Patrick Cockburn has seen this all before. The sanctions our government imposes on countries cost Americans nothing. No American lives are lost, no hardship for Americans, no cost to the American people. So you get no push-back from the American media or the...
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News Roundup 7/2/19
US News John Kiriakou explains high ranking House Democrat Adam Schiff is a war hawk that takes money from major weapons makers. [Link] The NYT admits to sending stories to the government for approval. [Link] Venezuela The US sanctions Maduro's son. [Link] Maduro...
Antiwar.com: Now What?
Reprinted from Antiwar.com. The question, “Now what?” seems appropriate today. First of all, R.I.P. Justin Raimondo. As Tom Woods said, Justin was the soul of this site. Despite popular misunderstanding, he was not the editor or webmaster (that’s me, Jason Ditz and...
News Roundup 6/28/19
US News Stephanie Grisham is named the new Press Secretary. [Link] The head of Customs and Border Patrol, John Sanders, steps down. [Link] Rep Duncan Hunter used campaign money to fund an affair. [Link] An Appeals Court rules the government is responsible for the...
Boxed in by Neocons and the Media, Will Trump Launch Iran War?
President Trump did the smart thing last week by calling off a US airstrike on Iran over the downing of an American spy drone near or within Iranian territorial waters. According to press reports, the president over-ruled virtually all his top advisors – Bolton,...
The Failure of Liberal Democracy in Europe
The New York Times podcast took a tour of Europe as only this show can do, with astonishing production values and depth of insight. It provided a fresh look at a creeping but dramatic shift in the shape of European politics. In Italy, Hungary, France, Germany, and...
News Roundup 6/26/19
US News Lockheed is failing to deliver usable parts for the F-35. [Link] Venezuela Venezuelan migrants are joining Marxists militants in Colombia. [Link] Asia Trump sent Kim Jong-un a positive letter. [Link] Myanmar cuts internet in the Rakhine state. [Link] Middle...
Neocons Never Die
They just keep writing for the New York Times. Via Andrew Bacevich, check out the ever blood-thirsty Bret Stephens get over Iraq War II with hardly any effort at all. The fight against the Sunni insurgency in the Anbar Province might continue to rage in 2019, but to...
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