The US’s efforts to “hem Russia in” grow increasingly ludicrous. From Brian Cloughley at strategic-culture.org:
On September 24, while the Ukraine corruption scandal was gathering momentum in Washington, the US Air Force’s 31 Fighter Wing… 1,136 more words
Ronald Enzweiler
The current brouhaha in the U.S. Senate (and the larger neocon community) over President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria is a repeat performance of the passion play that the same actors performed earlier this year when Trump first announced his intention to make good on his campaign promise to get our country out of its endless wars. 1,536 more words
Let’s hope it never comes to that.
— Read on nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/nato-has-secret-plan-destroy-russias-kaliningrad-base-87066
What is the National Endowment for Democracy? Who funds it? What does it do? If we can’t answer these questions, then we can’t honestly claim to understand what’s shaping the world we live in. 26 more words
I have to tell you that this administration is doing serious damage to my liver. I will acknowledge that 45 was elected within our rules and as such is the President. 1,178 more words
China’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered and All About Doing What Satellites Can’t
— Read on www.checkpointasia.net/chinas-high-speed-drone-is-rocket-powered-and-all-about-doing-what-satellites-cant/
The warfare state is also a welfare state. From Joan Roelofs at counterpunch.org:
Our elected representatives do not have to be bribed with campaign contributions from weapons makers to support the Department of Defense budget. 2,953 more words
