
Thug Putin Ruling Thuggish Russia
Nothing like reading about the criminal elements of a country to understand its culture and purpose. Such is the state of affairs in the old Soviet Union where an FSB agent, trained to ignore rules, laws, and societal orders, has hijacked the country to the delight of the criminals operating

ISIS Excuse Fosters Syrian Occupation and Oppression
The ISIS excuse fosters Syrian occupation and oppression by the various actors with a stake in Syria. Actors who flip between keeping Syria a Russian enclave, carving Syria for the Kurds, and building a Tehran-Beirut corridor. Each party involved in Syria is fighting ISIS, except the U.S. has long decimated

Assad Torture Killings Lost in Syria Trump Withdrawal Debate
Washington and the world are abuzz with the Syria Trump withdrawal debate. The buzz includes high-level resignations, Senate Trump supporters denouncing the move, and scathing media articles. Lost in all that shuffle is the Assad torture killings and his regime committing war crimes against imprisoned political detainees only the Washington

Trump Syria Withdrawal Fiasco Without Securing Austin Tice Release
Politicians mired in a tit-for-tat blame game over Trump Syria withdrawal fiasco have forgotten one important element. Where is Austin Tice in all of this? Why did President Trump not seek his release conditional upon the withdrawal? Once again, just like Barack Obama before him, a U.S. President gives up

Is Irrational Trump a Danger to National Security?
Have you considered the small detail that Trump always wants the last word? He is never satisfied with ending an argument or a debate with his opponent finishing the last sentence. His Twitter behavior attests to this truth. This brings us to our assumption: Is irrational Trump a danger to

Assad Intends Killing Second Hariri
It seems Chemical Assad and Supreme Billionaire Khamenei are stirring new troubles for Lebanon. We believe Assad intends killing second Hariri after he killed his father Rafik Hariri in 2005 in a blast. The move aims at avenging, partially, new American biting sanctions against Iran that went in effect in