The Democrat-controlled House followed the Senate yesterday in passing legislation forbidding the president from withdrawing from NATO and affirming undying US support for the outdated Cold War alliance. Is NATO really about defense? Or is it a jobs program for the...
William J. Astore on Domination and the US Military
Last week while getting new tires, I came across the latest Air Force recruiting brochure. Its first line: “The Air Force dominates the sky with speed, precision and air power.”It’s fascinating to me this emphasis on global domination. During the...
Neocon Chameleons Return As Progressives
The decline and closure of the neocon flagship journal, The Weekly Standard, did not slow the neocons at all. They are back with a new publication funded by a left-wing billionaire, but preaching from the same neocon playbook. Why do neocons continue to change their...
How ‘President Bolton’ Gets His Way
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Associated Press reports on Bolton’s efforts to undo the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria:According to seven administration officials, Bolton’s influence was central to the...
National Commission on Military Service Interim Report Due Wednesday, January 23rd
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) will release an "interim report" this Wednesday, January 23rd, at a press conference from 9-10:30 a.m. EST at the Newseum in Washington, DC.Members of the public can attend the news conference...
Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned to Fall for the Same Old Military Industrial Complex Scams
Camera One, pointed at The Atlantic: America Scrambles to Catch Up With Chinese and Russian Weapons Camera Two, pointed at Wikipedia: The missile gap was the Cold War term used in the US for the perceived superiority of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in...
What a Coincidence! After Syria Attack Will We Have To Stay?
An apparent suicide bombing in Manbij, northern Syria, has taken the life of four US servicemembers and several civilians. ISIS has taken credit for the attack. Neocons cite the attack as proof that we should stay. The rest of us cite the attack as more proof that we...
Congress Can End US Involvement in the War on Yemen
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Guardian reports on the efforts in the House and Senate to cut off U.S. support for the war on Yemen:Congress is expected to make an unprecedented challenge to Donald Trump’s authority to take the US into a...
Ron Paul on the Obama/New York Times Plot To Overthrow Trump
Another "blockbuster" report on Trump's "ties" to Russia has fizzled into nothingness, as the New York Times' piece over the weekend on an FBI counterintelligence investigation opened against the president was riddled with holes and absurdities. What came through loud...
Pompeo At It Again: Calls for Venezuela Coup
While touring the Middle East, including election-free Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for the Venezuelan opposition and armed forces to overthrow the current government under its president Nicolas Maduro. According to Pompeo, a coup is...


