Despite Official Washington’s annoyance, the Russian involvement in Syria could work in favor of U.S. national interests by adding forces experienced in dealing with Islamic extremists and capable of restoring some stability, a prerequisite for a political settlement, writes ex-CIA…
Category: Human Rights
US Confusion over the Syrian War
Donald Trump’s Nativist Impulse
The anti-immigrant focus of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reminds historian Bernard A. Weisberger of shameful past eras that conflict with America’s self-image as a place of refuge for people from many lands.
US Intel Vets Decry CIA’s Use of Torture
Who’s to Blame for Syria Mess? Putin!
US War Theories Target Dissenters
Exclusive: In the Orwellian world of Official Washington, the U.S. government is now wedded to the theory of “information warfare,” meaning that Americans who challenge national security policy may be treated as “unprivileged belligerents” under the new Law of War doctrine, retired…
Ellsberg Seeks Justice for Vanunu
‘Regime Change’ Strategy Spreads Chaos
On Syria, Incoherence Squared
![](https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/saudiss-04-300x200-150x150.jpg)
Exclusive: In the up-is-down world of Official Washington, everyone condemns Russia for aiding Syria’s internationally recognized government but stays mum on Saudi Arabia and other U.S. “allies” arming Al Qaeda and various terrorists fighting the Syrian government, an incoherence examined by Daniel…