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An End to the World as We Know It?

Congress and the White House compete in year-end stupidity sweepstakes

Philip Giraldi • December 24, 2019

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At the end of the nineteenth century, Lord Palmerston stated what he thought was obvious, that “England has no eternal friends, England has no perpetual enemies, England has only eternal and perpetual interests.” Palmerston was saying that national interests should drive the relationships with foreigners. A nation will have amicable relations most of the time... Read More

Are There Israelis in the U.S. Government?

Sigal Mandelker refuses to say but resigns anyway

Philip Giraldi • October 8, 2019

• 1,900 Words • 393 Comments • Reply

Given Israel’s clearly demonstrated ability to manipulate and manage American government at all levels, there is inevitably considerable speculation about the presence of actual Israeli citizens in the federal and state bureaucracies. Very often, lists that appear on the internet focus on Jewish legislators, but in reality, few of them are likely to have Israeli... Read More

US Sanctions, Baffled Russians, Hot Air and History

The Saker • February 2, 2018

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So, finally, the suspense is over. Kind of. The US Treasury has finally released the list of Russian entities and individuals which could (conditionally!) be sanctioned by the US Treasury in compliance with the H.R.3364 - Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. These two short excerpt from the report show why I say "could": and... Read More

The Rich Also Cry

Israel Shamir • January 26, 2018

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While you have probably already forgotten the feast, Russia is only now slowly coming back to life after its overlong Christmas break completed on January 14 by the quaintly named Old New Year, or even perhaps by the Epiphany on January 19. Everybody went somewhere, even candidates for the presidential race coming in on March... Read More

It’s Time We Saw Sanctions for What They Really Are – War Crimes

Patrick Cockburn • January 19, 2018

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The first pathetic pieces of wreckage of North Korean fishing boats known as “ghost ships” to be found this year are washing up on the coast of northern Japan. These are the storm-battered remains of fragile wooden boats with unreliable engines in which North Korean fishermen go far out to sea in the middle of... Read More

Collateral Damage

U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Strike Western European Allies

Diana Johnstone • July 28, 2017

• 1,600 Words • 74 Comments • Reply

Do they know what they are doing? When the U.S. Congress adopts draconian sanctions aimed mainly at disempowering President Trump and ruling out any move to improve relations with Russia, do they realize that the measures amount to a declaration of economic war against their dear European “friends”? Whether they know or not, they obviously... Read More

Killing by Sanctions

Philip Giraldi • February 23, 2016

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While Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, who is currently advising presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, famously said that the estimated 500,000 children who died as a result of U.S. sanctions on Iraq was “worth it.” It was, perhaps, a rare moment of candor from a politician, an admission that Washington is willing to support ostensibly non-lethal... Read More

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9/11 Was an Israeli Job

How America was neoconned into World War IV

Laurent Guyénot

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John McCain and the POW Cover-Up

The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam.

Sydney Schanberg

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America's Jews Are Driving America's Wars

Shouldn't they recuse themselves when dealing with the Middle East?