Daniel Mason Just look at a few of the stats for America (USA): 1) We dominate a continent which is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Oh, and throw in the added benefit of the Caribbean Sea/ Gulf of Mexico to the south. To the…
Cindy Sheehan Intro from b. traven: When I think of John McCain, I think of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous observation from one of his published notebooks: “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” McCain was really a simple, down to earth guy who grew up in a privileged military family but…
Peter Van Buren, who had a ‘catbird’ seat’ as a State Department leader of an FOB (forward operating base) during the Iraq war, shares his analysis of the torturous road American foreign policy took to finally hand over control of Iraq to Iran-friendly Shiite politicians. Along the way they succeeded in helping to create ISIS…
Bill Edley, a former Illinois legislator knows the Democratic Party from the inside out. When he rings the alarm bell it’s time to do something. When he points fingers at Illinois senior Senator, Dick Durban, for talking compromise over the Health Care bill with a Republican congressman start to worry. Particularly worry that since this…
b. traven Chelsea Manning is an unusual American, unique among the brave whistle blowers that our government under Bush and Obama have punished severely, rather than accepted for their sacrifice in exposing wrongdoing in the bureaucracy. Her youthfulness, her gender dystrophy, and her simple background made her bravery stand out. While undergoing extreme personal stress…
b. traven With the surprise move of commuting Chelsea Manning’s sentence, Obama takes a small step to saving his progressive legacy… In Yahoo News And Manning is not the only surprise… In Telesur
Peter Van Buren In this article, Peter uses his 24-year State Department experience to examine the “Deep State” meme based on his background and using his satirical literary style. Andrew Bacevich, with a military background, rounds out the same theme in this article. The “Deep State” meme has been kicking around for several decades as…
b. traven In desperation, Obama is working overtime to leave a legacy that he did not work for in his eight years in office. He is now trying, in just six weeks, to burnish a corporatist presidency and Democratic Party with the fantasy image of a caring group who worked tirelessly against great odds for…
b. traven How ridiculous can this be? The Clinton/Obama effort to Blame it on Putin (BOP) is more of a ‘reach’ than the illusory WMD was. Will James Clapper get a national Medal of Honor for letting the CIA carry water for this, like Tenet got for helping Bush’s lying us into Iraq? Who knows…
Alex Dunn Alex Dunn is TCP’s European contributor. His post explores the confusion in Europe wrought by the election of Donald Trump. Hopefully, Winston Churchill’s assessment of the US will turn out correct: “You can count on Americans to do the right thing… after they have exhausted all other possibilities.” – Ed. It is only…
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