Michael T. Klare says the Pentagon is spoiling for a fight, but with China, not Iran.
Category: Foreign Policy
Congress Angered by ‘Escalated’ Ballistic Missile Program Amid Concern of a Saudi Nuke
Rather than preventing ballistic missile proliferation in the region, the U.S. seems more intent on seeing Saudi Arabia strengthen its military muscle against Iran, explains Giorgio Cafiero.
What the Latest Secret Government File Says About UK Middle East Policy
Mark Curtis details why a 1941 document might still be so sensitive in 2019 that the British government is refusing to release it.
John Bolton’s Absurd ‘Troika Tyranny’
The real tyrants are U.S. allies in the Middle East (not Venezuela, Cuba or Nicaragua), writes Danny Sjursen.
US ‘Emergency’ Arms Sales
The UN held a session that highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Yemen last week and the next day the White House announced a large weapons sale to the Saudi-led coalition, Thalif Deen reports.
The Real Bob Mueller
Robert Mueller Wednesday implied he would have indicted Donald Trump if he could have, resurrecting his saint-like status among Democrats who will now likely go for impeachment. But who is the real Bob Mueller? Ex-FBI official Coleen Rowley explained on…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US-China Decoupling
The long, dense economic relationship appears to have passed its peak, writes Patrick Lawrence.
Iran Tensions Are Reason to Revoke ‘9/11 AUMF’
A House committee voted Tuesday to end the emergency war powers that Congress gave the presidency after 9/11. Inder Comar says it’s urgent to complete that repeal process.
The Pathology of John Bolton
John Bolton has been saying for years he wants the Iranian government overthrown, and now he’s made his move. But this time he may have gone too far, writes Joe Lauria.
A ‘Just Transition’ from Fossil Fuels
All agree that there are no jobs on a dead planet, writes Linda Flood. But the road to fewer emissions is full of opinions.