The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) invites new Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to consider its advice and offers her a selection of its past memoranda.
VIPS MEMO: To New DNI Tulsi Gabbard
Category: Ukraine
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Musk & the Myth of USAID
Trump Vows to Press King of Jordan on Gaza Cleansing
The U.S. president said he would consider using aid to Jordan and Egypt as leverage to make them take part in the war crime of ethnically cleansing Gaza, reports Joe Lauria.
What DeepSeek Says About Nuland’s Role in Ukraine War
What happens when you ask two Western AI programs and the new Chinese DeepSeek a politically sensitive question? We decided to find out, as Cathy Vogan reports.
LISTEN: The Imperial Presidency
Scott Harris of WPKN 89.5 FM Radio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, interviewed Consortium News’ Editor Joe Lauria about the U.S. Imperial Presidency and Donald Trump.
SCOTT RITTER: Trump’s Doomed Plan for Ukraine
“The Hard Way” — Special Envoy Keith Kellogg’s proposed oil-price manipulations targeting Russia would actually devastate U.S. oil production and the U.S. economy.
Trump’s Homework on Russia
As Donald Trump says he wants to end the war in Ukraine, Edward Lozansky recommends some background reading on the roots of the conflict.
Patrick Lawrence: Trump’s Failures Are America’s Failures
What can Americans learn from these opening days of what looks like a very long four years?
Caitlin Johnstone: Trump Is the Empire Unmasked
The U.S. presidential returnee either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the importance of keeping a polite face on the imperial machine.
Imperial Presidency Marches On
As he was sworn in for a second time, Donald Trump openly declared America to be a territorial empire that would expand, even to Mars, reports Joe Lauria.