Trump arrived in Washington as a New York property man unfamiliar with the permanent DC establishment, but determined to make deals where others dare not go. Chaos was the result.
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Tag: John Bolton
WATCH: Yanis Varoufakis Debate John Bolton
The former Greek finance minister and the ex-U.S. national security adviser engaged in a tense standoff in the 2020 Holberg Debate on whether global stability is possible.
The Impossible Dream
The former national security adviser reveals a national goal that is simple and blunt: American dominance of the world, writes Michael Brenner.
BOUNTYGATE: Scapegoating Systemic Military Failure in Afghanistan
The story of the alleged “bounty scheme” grew up in the context of top U.S. brass blaming Russia for America’s defeat in Afghanistan, says Scott Ritter.
LEE CAMP: Connecting the Dates – US Media Used To Stop The ‘Threat’ of Peace
Peace seems to have exceedingly, ridiculously, laughably bad timing, this latest time in Afghanistan, says Lee Camp.
Bolton Weaves a Tall Tale in His Venezuela Chapter
Four major sanctions over 10 months that crippled the Venezuelan economy are hardly indicative of an administration that, in Bolton’s words “vacillated and wobbled,” writes Leonardo Flores.
Bolton’s Memoir Undercuts Hype as Impeachment’s Would-Be Star Witness
Aaron Maté reports on John Bolton’s controversial new book and finds that Bolton would have had little evidence to present had he testified at Trump’s impeachment hearing.
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘The Pathology of John Bolton’ — May 23, 2019
This is the 10th story in our series looking back on a quarter century of journalism by Consortium News.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Bolton’s Book Is Good to Go
You don’t have to like the former national security adviser to see why his book, after surviving top-security clearance, should be published.
VIPS MEMO: To the President—Avoid Hostilities Over Iranian Fuel Shipment to Venezuela
The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) urges Donald Trump to avoid the slippery slope toward armed conflict as an Iranian oil tanker nears Venezuela on Sunday.