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...
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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,...
Year Zero: When Is War Appropriate?
In Episode 50 Tommy takes a look at the latest tensions with Iran, and the possibility of a hot war. 10 minutes before bombing strategic targets in Iran Trump called off the attack. He said he didn't want to kill people over the loss of a drone. Tuesday, he began with...
Leaving Afghanistan
I'll believe it when I see it, but it is certainly clear that Trump has given Khalilzad explicit marching orders to get this done in real life or the talks would have fallen apart a long time ago. Just come home.
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...
News Roundup 6/25/19
Nicurguara The US sanctions four high ranking Nicaraguan officials. [Link] Human Rights Watch claims Nicaragua tortured protesters. [Link] Assange A Swedish prosecutor will not appeal a judge's decision not to issue extradition for Julian Assange. [Link] Turkey The...
Trump Claims ‘A Million’ American Jobs Depend on Arms Sales to Saudi
"And probably more." And Yemen is all Iran's fault.
6/24/19 Trita Parsi on the Manufactured Threat of Iran’s Nuclear Program
Trita Parsi assesses the current risk of America going to war with Iran, given all the recent pressure from President Trump's advisers to do so. Parsi reminds us that America has no real reason to fear Iran's civilian nuclear program, since they were already...
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