Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Joe Sestak, a retired admiral and one of the many 2020 Democratic candidates for president, makes a solid case in favor of rejoining the JCPOA and against war with Iran:Having served in the military, I know that...
The 8th International Conference on Cybersecurity has came and went with little fanfare, and with it, any remaining pretense of federal law enforcement’s respect for privacy. In a stunning speech, US Attorney General William Barr renewed the Justice Department’s calls...
Today's appearance of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss his report on Trump Campaign collusion with the Russian government may be a last ditch effort to make the election all about impeachment proceedings against the...
This year's Intelligence Authorization bill contains language drafted by the CIA itself designed to make it a criminal act to reveal the name of undercover agents whether stationed overseas or at home, whether working or retired. The measure is designed – in the CIA's...
On NBC News Saturday, I came across the following, revealing, headline:The U.S. is eager to end its longest war. In interview, Taliban gives little sign it’s ready to change.Aha! The US military is allegedly seeking an end to its Afghan war, but it’s being...
The latest neocon scheme is to push US allies to send warships to join a US-led mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz "free and clear" for shipping. In reality it is a trigger for war. Thus far the US has no takers for this clear escalation. Will Bolton's brigades...
Late in 2011 or early 2012, while on a late night road trip, I was seeking through radio stations and I happened across Mark Levin’s radio show. At the time, I would describe myself as a conservative, maybe even neo-conservative. The 2012 republican primary was just...
The media is reporting today that the US will send 500 troops to Saudi Arabia to confront the Iran "threat" to the region. Just over a decade ago the US pulled its troops out of Saudi Arabia after acknowledging what Bin Laden had said about his motivation for the 9/11...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.See if you can spot the flaw in the Trump administration’s new arms control initiative:President Trump is sending a high-level delegation to meet with Russian counterparts in Geneva this week to pursue an arms...
Turkey's decision to purchase a Russian-made missile defense system has led the Trump Administration to cancel its planned sale of 100 F-35 fighters to Turkey. Also under a 2017 law to punish Russia for "meddling" in US elections, Trump will be obligated to apply...
