The 2022 Military Budget Reveals Unchanged Washington Consensus on War and Fiscal Responsibility
WASHINGTON D.C., September 23rd, 2021. A 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has just passed the House in which…
Category: Foreign Policy
$14 Trillion Spent on “Defense” Since the Start of Afghanistan War — $4.4 Trillion to Arms Firms
PICTURED: The largest honey pot ever. Story at a glance… A Brown University report reveals that of the $14…
Russia U.S. Schedule Arms Control Talks In the Nick of Time as Missiles Continue to be Deployed
MOSCOW, Russia. July 20th, 2021. Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Tuesday that Kremlin and White House officials have scheduled…
Eating Hearts and Chopping Heads: How Did an al-Qaeda Barbarian End Up on PBS Television?
“His name is Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. As a former al-Qaeda leader, the US has a $10 million reward for…
Oil Prices, War in Iraq, Nuclear Confrontation: What’s at Stake in Vienna Iran Deal Talks?
PICTURED: The meeting of the JCPOA resumes in the Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, April 6, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters.…
‘America is Back’ Is Equal To or Greater than ‘Make America Great Again’
WASHINGTON D.C., March 30th, 2021. In the span of two days, any credibility that the United States will commit…
31 Dems Ask Biden to Start Moving Beyond Old Nuclear War Policy
PICTURED: President John J. Kennedy returns to the White House in 1962 alongside an Air Force aide carrying the…
Who Must do What as Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations Stall Before They Begin
TEHRAN, Iran. February 1st, 2021. As the days turn to weeks, Tehran’s back and forth regarding the Biden Administration’s…
Biden Putin Agree to 5-Year Extension of New START the Last Nuclear Weapons Treaty
PICTURED: Presidents Biden and Putin. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/kremlin.ru CC 2.0. and CC 4.0. WASHINGTON D.C. January 26th, 2020.…
Shunning Spies Biden Chooses Experienced Peace-Maker as CIA Director
PICTURED: William Joseph Burns, the new CIA Director, in 2014. As President-elect Joe Biden continues to appoint his cabinet…
Pompeo Begs the Question About Iran-al-Qaeda Connections – Calls Tehran “New Home Base”
WASHINGTON D.C., January 12th, 2021. After being allegedly advised against it, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo announced in a…
The President has Vetoed the 2021 Military Budget Prompting Rare Capitol Hill Standoff
WASHINGTON D.C., December 23rd, 2020. Exercising his presidential veto, President Trump has sent back the National Defense Authorization Act…
Biden May Begin to Normalize Relations With Cuba Worsened Under Trump
December 15th, 2020. Sources close to the Biden transition team have told Bloomberg that the newly-announced President-elect will look…
Rand Paul Attempts to Block NDAA Passage Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Limits
PICTURED: U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaking with attendees at the 2015 Iowa Growth & Opportunity Party. Photo credit: Gage…
Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs
PICTURED: Avril Haines, Joe Biden’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 23rd, 2020. Joe Biden’s nomination…
Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency
President Trump fired his Sec. of Defense, Mark Esper, announcing he would be replaced with former Army Colonel Christopher…
Biden Has a Chance to Correct the Mistakes He Doesn’t Believe He Made in Afghanistan
2020 has been a difficult year for Afghan politics. After negotiations by Zalmay Khalilzad in February on behalf of…
Biden’s Iran Policy Could be Diplomatic Even While Facing Opposition from Democrats in Congress
TEHRAN, Iran. November 7th, 2020. Holding a metaphorical finger to the wind, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on…
As the World Pushes to End the Nuclear Age, Major Nuclear Powers Say No
UNITED NATIONS, New York City, U.S.A. October 22nd, 2020. The United States is issuing letters to nations telling them…
State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond
PICTURED: A CATM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), being mounted on an aircraft in an American airbase on…