REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Originally published on January 16, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good moment to…
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The meaning of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and others look away
Developing The government of Bashir al-Assad continues its wanton commission of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and the world look away. The U.S….
Syria out of control: Fruits of a monumental U.S. foreign policy failure (I)
Updated Feb. 21, 2018–Developing What is going on in Syria is a continuation of the last seven years of policy failure by the West and…
REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Originally Posted By: The Observer January 18, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good…
Trump’s implementation of Putin’s goals
With the day-to-day revelations about President Donald Trump and his and his associates’ contacts with Russians and their potential conspiracy to intervene in the 2016 U.S. elections, it is easy to lose sight of how pro-Russian U.S. foreign policy under Trump has become, and the ways in which Trump is implementing policies which further Vladimir Putin’s and Russia’s goals.
President-elect Trump, foreign policy, and the defense of core American values
Developing Given Donald Trump’s inexperience in foreign policy, he may not understand or appreciate certain fundamental principles and realities that are essential for the maintenance…
Cherif Bassiouni, top expert on war crimes, confirms Russians and Iranians, including Putin, responsible for war crimes in Syria if they were aware of operations
Developing See Josh Rogin, “Putin and Assad could face justice for war crimes in Syria, Washington Post, October 9, 2016 (7:53 p.m. EDT). Julian Borger,…
Vice-Presidential debate: Pence pushes Kaine and Clinton on military action in Syria
Developing In VP Debate, Pence Reveals Thrust of Foreign Policy Attack Against Clinton During the Vice-Presidential debate between Tim Kaine and Mike Spence, Spence revealed…
Aleppo and Syria: Obama’s legacy of ashes
Never, it seems, have the United States and its Secretary of State groveled before the Russians to such an extent in begging for their cooperation…
Reasoning from conclusions: Blind hope as the basis for U.S. foreign policy in Syria
Developing See Karen DeYoung, “U.S. calls on Russia and Syria to ground all aircraft in northwest Syria,” Washington Post, September 21, 2016 (8:28 PM). Karen…
Bring on the Clowns! Aleppo and the ashes of Obama’s foreign policy
President Barack Obama and the United States have decided to “work through the Russians” on Syria. The results of that strategy can now be viewed…
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good moment to remember the man, his message, and…
War criminal Bashar al-Assad charges British air attacks illegal
Bashar al-Assad is recently quoted as complaining that British air attacks against ISIS in Syria are illegal. ZeitOnline und AFP, “Assad nennt britische Luftangriffe “illegal”;…
The faces of Genocide at Srebrenice
Here are the faces of some 2,400 out of the more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys massacred at Srebrenice on July 7-8, 1995. See…
REPRISE: Christmas reflections—What Obama has taught the American people about Syria
First published on December 25, 2013 We owe it to the people of Syria to pause for a moment, on this Christmas Day, and bow…
REPRISE: Syria—As Christmas approaches, the assault on civilization continues
First published on December 22, 2013 The bloody fighting in Syria continues, with a renewed assault on Aleppo by the al-Assad regime. President Obama is…
Pacifism and appeasement towards Russia in Germany, Europe, and the United States
In Europe, the fact that Angela Merkel and other leaders continue to meet with Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov itself speaks volumes about the fact…
The spiritual dimension: Muslims find refuge, shared sense of humanity, in Christian church in Gaza
Among the terror and warfare that seem to increasingly claim the world’s attention, we often lose sight of the deep religious values and sense of…
REPRISE: The Olympic Games, and the Battle for Aleppo, Begin (July 28, 2012); Geneva II and the urgency of a ceasefire NOW
Update Approximately 700 people killed in 9 days of intense clashes and executions between the ISIS forces against islamist and rebel battalions 697 people have…
U.S. National Intelligence Estimate points to dire future in Afghanistan
developing The prospects for the government of Afghanistan following the U.S. pull-out by the end of 2014 are grim, regardless of whether the Status of…