News portals in Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe were quick to pick up a feature item today on NBCNews.com entitled “Former U.S. officials have held secret Ukraine talks with prominent Russians.” The subtitle goes on: “The aim of the discussions is to...
Ben & Jerry’s Co-founder Arrested for Protesting US Government’s Prosecution of WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange
Washington, D.C. - Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, and Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK, have been arrested for blocking the entrance to the Department of Justice. Cohen and Evans arrived in Washington, D.C. to protest the US government’s prosecution of...
UK Talks Tough on War With Russia… But It Doesn’t Have Any Tanks!
From today's Ron Paul Liberty Report: Through the Russia/Ukraine crisis the UK government has been among the most bellicose in urging Ukraine to fight Russia to the last man. UK politicians openly talk about being "at war" with Russia. But yesterday Admiral Sir Tony...
Conflicts of Interest: Zelensky Cancels Elections
On COI #440, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the latest news from Russia, North Korea and Israel. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Vivek Ramaswamy Endorses ‘Defend the Guard Act’
(Boise, Idaho) - At the annual Porcupine Freedom Festival in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy endorsed passage of the Defend the Guard Act. This is a state-level bill which would prohibit the deployment of National Guard units into...
Video: John Mearsheimer on US Power and the Darkness Ahead for Ukraine
From System Update with Glenn Greenwald: Glenn Greenwald interviews foreign policy expert John Mearsheimer on US Power and the Darkness Ahead for Ukraine. Below are two versions, a 20-minute highlight clip, followed by the full 1-hour and 45-minute interview:
The Global War on Terrorism
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission.There's an important point about America’s Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) that people often miss.When the Bush/Cheney administration announced the GWOT after 9/11, I think nearly all Americans assumed that...
Conflicts of Interest: NATO Sees Opportunity After Wagner Insurrection
On COI #439, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Ukraine and Russia. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Embrace the ‘Nuance’ of Nuclear Weapons
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission.I get email notices for Aether, a professional journal for “strategic airpower & spacepower,” and the lead article on the cover caught my eye:A Tactical Nuclear Mindset: Deterring with Conventional Apples...
Freudian Slips on Wars?
On May 18, 2022, former President George W. Bush said in a speech: “The decision of one man to launch a brutal and unjustified war in Iraq…I mean Ukraine.”Wednesday, President Joe Biden, who as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee greased...


