The American Empire faced downsizing in the 1990s after the Warsaw Pact disbanded and Soviets troops withdrew home. American politicians demanded a reduction in military spending and the closure of most military bases in Europe. The solution was to start a war in...
US Claim of ‘Russian Bounty’ Plot in Afghanistan Is Dubious and Dangerous
Multiple US media outlets, citing anonymous intelligence officials, are claiming that Russia offered bounties to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan, and that President Trump has taken no action. Others are contesting that claim. “Officials said there was disagreement...
Scott Horton Interviewed by David Gornoski About the NY Times Story on Afghanistan Russian Bounties
Florida radio host David Gornoski interviewed Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Horton on Tuesday about the latest allegations claiming Russia has placed bounties on the heads of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The Iran Obsession Has Isolated the US
From The American Conservative:Mike Pompeo delivered an embarrassing, clownish performance at the UN on Tuesday, and his attempt to gain support for an open-ended conventional arms embargo on Iran was rejected the rest of the old P5+1:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Russiagate’s Last Gasp
On Friday The New York Times featured a report based on anonymous intelligence officials that the Russians were paying bounties to have U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan with President Donald Trump refusing to do anything about it. The flurry of Establishment media...
Criminal Roots of Kosovo Further Exposed by Thaçi’s Indictment in The Hague
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was due to meet Kosovo leader Hashim Thaçi on Saturday at the White House. This was at the behest of US envoy for Kosovo-Serbia negotiations, Richard Grenell, after his much-publicized success in organizing the...
What Do Americans Know – and Want To Know – About Palestine?
The Palestinians have continued to refuse to just simply sit down and enter into negotiation based on President Trump’s Vision for Peace there. ~ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, May 20, Remarks to the PressPompeo was responding to a two-part question: Could he...
UN Reporting on Torture of Assange Banned from Corporate Media
Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture, belatedly learned that Julian Assange was being tortured. Meltzer came to realize that he had been misled by the “news” about Assange in the Establishment media, so he did his own investigation.With his findings and...
1 Year Ago: RIP Justin Raimondo
One Year Ago (June 27, 2019), I received the very sad news that my longtime friend Justin Raimondo had died. He had spent the previous two years fighting lung cancer. Justin and I had been political partners for over 40 years, working on many political campaigns and...
Attacking Congressional Oversight To Sell Weapons to War Criminals
From The American Conservative:The Trump administration is considering ending the process of giving Congress informal notification about pending arms sales:While congressional aides were not surprised by the proposed move, which they said the Trump administration has...


