Foreign Policy

by Dinesh Sharma | (The Conversation) | – – Both conservatives and progressives have argued Hillary Rodham Clinton is more “hawkish” than President Obama. Robert Gates, the secretary of defense under both Presidents Bush and Obama, worked with her in the White House and called her “a tough lady.” Bruce Riedel, a South Asia expert […]

Foreign Policy

Multi-Trillion Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East

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By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – We have it on highest authority: the recent killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan marks “an important milestone.” So the president of the United States has declared, with that claim duly echoed and implicitly endorsed […]

Bill of Rights

Snowden on Torture Report: “When the CIA destroys s.th., it’s never a Mistake”

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TeleSur | — After the CIA inspector general admitted it destroyed a 6,700 page report on torture, the famed whistleblower said the CIA does not destroy by “accident.” Edward Snowden commented this week on the CIA inspector general office’s “mistaken” destruction of its only copy of a top secret torture report: ““When the CIA destroys […]

Featured

Trump’s Foreign Policy is just GOP Boilerplate, only more Confused

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump tried his hand at foreign policy on Wednesday, and the results weren’t any prettier than his incessant forays into domestic policy. He does not know anything serious about either one, but of course his fund of ignorance is far deeper when it comes to […]

Bernie Sanders

Is Hillary Clinton responsible for rise of ISIL, as Bernie’s Campaign Manager Alleged?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, alleged on Thursday that Hillary Clinton’s policies are responsible for the ‘rise and expansion of ISIS throughout the Middle East.’ His full statement on CNN: “I think if you look at her record and campaign, her campaign is funded by […]

Bush

One Reason the GOP Bigwigs hate Trump: He told the truth about Bush WMD Lies

Juan Cole

By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Recently Donald Trump broke with Republican convention and roiled the party base by boldly stating “You call it whatever you want. I want to tell you. They [the Bush administration] lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction [in Iraq]; there were none. And […]

Foreign Policy

Is Trump, wrong on everything else, Right on US Foreign Policy?

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By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that “world’s policeman” is not a viable role for the U.S. to play. He wants to cut back on U.S. military commitments overseas. He calls the Iraq War “one of […]

Arab Americans

The Trump Doctrine: End NATO, Patrol Mosques, Nukes for Japan & Allies

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Anderson Cooper’s interview with Donald Trump on Tuesday evening had the advantage of allowing come-backs and close questioning. At one point Cooper pointed out to Trump that he sometimes behaved like a 5-year-old, as with his attacks on Heidi Cruz. At another, he wondered why Trump […]

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders: We must defeat ISIL w/out letting Trump destroy our Constitution

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | (Jimmy Kimmel Live Video Interview) | – – “Senator Sanders shares his thoughts on the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium.” Jimmy Kimmel Live: “Senator Bernie Sanders Responds to the Brussels Terror Attack”