The much anticipated phone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin took place on Tuesday, as expected. There was quite a bit of propaganda flack flying about prior to the call… for example, the Ukrainians told the NY Times that Trump was going...
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Beware the Ides of March — Are Trump and Netanyahu, Acting in Tandem, Committing Political Suicide?
by Larry C. Johnson | Mar 18, 2025 | Featured Articles
“Beware the Ides of March” is a famous warning from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. This day, March 15, marked the midpoint of the month and was significant because it was the day Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE. March 15 marked the day...
More Empty Threats from Donald Trump?
by Larry C. Johnson | Mar 6, 2025 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Trump’s act is starting to wear thin. He tried this same gambit a month ago and, despite what appeared to be a genuine threat, he did nothing. I think the latest dire threat is to divert attention from the fact that Mr. Witkoff is in Doha, Qatar talking directly to...

Trump and Europe Fail to Realize that Russia Has a Vote
by Larry C. Johnson | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured Articles
I think Trump is sincere in wanting to broker a peace deal with Russia, but I do not think he has grasped the fact that Russia has no desire to end the war with Ukraine until it is defeated, along with NATO, or the United States accepts the conditions President Putin...

Will Donald Trump Punish the UK for its Meddling in Two US Presidential Elections?
by Larry C. Johnson | Feb 17, 2025 | Featured Articles
Ok. Sorry for the lengthy article, but the substance is important. If the Brits are laboring under the fantasy that they enjoy a special relationship with the United States, it is time for my British cousins to wake up. My thesis is simple: Donald Trump and...

Gaza on the Riviera Going Nowhere
by Larry C. Johnson | Feb 12, 2025 | Featured Articles
Well, I was wrong again. I thought that Donald Trump’s scheme to take control of Gaza and send the Palestinians to some great, new homes in Egypt and Jordan was just a negotiating ploy. Nope. He is serious about it and persists insisting that it is a great idea and...
Putin Dumps Bucket of Reality-Cold Water on Trump
by Larry C. Johnson | Feb 11, 2025 | Featured Articles
The diplomatic tango between Washington and Moscow is underway, but Trump’s promise to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine on Trump’s terms appears more unlikely with each passing day. Prior to the conversation between the two leaders during the last four days,...
Donald Trump’s Gaza Mirage
by Larry C. Johnson | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured Articles
I owe Danny Davis an apology. I speculated during our conversation today that one possible explanation for Trump’s recent rant declaring that the Palestinians of Gaza would be relocated to Egypt, Jordan or some other countries was simply a negotiating ploy. I opined...
Did Trump Halt Aid to Ukraine?
by Larry C. Johnson | Jan 25, 2025 | Featured Articles
Yesterday, there were a number of “headlines” in the US media claiming all foreign aid was stopped—except for Israel and Egypt. But the Pentagon weighed in today denying that it affects Ukraine: “A Pentagon official confirmed that Trump’s executive order freezing...
Russian Casualties and the Russian Economy — A Memo for President Donald Trump
by Larry C. Johnson | Jan 24, 2025 | Featured Articles
Mr. President, I believe that the CIA is providing you inaccurate, false intelligence about Russia’s casualties and the condition of its economy. If you hope to realize your goal of opening negotiations with President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war in...
When it Comes to Terrorism, Israel Beats Hamas
by Larry C. Johnson | Jan 20, 2025 | Featured Articles
Judge Napolitano asked me a pertinent question today: Why are the persons released by Hamas referred to as hostages and the persons released by Israel as prisoners? I think the answer is simple: Israel and its supporters in the Western media control the...
Russia’s Defeat of Ukraine’s Army Limits Trump’s Options for a Negotiated Settlement
by Larry C. Johnson | Jan 15, 2025 | Featured Articles
Russian war correspondent, Marat Khairullin, has posted a terrific summary about the current status of Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. He writes: Victory is already in sight. Ukraine has lost the war. This is not even an axiom, but a ready,...
Defining the Deep State
by Larry C. Johnson | Jan 11, 2025 | Featured Articles
The phrase, Deep State, is now a staple of political vocabulary, but people who have not worked in the Washington bureaucracies, especially those tied to national security and intelligence, may not appreciate the meaning. I will try to define it for you. What I...
Ukraine Did It the American Way and is Paying a Terrible Price
by Larry C. Johnson | Dec 30, 2024 | Featured Articles
Drawing on Dr. Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, the West is slowly coming to grips with the reality that Ukraine is a lost cause and moving through the five-stage grief cycle. Until recently, US pundits and policymakers were firmly planted in the...
Ukraine and Syria, A Western Plan Goes Awry
by Larry C. Johnson | Dec 16, 2024 | Featured Articles
Triumphant rhetoric in the corridors of Washington, DC celebrating the collapse of the Syrian government as a major victory over Russia is both foolish and short-sighted. I will explain. Let’s start with the situation in Ukraine. There is a growing atmosphere of...
Has Trump Derailed a Deep State Plot to Attack Iran?
by Larry C. Johnson | Nov 16, 2024 | Featured Articles
I believe that the FBI’s announcement on November 8 — three days after Trump’s victory — of an alleged Iranian plot to kill an Iranian American journalist was part of an intelligence information operation to manufacture a casus belli to attack Iran. I wrote...
The Bogus Iranian Assassination Plot
by Larry C. Johnson | Nov 15, 2024 | Featured Articles
My chat with Tom Luongo, author of Gold, Goats N’ Guns, is posted at the end of this piece and is sparking some controversy and anger over a brief comment Tom made with respect to the Palestinians and Iran. While I don’t agree with him, I still find him a very...
Is Trump Trolling the Democrats and RINOS?
by Larry C. Johnson | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured Articles
I know there is a lot of angst and pearl-clutching in response to Trump’s nominations of so many ardent Zionist-supporters to his Administration. Yet, not a single one of the nominees has a blood relationship with Israel. Not one holds or has held Israeli citizenship....
What is Donald Trump Doing?
by Larry C. Johnson | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured Articles
Let me state up front that I am no “Trump fan-boy.” But I am sure that what I am about to write will lead some of you to accuse me of that. So be it. When you listen to my interview earlier today with Danny Davis, I was quite disturbed by the news (still unconfirmed)...
Russia Keeps Rolling Forward While Iran Contemplates Retaliation Against Israel
by Larry C. Johnson | Oct 30, 2024 | Featured Articles
espite my hope that Iran would “take a win” in repelling most of the Israeli cruise missiles launched on Saturday against Iranian military targets, it appears that Iran will hit back in the near future. I base that conclusion on these two recent statements from...
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