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A Middle East with No Master
A Middle East with No Master Time was, the countries of the Middle East relied on the United States for patronage, protection, and guidance. Suez taught Israel, Britain, and France that without Washington’s acquiescence, their policies could not succeed. Egypt’s defection showed Russia the limits of its ability to compete for clients in the region. […]
Bolton Trying to Convince Trump to Topple Iran
Bolton Trying to Convince Trump to Topple Iran Now that the Trump administration has derailed the Iran nuclear deal, the old issue of regime change in Iran is back again. National Security Advisor John Bolton is obviously the chief regime-change advocate in the administration, and there is every reason to believe he has begun to […]
The U.S. and the Fate of the World
The U.S. and the Fate of the World Americans ought to be more honest about U.S. military interventionism. There ought to be a serious debate about it. Instead there seems to be three, entrenched foreign policy camps who never talk to each other. The first is made up of avowed imperialists. They are easy to […]
The US is Meddling in Venezuelan Election
The US is Meddling in Venezuelan Election As Venezuelans go to the polls Sunday, the U.S. is working to disrupt the re-election of Nicolas Maduro and rollback leftwing governments in the region, reports Roger D. Harris. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the frontrunner in the presidential elections that will take place on Sunday. If past […]
An Iranian Viewpoint on the Battle for Syria
An Iranian Viewpoint on the Battle for Syria A new feature from Iran gives a totally different perspective of the war raging in Syria than Western audiences are used to, explains Rick Sterling. West against East on the Syrian battle-field, in the newspapers and now on film: A new, full-length action movie, titled “Damascus Time,” […]
The World Will Not Mourn the Decline of U.S. Hegemony
The World Will Not Mourn the Decline of U.S. Hegemony Commentators on both right and left bemoan the decline of American global power under Donald Trump, but is that such a bad thing? asks Paul Street in this commentary. There are good reasons to bemoan the presence of the childish, racist, sexist and ecocidal, right-wing […]
Ecuador Hints It May Hand Over Assange
Ecuador Hints It May Hand Over Assange Julian Assange has remained incommunicado for more than six weeks and as his health deteriorates many of his former supporters have remained silent too, says James Cogan. Julian Assange is in immense danger. Remarks made this week by Ecuador’s foreign minister suggest that her government may be preparing […]
Congress Weighs Indefinite Detention of Americans
Congress Weighs Indefinite Detention of Americans A Senate bill under consideration could allow Donald Trump to indefinitely jail American citizens without charge if they oppose U.S. military action, says Marjorie Cohn. Under the guise of exercising supervisory power over the president’s ability to use military force, Congress is considering writing Donald Trump a blank check […]
The Coming War Against Iran
The Coming War Against Iran We’ve been through this before: the trumped-up threat from Iraq based on false evidence in 2003 is the harrowingly similar model to what is emerging for Iran in 2018, argues John Kiriakou. I spent nearly 15 years in the CIA. I like to think that I learned something there. I […]
Weapons Inspector Refutes U.S. Syria Chemical Claims
Weapons Inspector Refutes U.S. Syria Chemical Claims Scott Ritter is arguably the most experienced American weapons inspector and in this interview with Dennis J. Bernstein he levels a frank assessment of U.S. government assertions about chemical weapons use. In the 1980’s, Scott Ritter was a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, specializing in […]
Beware Of White Helmets Bearing News
Beware Of White Helmets Bearing News The celebrated White Helmets of Oscar fame appeared to have made their own feature film in Duma on the night of the alleged chemical attack… At the center of the controversy over an alleged chemical attack in the Damascus suburb of Duma on April 7 are the White Helmets, […]
War Fever
War Fever There is a fever that seizes this land from time to time and it is the fever of war, a condition that this time seems immune to all known cures, starting with reason, as Daniel Lazare explores. What happens when an unthinkable war meets an unbeatable case of war fever? Thanks to Russia-gate, unsubstantiated […]
Ukraine’s NATO Bid Risks Even Worse U.S.-Russia Ties
Ukraine’s NATO Bid Risks Even Worse U.S.-Russia Ties Ukraine has made new moves towards joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which would cross a Russian “red line” and further deteriorate U.S.-Russia relations, argues Will Porter. It’s been four years since the hectic “Euromaidan” protest movement culminated in a coup that deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. […]
Do U.S. Oligarchs Exist? Not in Mainstream Media
Do U.S. Oligarchs Exist? Not in Mainstream Media We hear incessantly about Russian oligarchs. But do they also exist in the United States? You wouldn’t know it by watching cable news, says Jeff Cohen. TV news shows are good at getting viewers riled up. Day and night, I hear the anchors on CNN and MSNBC […]
