David Petraeus

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Biden Administration, Black Sea, collective self-defense, Individual and collective self-defense, Joe Biden, Military aid, military aid, NATO, nuclear threats, nuclear war, Russia, Russian annexation of conquered Ukrainian territory, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, self-defense, Southern Ukraine, U.S. and NATO strategy, U.S. and NATO strategy in Ukraine War, U.S. Military, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin October 3, 2022

Ukraine War, October 3, 2022: Petraeus warns of NATO response to any use of a nuclear weapon; Movement of nuclear warheads toward Western front in Russia

Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates To see a list of previous articles, enter “Ukraine”…

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Afghanistan, Biden Administration, China, collective self-defense, Department of State, Deutschland, European Union, Germany, History, International Law, Joe Biden, NATO, nuclear war, propaganda, public diplomacy, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, threat of the use of force, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, UAE, Ukraine, United Nations, United Nations Secretary General, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes February 25, 2022

Ukraine War, February 25, 2022: “We are all Ukrainians now”; U.N. Security Council resolution and vote (with links to video and text of resolution)

Draft – Developing This is a draft of an article on fast-breaking events related to Ukraine. Please check back for updates and additions, “We are…

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Barack Obama, CIA, coverage of foreign events, Culture and Communication, Dictatorship, freedom of speech, History, human rights, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, NSA, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.S. Congress, United States January 4, 2014

Outlook for 2014 and beyond: Technology and the creation of increasingly powerful instruments of totalitarian control

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” –Lord Acton (1834-1902) “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men…

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Afghanistan, Barack Obama, CIA, coverage of foreign events, Crimes Against Humanity, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Egypt, electronic curtain, extrajudicial execution, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, freedom of speech, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, Iran, Israel, kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, NATO, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Taliban, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, television, Torture, Turkey, U.N. Security Council, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, U.S. news coverage, United States, use of force, war crimes November 22, 2012

Lies, Spies and Politics: The Incredible Evolution of the Benghazi “Talking Points” Narrative–Part I

DRAFT–developing Intelligence agencies use deception as a standard operating procedure. CIA operations are by nature secret, and intelligence agencies go to great lenghts to keep…

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Barack Obama, China, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, extrajudicial execution, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, NATO, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, targeted assassinations, Torture, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, united arab emirates, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, war crimes May 22, 2012

U.S. Covert Action in Syria?—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #40 (May 22)

The “Covert Commander in Chief” and America’s real policy toward Syria Indeed, as pointed out in our previous article, statements from Obama and his administration…