UPDATE: Yesterday, a Japanese oil tanker and another vessel were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The Japanese ship is on fire apparently sabotaged by suspects unknown. Though the U.S. has been quick to blame Iran for the previous attack on several tankers in the past few weeks, it has offered little direct proof that […]
What Do We Think of Countries Which Sabotage Other Governments?
We don’t like Russia sabotaging western democracies including our own, do we? We’re disgusted that Vladimir Putin and Fancy Bear would have the gall to cyber-hack our election processes, steal our political party documents, and hoax the American people into voting for a candidate who is possibly one of his assets or agents. We denounce […]
Bolton Plans Sunni Crusade in Syria
Today, the Trump administration announced a brilliant, not-so-new plan to recruit a Sunni army to destroy ISIS in Syria (this is the original Wall Street Journal report). At least that’s the theory. In practice, this army will likely ensure Syria is broken into territorial spheres of influence, a strategy known to be favored by Israel. […]
Assad Forces Trump’s Hand With Chemical Attack
Before beginning this post, let’s make clear that the recent chemical attack which killed over 40 Syrian civilians is only the precipitating event regarding what is the main purpose of this post. There may be some readers who feel the need to commence a debate about who did what to whom, etc. That is not […]
