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Donald Trump’s Lack of Critical Thinking Skills with Respect to Russia and Ukraine
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!...
Take the Deal, President Trump
Deal-making is said to be President Trump’s specialty, yet after five rounds of indirect talks with Iran – most recently just days ago – we seem as far away from an agreement as ever. The fifth round ended last Friday with no breakthrough, but at least no breakdown....
Making Palestine Go Away
It has been another exciting week in a world at war where the word “diplomacy” has no meaning and would probably be defined by America’s head of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as a doctrine in which you shoot someone first before he or she can shoot you. In...
Prosperity Or Poverty? House Hands Trump His ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Iranian Diplomats Suspect Trump Using Talks as Instrument of Sabotage
With nuclear negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran’s Reformist government at a standstill, I held two separate, lengthy background conversations in Tehran this past week with a pair of seasoned Iranian diplomats with detailed knowledge of the talks in...
How America Is Being Made Great Again
Perhaps Putin should tell the Russian people and the Russian Army that his interest in resolving the conflict in Ukraine with peace negotiations lies in the possibility that the negotiations could be used to achieve a Great Power Agreement like what he and Lavrov...
Neocons Strangling Iran Talks, Putting A ‘Deal’ In Jeopardy
Trump Calls Putin, the Game Remains the Same
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...
James Comey should be in Prison for Putting a Hit on Donald Trump?
Donald Trump’s presidential administration has made it clear it is an opponent of free speech through its cracking down on individuals and colleges in an effort to silence negative comments about the Israel government. This animosity to free speech was widely reported...
Israel Hits Gaza With Ground Invasion As JD Vance Cancels Tel Aviv Trip
The Magical Mystery Tour That Wasn’t
It has been an interesting few days with the United States renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Persian Gulf while also doubling down on spying directed against Greenland in expectations that it will be acquired as a US territory sometime soon. Meanwhile, some of us who...
Can Trump Slip the Grip of the Neocons?
During the 1988 campaign, George W. Bush came to the Courthouse in Maryville, TN to speak at a rally for his Dad. As we were leaving, I told my friend and later Chief of Staff, Bob Griffitts, “Bob, he is better than his Dad.” When he ran for President in 2000, then...
Is The Neocon Era Finally Over?
Trump Praises ‘Young, Attractive’ President Sharaa, Founder Of Al Qaeda In Syria, Before Qatar Visit
As a last major event while still on the ground in Saudi Arabia, and before embarking for Qatar, President Donald Trump met with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa. This signifies a monumental, historic shift in the entire regional order. We are witnessing...
Will Trump Invade or Bomb Mexico to Win the Drug War?
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iván Archivaldo Guzmán recently evaded capture by Mexican police by using escape tactics that he learned from his father Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The Journal described Iván as “Mexico’s Most...
Neocon Senators Tie Trump’s Hands Before Historic Middle East Trip
Amidst ongoing US/Iran talks on striking a new "Iran Deal" and President Trump's forthcoming visit to the Middle East, neocon Senators Lindsey Graham and Tom Cotton warn him that they will scuttle any peace deal unless they get what they want. Also today: Trump...
What Will Trump Find in the Middle East This Week?
President Trump’s return to the Middle East this week, the first since his first-term 2017 visit, will take place amidst great turmoil. It is a region that bears little resemblance to the Middle East of 2017 and it appears, at least from media reporting this...
Fed Up with Benjamin Netanyahu?
I have in the past speculated that the day might come when President Donald Trump, he of a massive ego, might just become tired of his being manipulated and controlled by America’s Israel Lobby and by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular. I thought,...
With US Backing, Israel Set To Ethnically Cleanse Gaza
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