrary to its mythical image as the cops of the world, fans the flames of...
‘Islamic State’ as a Western Phenomenon? Reimagining the IS Debate
No matter how one attempts to wrangle with the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) rise in Iraq and Syria, desperately seeking any political or other context that would validate the movement as an explainable historical circumstance, things refuse to add up. Not...
Why Do American Weapons End Up in Our Enemies’ Hands?
It happens so often you wonder whether it is due to total ineptness or a deliberate policy to undermine our efforts overseas. It’s most likely a result of corruption and unintended consequences, combined with a foreign policy that makes it impossible to determine who...
Over 1,000 May Already Be Dead in Tikrit Battle; 43 Killed across Iraq
Few casualties were reported today. Not only is it the weekly prayer day, but also the festival of Newroz, which marks the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. At least 43 were killed and 15 were wounded. Also, a clearer picture of the casualties in Tikrit...
Netanyahu’s Victory Is Just as Bad as It Looks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scored a dramatic victory, far outpacing the pre-election and exit polls. The consequences for Israelis, Palestinians, and the rest of the world could be very grave. This surprising result undoubtedly came about because of...
Netanyahu, the George Wallace of the Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress provoked a storm of controversy that has only increased since his victory in the Israeli elections. It was a blatant attempt to split the US polity and claim the Republican-controlled Congress as what Patrick J. Buchanan once...
What Would Ike Do?
In November 1956, President Eisenhower, enraged he had not been forewarned of their invasion of Egypt, ordered the British, French and Israelis to get out of Suez and Sinai. They did as told. How far we have fallen from the America of Ike and John Foster Dulles has...
Mass Grave Discovered; 74 Killed in Iraq
The Good and the Bad of Drones
Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finally released its proposed rules for domestic drones in US airspace. Now comes months of public debate, and still longer before the laws are fully hammered out. This was bound to happen sooner or later. And yes,...


