The FBI’s arrest is just the latest example of “blowback,” when U.S. support for extremist foreign proxies fuels violent terrorism back at home, reports Ben Norton.
Category: U.S.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Houthi Rebels are the Saudis’ Problem
Given the nature of the U.S.-Saudi relationship, which I witnessed firsthand, Trump has no reason to do Riyadh’s bidding in Iran.
The Plan to Trip Up Trump
Daniel Lazare analyzes the Justice Department’s recent report about former FBI Director James Comey.
‘Planet So Small We Must Live in Peace’
Ann Wright reports on her citizen-to-citizen trip to Russia. Everywhere, including in Siberia, memories of World War II are still fresh.
Biden’s Brain Is Swiss Cheese and It’s Creepy We’re Not Talking About It
Supporters of the Democratic frontrunner would be happy to have his unelected, unaccountable handlers run the country, says Caitlin Johnstone.
Biden Taking Iraq Lies to the Max
Sam Husseini goes over the presidential contender’s tracks, finding that he supported the war while trying to evade responsibility for it.
The World’s Most Important Political Prisoner
The U.K.’s imprisonment of Julian Assange sets an example for authoritarian regimes to follow in their treatment of dissidents worldwide, writes Craig Murray.
The Devolution of US-Russia Relations
A retired Australian diplomat who served in Moscow dissects the emergence of the new Cold War and its dire consequences.
My Brush with the FBI
Thomas Haines, in this excerpt from his new book, recalls how advice from a civil liberties lawyer saved him from entrapment during the Cold War.
