I’m about to interview the 81-year-old doyen of investigative journalism Seymour Hersh. Sy Hersh – as he is affectionately known by those close to him – was once described by the Financial Times as “the last great American reporter”. Hersh has brought out his memoir Reporter covering the span of his career as one of […]
Turning on Russia by Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould (Part 1/2)…
The German newsmagazine Der Spiegel last September reported that, “Stanley Fischer, the 73–year-old vice chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, is familiar with the decline of the world’s rich. He spent his childhood and youth in the British protectorate of Rhodesia… before going to London in the early 1960s for his university studies. There, he […]
How the Neocons Shaped America’s Russia Phobia by Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould (Part 2/2)…
Number of Children Forced into Slavery Hits All-Time High…
While the resurgence of human trafficking in war-torn Libya in recent years has occupied the headlines, trafficking in the UK has also climbed to an all-time high, according to the National Crime Agency. Statistics released by the NCA show the number of potential victims of slavery has increased by 35% to 5,145 since 2016 – […]
Lessons From the Tet Offensive, 50 Years Later…
Fifty years ago on Tuesday, communist forces launched the assaults across South Vietnam known as the Tet Offensive. The offensive marked an inflection point in the Vietnam War. President Lyndon Johnson denied a request the following month from his military commander in Vietnam, William Westmoreland, for 206,000 more U.S. troops on top of the more […]
President Trump Asia Trip Day 11 and 12 Schedule: East-Asia Plenary Session Then Back Home…
On Tuesday (local), Monday Night (U.S. EST) President Donald J. Trump will participate in the 12th Annual East Asia Summit Head of State and Government Luncheon, followed by an official photograph. The President will then participate in the 12th East Asia Summit plenary session. Later in the afternoon, President Trump will depart the Philippine International […]
President Trump and President Quang of Vietnam Attend State Banquet – Video and Transcript of Remarks…
McCain and the POW Cover-Up…
John McCain, who has risen to political prominence on his image as a Vietnam POW war hero, has, inexplicably, worked very hard to hide from the public stunning information about American prisoners in Vietnam who, unlike him, didn’t return home. Throughout his Senate career, McCain has quietly sponsored and pushed into federal law a set […]
Day #6 and 7 Schedule: President Trump Departs China – Heading To Vietnam APEC CEO Summit…
After a remarkably successful and consequential visit to China, President Trump and First Lady Melania will be departing Beijing today. President Trump travels to Vietnam for the APEC CEO Summit, while First Lady Melania heads back to Washington DC. In the morning, President Donald J. Trump will depart Beijing, Peoples Republic of China en route […]
The Apprentices: John McCain’s Foreign Policy Club…
John McCain likes to joke that any senator not under investigation or detoxification sees himself as a candidate for president — in other words, not the type who would normally seek out professional mentorship. And yet, for many senators — past and present — that’s exactly the word they use to describe their relationship…