david e. sanger

Bahrain, Donald Trump, Egypt, History, International Law, Israel, Middle East, Qatar, religious belief, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, UAE, United Nations, vision of peace January 29, 2020

Kushner / Trump peace plan for Israeli-Palestinian conflict (Updated February 4, 2020)

UPDATE The Arab League has unanimously rejected the Trump/Kushner peace plan. The EU has rejected it, See, Louis Imbert et Benjamin Barthe, “Les pays arabes,…

2016 U.S. Presidential election, CIA, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, Intelligence, NATO, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin January 31, 2017

Is there a Russian mole in the U.S. government? What fait accompli are Bannon and Trump plannng on Russia? (updated)

Draft It is worth musing about the potential significance of disparate events, particularly when considering the ominous direction in which President Donald Trump has taken…

U.S Foreign Relations September 15, 2016

“Working through the Russians” in Syria; Generals and Defense Department oppose Obama’s proposed military cooperation

For over four years, President Barack Obama has been pursuing a policy of “working through the Russians” in Syria. One might ask, “How has it…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, History, human rights, International Law, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes February 10, 2016

Syria: Aleppo and the shame of the world

For background, see (1) Roger Cohen, “America’s Syrian Shame,” The New York Times, February 8, 2016. (2) David E. Sanger, “Russian Intervention in Syrian War…

Barack Obama, CIA, extrajudicial execution, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Justice Department, NATO, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Taliban, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes July 4, 2012

The Obama Leaks: The issue is not the leaks, but whether the president lied to the American people

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” –William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, scene II The key question relating to the so-called “national security leaks” (“or…

Afghanistan, Barack Obama, CIA, extrajudicial execution, International Law, Lebanon, Mossad, NATO, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes June 6, 2012

Foreign policy incompetence; further opinion on President Obama as “Executioner in Chief”

[Please check back for updates.] See The Trenchant Observer, “More news and opinion on President Obama as ‘Executioner in Chief,’” June 3, 2012 (Updated June…