Lobbying and renewed fear of Russia have softened up the U.S. for Northrop Grumman’s budgetary kill with its new bomber.
U.S. Air Force Using Putin to Justify Trillion-Dollar Bomber
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U.S. and Saudi Arabia: A Toxic Alliance
As with Saudi Arabia, the U.S. has long kept bad company: the Shah of Iran, Pinochet, the Greek Colonels, the contras.
Did Hillary Clinton Delegate Too Much as Secretary of State?
Hillary Clinton’s delegation of duties as secretary of state stands in direct opposition to John Kerry and his hands-on management.
In Foreign Policy, Nature May Love a Vacuum
No, it’s not U.S. reluctance to go all in against Syria that has created a vacuum in its foreign policy for Russia to fill.
Pakistan Slowly Becoming Less Bellicose
Pakistan is beginning to make concessions on nuclear weapons and redirect some of its national security from India to Islamist militants.
Was Abbottabad the Result of U.S. Intelligence or Wasn’t It?
A New York Times account is sympathetic to Seymour Hersh’s revisionist history about the raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.
Haaretz Journalist Gideon Levy Reviled at New York BDS Appearance
The American right is shelling out millions upon millions of dollars to counter the BDS movement.
U.S. Default Position on Foreign Policy Is Deeply Cynical
Peace is for dreamers and supporting despotic regimes is SOP.
Does a State’s Possession of Nuclear Weapons Justify Humanitarian Intervention?
The possession of nuclear weapons by a state — any state — violates the social contract.
Like Everything Else, Alternative Energy Requires Cheap Oil
Ironically, alternative energy needs oil to replace oil.