President Trump got excited over a Saudi-Israeli scheme to combat Iran, but Trump’s cooperation with Russian President Putin on Syria goes in a profoundly different direction, as ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke explains.
Ten Problems with Anti-Russian Obsession
The Syrian Test of Trump-Putin Accord
Risk of Unleashing ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
Hiding US Lies About Libyan Invasion
Exclusive: In 2016, when a British parliamentary report demolished the excuse for the U.S. and its allies invading Libya in 2011, it should have been big news, but the U.S. mainstream media looked the other way, reports Joe Lauria.
Macron Cracks Down on French Liberty
Exclusive: The youthful new French President Macron is getting rave press reviews, with little attention to his clampdown on public liberty under the guise of fighting terrorism, reports Jonathan Marshall.
MSM, Still Living in Propaganda-ville
The Democrats’ Russia-gate Obsession
National Democrats are so wedded to the Russia-gate strategy for destroying President Trump politically that they are willing to risk destruction of the planet in a nuclear war, explains Norman Solomon.
The Fight over Mexican-American Books
Mythical Powers of a Memorial Wall
America, like other countries, surrounds itself with myths about the founding and reasons for wars, all the better to control the population and justify government actions, explains Lawrence Davidson.
Trump Lowers US Standing in the World
Grim Lessons from a Faraway War
Exclusive: At a key juncture of the Vietnam War, the Battle of Hue shocked Americans with scenes of brutal urban warfare, offering lessons that reverberate to the present, reflects Don North in reviewing a book by Mark Bowden.
The Price of America’s Endless Wars
Russia-China Tandem Shifts Global Power
The Democratic Party’s Deadly Dead-End
Playing Chicken with Nuclear Annihilation
Much of Official Washington wants to escalate the confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia, ignoring the terrifying reality that this game of chicken could end life on the planet, as Norman Solomon observes.
Foisting Blame for Cyber-hacking on Russia
Pursuing Hard Truths in Syria
A U.N. agency says it found sarin in victims of an April 4 attack in Syria, but lack of a plausible weapon and unreliability of pro-rebel witnesses make the pursuit of truth difficult, says WMD expert Scott Ritter at The…
What Trump Can Expect from Putin
Trump Takes Aim at Energy R&D Funds
Exclusive: While boasting of his plans for “American energy dominance,” President Trump is slashing key research projects and ceding much of the renewable energy market to China, notes Jonathan Marshall.