Tag: Islamic State
Savagery and Its Promoters and Profiteers
The Management of Savagery does what author Max Blumenthal promises and more, showing us why and how people have been duped by war promoters and profiteers.
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A Lawless Government
Today judges permit unethical behavior by prosecutors that deprives defendants of a fair trial because they don’t want the bother any more than prosecutors.
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America’s New Africa Strategy: US, China, and Economic Development
Contrary to the new US Africa strategy, which seeks militarization and portrays China as a threat, Africa needs more cooperative economic development.
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Can Trump Survive Syria, Mattis, Stock Market Fall, & Friedman’s ‘Watershed Moment’?
The bipartisan consensus that sustained the Cold War for more than four decades has never reconciled itself to the prospect of geopolitical peace.
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Blundering American Ambassadors Unmask the War on Terror
American officials downplay how “allies” such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia support terrorists lest the US government’s support of terrorism also be exposed.
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Lest We Forget, One of Washington’s Greatest Crimes: the NATO Intervention in Libya
Muammar Gaddafi warned the US and its NATO partners that overthrowing him would result in a flood of refugees and emigrants into Europe. They didn’t listen.
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Is Russia Being Betrayed By Its Own Intelligentsia?
How could the Russian government possibly think that any agreement with Washington, Israel, or any of Washington’s EU puppets would mean anything?
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Should Al Qaeda Be Made the 51st State?
Bringing back the Russian menace is not working. Al Qaeda is the answer. If there were no Al Qaeda, the US government would have to invent one.
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Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency
Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources could prove to be the best substitutes for foreign aid and could decrease the country’s dependence on donor countries and foreign support. These resources, if properly managed, provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to write its own story of economic success.
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Trump’s National Security Speech
The American people, regardless of who they elect, have no voice, no input, no representation. An oligarchy rules, and Trump has become nothing more than its mouthpiece.
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Walking into Armageddon
What price will the world pay for the constraints the military/security complex has placed on Trump’s ability to normalize relations with Russia?
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Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict with Russia
With the public in its pocket, the military/security complex will increase its reckless provocations of Russia until we are all dead.
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The Terror Next Time: The Daesh Story Is Not Ending
If we don’t take into account how Daesh, or the Islamic State, arose in the first place, its brand of extremism will just rear its ugly head again.
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Fake News a US Media Specialty
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ last job report and the mainstream media’s coverage of it is a good example of fake news.
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Interrogating the Qatar Rift
We can gain some glimmers of understanding of what is motivating these Arab governments to act against Qatar, but little sympathy.
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When Daesh is Defeated: Who Will Fill the Intellectual Vacuum in the Arab World?
Although hardly popular among Muslims in the Middle East and the rest of the world, somehow Daesh came to define Islam in the eyes of the West.
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Trump’s Syria Dilemma
It is hard to see how the direction of the Trump administration’s policy toward defeating ISIS can have a positive outcome.
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How Should We React to Terrorism?
ISIS has done the impossible: It has made American foreign policy look almost halfway decent.
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Syria: A Letter to the Trumpster
What the Trump administration could do to end the bloody civil war in Syria.
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Could Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Solve the Libya Crisis?
US President Donald Trump has a unique chance to fix the mess in Libya by backing Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam as head of state.
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