New Iran Sanctions Bill
By Stephen Lendman.
Last July, House members overwhelmingly passed new Iranian sanctions. A companion Senate bill didn’t follow. Members of both parties want one.
On December 19, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez [...]
An alternative to war: WMD counterproliferation in Syria
By Joseph Cerami.
Joseph Cerami
The partnership between the U.S. and Russia to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal is promising, says a Texas A&M University national security professor. History, however, shows that strong [...]
China reveals hypersonic war plane
Posted by Alton Parrish.
How do you design a hypersonic airplane that can travel from Beijing to New York in only two hours at 6600 miles per hour?
Dr. Cui Kai and his group from State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, [...]
Freedom is Not Free – Implications of the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal
By Chad Pillai.
The recent Ryan-Murray budget agreement which the House passed and the Senate is likely to follow suit has opened Pandora’s Box with a proposal that will cut 1% from current and future veterans’ retirement packages. [...]
Hardball US Geopolitics
By Stephen Lendman.
America seeks unchallenged global dominance. No holds barred tactics pursue it. Rule of law principles don’t matter. Means justify ends. Might makes right.
Events are manipulated. Wars, economic [...]
Why Does Iceland Have So Few Officer-Involved Shootings Compared To The U.S.?
by Baldr Odinson.
It’s the scenario that all law enforcement officers train for, but hope never to use: a seemingly routine traffic stop or investigation of a suspect suddenly turns into a life-and-death shootout. It happens [...]
Letters to the Korean Government: U.S. Debacle
Letter by Romy Kerwin.
To The Right Honourable Kim Sung-hwan,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Sir,
A falsely declassified document is creating much anguish in the US, which
always had a very placid response to North Korea provocations.
I [...]
South Korea Buys Stealth Fighters—Too Bad It’s All For Show
By Jeong Lee.
The Republic of Korea has announced plans to buy up F-35 Joint Strike Fighters weeks after the program nearly went off the rails. But buying the warplanes won’t tip the balance against South Korea’s powerful regional rivals.
After facing [...]
How Obamacare Screws the Working Class…Hard
By Frank Salvato
Now that it is becoming clear that the establishment House Republicans are about to capitulate to the Senate Democrats and Obama Progressives, it is clear that, short of Republicans taking the Senate in 2014 [...]
Our secret weapon against extremism
By Faiz Sobhan.
Since the late 1990s, Bangladesh has witnessed an increase in militancy and violent extremism that has exposed women to greater threats than before. Such kinds of extremism prevent women from being emancipated [...]
Another government shutdown likely in coming months believe majority of Americans
Posted by The Daily Journalist.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans say it’s likely there will be another government shutdown in the months ahead as Congress continues to debate deficit and budget issues, according to a new national [...]
Mainstreaming Russian Nationalism
By Sean Guillory.
Nationalists in Vologda. Photo source
On 26 October about 5-10 youths of “Slavic appearance” attacked a Moscow-Dushanbe bound train as it sat at Ternovka station in Voronezh province. Yelling nationalist slogans, [...]
Palestine, Israel and the Jewish state
By Fadi Elhusseini.
While analyses have abounded examining the details of the “secret” talks and evaluating the positions of the negotiating parties in the Middle East peace process, prominent Israeli writers have intensified their efforts, [...]
The United States should rethink power-projection abroad
I get tired of rehashing the same old argument time and again but feel that I must do so yet another time. Of late, I have been getting a lot of feedback on my ground forces merger piece— some positive but mostly negative.
Lest I be misunderstood, [...]
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Rewriting the Middle East Map
By James M. Dorsey.
Synopsis
The agreement to resolve the Iranian nuclear programme could rewrite the political map of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as strengthen the US pivot to Asia. It could also reintegrate Iran into [...]
Rebels, Inc.
By Malik Al-Abdeh.
For Syria’s armed opposition, business has become the key to survival. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always mean fighting Assad.
The rebels in Syria have put in considerable effort to toppling President [...]
India’s Child Soldiers: Reality Check
By Pratibha Singh.
I joined the military dalam when I was 13 or 14 years old. I was studying in an ashram school (government run residential school) in eighth standard, when Naxalites came to my hostel. I did not want to [...]
The Militarization of the Caspian Sea is Inevitable: Cooperation is Needed
By Ilqar Qurbanov.
There is a strong linkage between energy and security. It can be a factor both for cooperation and conflicts, namely it can push forward for cooperation between two states, while at the same time can create [...]
Bolivia is not descending Into Rogue State Status
By Juan Carlos Zambrana Marchetti.
On October 28, 2013, The Wall Street Journal published an article by Mary Anastasia O’Grady entitled ““Bolivia’s Descent Into Rogue State Status.” A glance at the article is enough [...]
The Real Elephant in the Room
By David Corbin and Matt Parks.
Is Chris Christie ready to face America’s immoral entitlement system?
Republican establishment front-runner Chris Christie’s landslide victory in New Jersey’s gubernatorial election [...]