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Was MAHA Too Good to Last in the Trump Administration?
Donald Trump’s presidential administration has been a big disappointment in several major areas, including the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) prospect of reducing government spending and the America First prospect of the United States government pursuing a...
Here Goes Washington To War Again…Because It’s Still Empire First
Here they go again—the war drums on the Potomac are beating so loudly for war against Iran that the CIA stenographers at the NYT have now confidently announced that the next attack will commence this weekend. And yet and yet. Why? The overwhelming fact of life in the...
With Shaky Reasoning, Trump Weighs Limited Initial Strike On Iran To Force A Deal
Having amassed the heaviest US air power in the Middle East since the disastrous 2003 Iraq invasion, President Trump is now considering an initial, limited strike on Iran to force it to bow to the maximalist demands of Israel and the United...
Trump’s Son Invests In Israeli ‘Low Cost-Per-Kill’ Drone Company
Grand Jury Refuses to Support Trump Administration’s Absurd Effort to Indict Congress Members
Grand juries in America, operating under rules heavily titled toward prosecutors, tend to acquiesce to just about all requests for indictments. Thus, it is quipped on occasion that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. Grand juries have largely failed to live up...
Does Netanyahu’s Upcoming Visit With Trump Signal a US Attack on Iran?
Pressure is building on Donald Trump to attack Iran. Besides the US carrier strike group that is positioned in the Arabian Sea south of Iran, the US is marshaling a significant number of air assets — primarily F-35s — in the region. More worrisome is that Israel’s...
Showdown? US/Iran Talks Set For Tomorrow
Gaza Reconstruction; Ukraine Reconstruction – ‘It’s All Business’
Over the past two weeks, two important messages were conveyed to Iran, both of which were rejected. One came from the US and the other from Israel. The former was: “We [the US] will carry out a limited attack and you should accept it; or at least, give only a symbolic...
Showdown
For several years now I have been making the argument that, because American military power is so widely dispersed and diluted across the planet, the only way the United States could concentrate sufficient forces to prosecute a war against one of its three major power...
White House Ignores Congress -Hands More Weapons To Israelis & Saudis
Will He, or Won’t He?
For the past month, Americans have been wondering whether President Trump will attack Iran, or whether the massive military build-up in the Middle East is just another bluff. President Trump claims that the decision is his alone to make. Thus far, President Trump has...
No one is ready for what’s happening to the US Dollar! It’s going to be catastrophic – w/RPI’s Daniel McAdams
Congress has unveiled yet another last-minute spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would begin in February. The package weighs in at roughly $1.7 trillion, fully funding the federal government through the end of September. It’s a massive omnibus that...
Arctic Craziness
What ever happened to the Epstein scandal? Gone. Out of sight. Hey presto, vanished by the wave of a magic wand. It seems that Master Illusionist Donald Trump has dodged this lethal bullet – at least for the time being. Trump’s Invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping its...
Greenland or Bust
Greenland or bust. Who would have thought Donald Trump’s drive to acquire Greenland would become a defining issue for the Global North and the trans-Atlantic alliance. Who would have thought the so-called rules-based western order would come to an end over the...
Deciphering Trump’s ‘Externalised Internal Thinking’ on Iran
To understand the background to events in Iran today, we need to retrace what I quoted US commentator & Trump biographer Michael Wolff saying last July about Trump’s thinking in connection with the impending attacks on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan enrichment...
‘Give Me Greenland!’ – Angry Trump Threatens Europe With Tariffs
President Trump: Peace is Popular
Over the weekend, as a US carrier strike group made its way toward Iran, President Trump told Politico, “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran.” This pro “regime change” statement came just days after the US and Israel-led covert operation to overthrow the...
Trump Wants $1BN Fee From States Seeking To Join Gaza Peace Board
According to a Saturday Bloomberg report, the Trump administration is asking nations interested in holding a permanent seat on a proposed Gaza Strip "Board of Peace" to pledge at least $1 billion in funding. Bloomberg described that US allies and...
Donald Trump, A Responsibility to Protect President
Publicly denouncing war and liberals was a regular part of Donald Trump’s communication in his 2024 presidential campaign. Yet, as president, Trump has been relying on the responsibility to protect idea associated with liberals he would normally ridicule as a basis...
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