Marjorie Cohn calls out the hypocrisy of the U.S. hitting Cuba with new travel restrictions in reprisal for “destabilizing the region.” By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Escalating his policy to economically strangle Cuba, President Donald Trump has imposed new restrictions on travel to…Read more →
There are three good reasons for Iran to go back to the table, says Patrick Lawrence. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Does the Trump administration want to negotiate peaceably with Iran, or is it intent on bringing the…Read more →
Michael T. Klare says the Pentagon is spoiling for a fight, but with China, not Iran. By Michael T. Klare TomDispatch.com The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to…Read more →
Rather than preventing ballistic missile proliferation in the region, the U.S. seems more intent on seeing Saudi Arabia strengthen its military muscle against Iran, explains Giorgio Cafiero. By Giorgio Cafiero Special to Consortium News The U.S. has obtained intelligence that…Read more →
The real tyrants are U.S. allies in the Middle East (not Venezuela, Cuba or Nicaragua), writes Danny Sjursen. By Danny Sjursen TomDispatch.com American foreign policy can be so retro, not to mention absurd. Despite being bogged down in more military…Read more →
Robert Mueller Wednesday implied he would have indicted Donald Trump if he could have, resurrecting his saint-like status among Democrats who will now likely go for impeachment. But who is the real Bob Mueller? Ex-FBI official Coleen Rowley explained on…Read more →
Rachel effing Maddow, the Queen Mother of all tinfoil pussyhat-wearing Russiagate insanity is suddenly supporting Julian Assange after his Espionage Act indictment, as Caitlin Johnstone explains. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Rachel Maddow has aired a segment condemning the new indictment against…Read more →
As’ad AbuKhalil weighs Iran’s position at a dangerous point in U.S. relations, but says the prospects of war are not as high as Gulf regimes and Israel want them to be. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The crisis…Read more →
Jonathan Cook reports on the bind that Netanyahu has created by withholding tax transfers as a reelection tactic. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net We have been here many times before. However, on this occasion even the principal actors understand that the…Read more →
Caitlin Johnstone looks at the latest revelation about a chemical attack in Douma last April that was pinned on Damascus. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com “It is hard to overstate the significance of this revelation,” tweets former British MP George Galloway of a new…Read more →
