For the US Military, the World Is Not Enough

Somewhere, I don’t remember where, I came across a humorous variant of Newton’s three laws of motion, proposing a fourth law, as follows:“Newton’s Fourth Law: Don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit.”Imagine if the U.S. government/military had followed this...

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The Victims of Iran Sanctions

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Iranians’ access to medicine is being choked off by the Trump administration’s illegitimate reimposition of sanctions:The number of European and Iranian banks conducting such transactions has dwindled,...

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Progress or Failure in North Korea?

In this same week the New York Times asserted North Korea is engaged in a “great deception” over its nuclear forces, South Korean unification minister Cho Myoung Gyon is visiting the United States with plans to meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a Member of...

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Saudi Arabia and the Canadian Arms Lobby

One has to admire the Canadian government’s manipulation of the media regarding its relationship with Saudi Arabia. Despite being partners with the Kingdom’s international crimes, the Liberals have managed to convince some gullible folks they are challenging Riyadh’s...

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Counting the Real Costs of the War on Yemen

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The fighting in Yemen has killed at least 57,000 people, and the real death toll is likely much higher:The database gives an indication of the scope of the disaster wreaked in Yemen by nearly four years of civil war. At...

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