Today, January 27th, marks 50 years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords which effectively ended American participation in the Vietnam war. One of the consequences, according to Georgetown University international affairs scholar Charles Kupchan, was that an...
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‘Defend the Guard’ Receives Outstanding Committee Hearing in New Hampshire
by Dan McKnight | Jan 24, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
"I didn't know a lot about the Guard problem until I got involved in this, and the folks from Bring Our Troops Home sent me this very, extremely informative booklet on defending the Guard. And it's now called the Defend the Guard bill." That’s how State Rep. John...
The Duke in the Shining Attack Helicopter
by John Weeks | Jan 23, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
A January 6 CNN headline read, "Prince Harry criticized by UK military figures—and Taliban—after claiming he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan." Dear God, I thought. Had Henry Charles Albert David, aka Prince Harry, succumbed to the type of war zone fabrications made...
Instead of Saving Face, Let’s Save Lives in Ukraine
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Whenever asked about whether the U.S. will change its policy regarding the conflict in Ukraine, to start pushing for Kiev to enter negotiations rather than apparently providing as much money and as many weapons as they ask for, the Biden administration’s refrain has...
Israel Originated Idea for Soleimani Assassination, Claims Ex-Intel Chief
by Dave DeCamp | Jan 11, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Israel’s former military intelligence chief has said Israel convinced the U.S. that Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani posed an “immediate threat” to American soldiers, the same language former President Trump used to justify his assassination at the time, although no...
Netanyahu’s Return to Power: A Prelude to Anti-American Terrorism?
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Jan 10, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power in Israel has ushered in a government more dominated by religious and ultra-nationalist extremists than any ruling coalition in the country’s 74-year history. While that fact has been well-reported, most Americans are oblivious to...
Happy New Year! (The Government Did Not Save Your Life)
by Laurie Calhoun | Jan 9, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
More than 100,000 persons died of narcotics overdoses last year in the United States, in many cases because the street drugs they used were laced with extremely potent fentanyl. If you were among the survivors of a dose of unknown provenance, the reason you are alive...
Will the War Party Wield the Speaker’s Gavel?
by Dan McKnight | Jan 5, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
We’re witnessing a fascinating thing: Congress is actually debating and voting on something. Remarkable! For the first time in a century—and only the second time since the Civil War—the vote for the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has entered...