After nearly 14 years of US military action in Iraq, significant parts of the country remain occupied by an ISIS that did not exist before the 2013 US "liberation." The occupation that followed the 2013 US invasion of Iraq fueled the resentment that led to the rise of...
Trump’s Foreign Policy: The Good and the Bad in His First 30 Days
Below are foreign policy highlights and lowlights from the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency.THE GOODTrump said: "Russia … this is fake news put out by the media ... I'm here today to tell you the whole Russian thing, that's a ruse.""It's going to be...
The Cancer of War: US Used Depleted Uranium in Syria
Despite vowing not to use depleted uranium (DU) weapons in its military action in Syria, the US government has now admitted that it has fired thousands of the deadly rounds into Syrian territory. As Foreign Policy Magazine reports: US Central Command (CENTCOM)...
Col. Ann Wright: Why I Support Tulsi Gabbard Going to Syria
I served my country for 29 years in the U.S. Army/ Army Reserves and retired as a colonel. I also served 16 years in the U.S. diplomatic corps in U.S. Embassies in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan and Mongolia....
Is The Intelligence Community At War With Trump? Ron Paul Talks With Phil Giraldi
It looks like open warfare between the 60,000 member US intelligence community and their boss, President Donald Trump. According to numerous (non-sourced) articles recently, the nation's intelligence officers are not even giving their president a full briefing out of...
Kucinich Pins Flynn Leak on Intel Community, Warns of Another Cold War
During an interview on the FOX Business Network’s Mornings with Maria, former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said the intelligence community was responsible for leaking information that Trump’s national security advisor, Mike Flynn, had secretly...
Gen. Flynn Out At NSC – Ron Paul on Winners and Losers
Did the CIA conspire to undermine President Trump's National Security Advisor, Gen. Michael Flynn, by leaking information about a phone call Gen. Flynn had with the Russian ambassador after Trump was the president-elect? The phone call was intercepted by the...
Let’s Play Journalism, and Make Fake News
This journalism thingie has gotten so easy, anyone can do it. Let’s play make the fake news funtime!The elderly may remember the Old Journalism. Back in BT (Before Trump) journalists in mainstream outlets had to gather facts (i.e., true things) from sources (people...
US Customs To Solve Terrorism by Asking Tourists for Their Social Media Accounts
The United States government seems to have a real thing for social media and terrorism, stoutly believing if only they could “take out” Twitter the global jihadi movement would collapse. Or something like that. Maybe it’s Instagram?Social Media vs....
Peter Van Buren: Can’t Judge Fake News in the Dark
This isn’t about Trump. It’s about judging the media, whoever and whatever they report on. It is about reading critically when so much out there is just simply inaccurate. Not maybe inaccurate, pure dead solid perfect stupid. So don’t call me a...


