Democrats, liberals and some progressives might be feeling a little perplexed over what has happened to Russia-gate, the story that pounded Donald Trump every day since his election last November – until April 4, that is. On April 4, Trump fully capitulated to the neoconservative bash-Russia narrative amid dubious claims about a chemical attack in […]
Russia, Trump, and a New Détente by Robert David English…
In his first press conference as president of the United States, Donald Trump said no fewer than seven times that it would be “positive,” “good,” even “great” if “we could get along with Russia.” In fact, for all the confusion of his policies toward China, Europe, and the Middle East, Trump has enunciated a clear […]
A Breach in the Anti-Putin Groupthink by Gilbert Doctorow…
Military Cooperation Between Russia, China Hits Three-Decade High…
WARNING: The Kagans Are Back; Wars to Follow by Robert Parry…
The neocon royalty Kagans are counting on Democrats and liberals to be the foot soldiers in the new neocon campaign to push Republicans and President Trump into more “regime change” wars, reports Robert Parry. The Kagan family, America’s neoconservative aristocracy, has reemerged having recovered from the letdown over not gaining its expected influence from the […]
Third Time’s The Charm – These Neocons Want Another Sunni Insurgency…
When the U.S. was confronted with an insurgency in Iraq it did not find fault with own behavior but identified Syria and Iran as the culprits. It decided to attack them too. As Seymour Hersh reported in 2007: To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its […]