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Doug Bandow Explains the Ukraine Debacle for You

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  At The American Conservative, Doug Bandow explains the debacle in Ukraine. He writes (abridged): Recently Ukraine has been thrown into the spotlight as Democrats gear up to impeach President Donald Trump. More important, though, is its role in damaging America’s relations with Russia, which has resulted in a mini-Cold War that the U.S. needs […]

Putin Now the Man in the Middle

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At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan explains to readers that perhaps it isn’t all bad that Vladimir Putin and Russia are about to be deeply embroiled in Middle Eastern affairs as the middlemen. What will it cost Russia in money, men, and lost focus to mediate and perhaps fight for the countries of the Middle […]

LeBron James Sounding Presidential?

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Like other sports heroes, LeBron James, among the NBA’s biggest stars, often opines about political matters. In 2018, for example, LeBron famously tweeted that “Injustice Anywhere Is A Threat To Justice Everywhere – Our Lives Begin To End The Day We Become Silent About Things That Matter.” Things That Matter … Like people fighting for […]

Did Israel Attack an Iranian Oil Tanker?

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In all the back and forth over who attacked what in the Persian Gulf, Stratfor has suggested that perhaps Saudi Arabia was not involved in the attack on an Iranian tanker there. Instead, write Stratfor analysts, it may have been Israel. They write: An incident involving Iran’s Sabiti oil tanker on Oct. 11 in the […]

President Donald Trump Got it Right on Syria

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Of the President’s decision in Syria, Pat Buchanan writes at his blog (abridged): President Donald Trump could have been more deft and diplomatic in how he engineered that immediate pullout from northeastern Syria. Yet that withdrawal was as inevitable as were its consequences. A thousand U.S. troops and their Kurdish allies were not going to […]

Why is America Putting More Troops in Saudi Arabia?

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Why exactly is America sending more troops to Saudi Arabia? At the same time President Trump is pulling forces back from Syria, the Pentagon is increasing them in Saudi Arabia. Three new anti-missile systems and 2,000 troops are headed to the peninsula as a reaction to recent drone and cruise missile strikes on oil fields. […]

Did Trump Just Lock Down 2020?

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According to David P. Goldman, Donald Trump may have just secured his 2020 reelection with an armistice in the U.S.-China trade war. Goldman writes in Asia Times (abridged): Investors greeted a prospective US trade deal with China by bidding for stocks that had suffered the worst in this year’s economic slowdown, including energy equipment, retail […]

NBA Security Prohibits Free Speech on U.S. Soil

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Several nights ago at Capitol One Arena in D.C., the Wizards played the Guangzhou Long Lions at basketball. Fearing offending the Chinese government, NBA security agents confiscated signs reading “Free Hong Kong” and “Google Uyghurs.” The NBA, ESPN, Nike, Paramount, MGM, Apple, VANs, and “South Park” are not the only ones kowtowing to China’s growing […]

A Good Way to Get Thrown Out of NATO

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Europeans and Americans angry at Turkey’s advance into Syria are already calling for the Turks to be ejected from NATO. Tensions between NATO and Turkey have been brewing for some time. The recent purchase by Turkey of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems has put a lot of strain on the relationship. Turkey has even been kicked […]