I don’t know why Iran agreed to the ceasefire, but it did. Iranian leaders, in my opinion, are frighteningly naive. Some apparently believe that they can achieve a legitimate negotiated deal with Donald Trump. I suggest the Ayatollah and IRGC commanders read Donald...
Larry C. Johnson
Iran vs the US and Israel — Kabuki Theater on Steroids
by Larry C. Johnson | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured Articles
Any moment now I am expecting John Cleese (a veteran of Monty Python) to jump out of the bushes and announce the creation of the Ministry of Silly Wars, with Donald Trump as the deranged leader. For you youngsters out there, Monty Python’s skit, The Ministry of Silly...
World War III Update
by Larry C. Johnson | Jun 20, 2025 | Featured Articles
Here is my prediction… Donald Trump will change his mind at least three times in the next three days. Trump did nothing to calm fears that he has lost touch with reality when his press secretary, Ms. Leavitt, announced that Trump would make the decision on US...
Donald Trump Doubles Down on Crazy
by Larry C. Johnson | Jun 17, 2025 | Featured Articles
Clean up in aisle five. Someone needs to tackle Donald Trump and confiscate his phone. He should not be allowed to post on Truth Social until some adult with a measure of common sense has a chance to review prospective Trump posts. Roughly sixteen million...
The Silver Lining in the Dark War Cloud Over Iran
by Larry C. Johnson | Jun 14, 2025 | Featured Articles
Israel’s unjustified and unprovoked attack on Iran early Friday morning, marks the full-on start of a war that is likely to change the face of the region. I mince no words… this is war. But there is a silver lining of sorts — with Israel having to use its air...

Donald Trump’s Lack of Critical Thinking Skills with Respect to Russia and Ukraine
by Larry C. Johnson | May 27, 2025 | Featured Articles
Donald Trump grabbed headlines on Monday with his Sunday outburst directed primarily at Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Here’s his rant: I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!...

Decision Day in Rome
by Larry C. Johnson | May 23, 2025 | Featured Articles
On the eve of Iran’s meeting in Rome on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, summarized the situation quite succinctly… accept Iran’s offer to not build nuclear weapons or there is no deal. I do not think this is hyperbole or posturing. I believe it...
Trump Calls Putin, the Game Remains the Same
by Larry C. Johnson | May 20, 2025 | Featured Articles
Donald Trump is refusing to follow the Zelensky/European script for trapping Russia. The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Poland made a desperate effort to get Trump to demand to Russia accept an unconditional, 30-day ceasefire, or face a new round...
US is Flummoxed by Yemen
by Larry C. Johnson | May 1, 2025 | Featured Articles
I almost don’t know what to say about Pete Hegseth’s social media post (see above). It is juvenile, counterproductive and dangerous. During my time living in Central America, I learned a very important piece of wisdom… i.e., The fish dies by its mouth. We need a...
The Road to War in Ukraine — The History of NATO and US Military Exercises With Ukraine — Part 2
by Larry C. Johnson | Apr 28, 2025 | Featured Articles
(Read part 1 here) The decade of 2000 marked the start of Ukraine becoming a de facto member of NATO. It not only participated in all of the main exercises, but it hosted many. In fact, between 2000 and 2010, Ukraine is ranked in the top six of countries that hosted a...
The Road to War in Ukraine — The History of NATO and US Military Exercises With Ukraine — Part 1
by Larry C. Johnson | Apr 26, 2025 | Featured Articles
This is the first of a three-part series on the history of NATO and US European Command military exercises with Ukraine. This shows how the West, acting like a camel, slipped its big nose under the Ukrainian tent as part of a long-term strategy to defeat Russia. While...
Donald Trump is Making the Case for BRICS
by Larry C. Johnson | Apr 10, 2025 | Featured Articles
The boys and girls on Wall Street heaved a big sign of relief yesterday, with the stock market making historic gains, a welcome respite for the losses of the preceding days, when Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause in the severe tariffs, opting only to impose a 10%...
Attack Yemen? Yeah, I Warned you, Mr. Trump
by Larry C. Johnson | Apr 7, 2025 | Featured Articles
What surprises me is that many in Washington, DC and media are surprised by the failure of the latest phase of Operation Prosperity Guardian to quell the Houthis. As Homer Simpson is prone to say, “Doh!” Here’s the latest from CNN: US air strikes in Yemen...
General Cavoli’s Schizophrenia on Ukraine
by Larry C. Johnson | Apr 4, 2025 | Featured Articles
The Commander of US forces in Europe (aka USEUCOM), General Chris Cavoli, was on Capitol Hill today testifying before the Senate Armed Services committee. His opening statement is a remarkable mix of candor, fantasy and pure unadulterated male bovine...
It Wasn’t a Leak, It was a Devious ‘Charlie Foxtrot’
by Larry C. Johnson | Mar 26, 2025 | Featured Articles
Charlie Foxtrot is a polite euphemism for a crude military term — Clusterfu*k. That describes the first scandal of the Trump Administration. Somehow, whether deliberate or accidentally, a Zionist journalist by the name of Jeffrey Goldberg was added to...
Putin Gives Trump a Meaningless Concession, But Sticks to June 2024 Position
by Larry C. Johnson | Mar 19, 2025 | Featured Articles
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...
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...
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