Have we become a welfare state for the military-industrial complex? In August, 2018, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with overwhelming bi-partisan support. It authorized a whopping $717 BILLION in military expenditures, a...
A shock call from President Trump to head of the "Libyan National Army," Khalifa Hafter, praising him for keeping the oil safe in eastern Libya, has upended US policy. Now the US supports both the UN-appointed government in Tripoli and Hafter's forces fighting against...
After the neocons blew up President Trump's February meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un by actually proposing the "Libya scenario," Kim finds himself meeting tomorrow for the first time with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Instead of being pushed around...
On Tuesday April 23rd, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia put to death 37 men on charges of terrorism, in their largest mass execution since 2016. One of the prisoners was crucified after being beheaded. Most of the prisoners were of the Shia minority, and according to...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.CNN reports that Trump may decide to cancel more sanctions waivers, and this time they affect ongoing work to implement provisions of the nuclear deal:President Donald Trump and his advisers are considering revoking...
The liberals are bent on impeaching Trump. Utilitarian electoral calculations are their only considerations.But how to impeach after he just got no-billed by the grand jury on the big collusion plot that never was, and no more than half-assed recommended for future...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton have vowed to strangle Iran and cut off all oil exports. They claim it's because of Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and missiles and its support for terrorism. In a recent speech at Texas...
President Donald Trump’s recent veto of a bipartisan resolution to force an end to American military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen reminds me of some words by V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidadian author. In his book “A Bend in the River,” Naipaul says, “The...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The New York Times reports more on Trump’s sudden about-face in Libya:The policy reversal came as a surprise in part because Mr. Hifter’s forces also appear to be losing ground. His promises of a quick victory...
Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Horton is reading, analyzing, and blogging his findings on the Mueller Report. Check it out over at the Libertarian Institute site.
