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President Barack Obama: A Middle East legacy of death and destruction
From the crescent of Syria to the plains of Libya, to the former Yazidi homelands of Iraq and the streets of Donetsk, former U.S. President Barack Obama left in his wake a legacy of death, misery and chaos that has killed millions in the Middle East, while swamping the continent of Europe with refugees.
Breaking up with Vladimir Putin and Russia
Was President Trump's missile strike against Syria one of those "it's not you, it's me" texts?
Roger Stone on ABC This Week: Accusations are “Full of Schiff”
Roger Stone denied any collusion with the Russians during the 2016 campaign denouncing the accusations against him as "demagoguery, red-baiting" McCarthyism.
Newest version of Army-McCarthy Hearings gets underway
FBI Director Comey confirmed an investigation of collusion with Russian officials by Roger Stone and Paul Manafort, and that 9 current and former Obama officials committed serious felonies by leaking classified information.
The Putin-Trump alliance threatens Europe, America
Putin made a gamble in backing Trump, and it seems to be paying off for him. What does he win, and what do Europe and America lose in Putin's high-risk game?
Russians aren’t the only ones undermining US democracy
Before Obama leaves the White House, and before Hillary Clinton runs for mayor of New York City, all kinds of intelligence operations should be initiated to help President Trump eradicate the shadowy, sleezy, and corrupt habits of the entrenched political class.
Diplomatic hysteria over hacks hacking over Russian hacking
Obama urged U.S. “friends and allies around the world” to "oppose Russia’s efforts to interfere with "democratic governance.” But he still can't say radical Islam.
White House sanctions Russia over election hacks
The U.S. sanctions against Russia include ejecting Russian diplomats and closing two Russian compounds. The Russian response does not include closing a school.
October surprises and electoral manipulation: Russia versus NBC
Who's done a better job of manipulating America's election this year: Russia's FSB or America's HRC? With help from media friends, HRC is better, hands down.
Merkel, Hollande ruin Putin’s Munich ploy at G20 summit
The terrorist plot discovered by Russia in Crimea last month was absurd and manufactured, a classically Russian stratagem. And it flopped this week in China.
Doubt NATO’s relevance? Look to Russia
Is NATO irrelevant? Russian aggression in Ukraine, its threat to the Baltics, its new generation of ICBMs, and the calculating Mr. Putin himself all say "NO."
America’s upside down government ignores its purpose
American politics these days is reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter: “When I say ‘Yes,’ I mean ‘No,’ and when I say ‘No,’ I mean ‘Yes.’”
On Trump, radical Islam, and killing women and children
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2016 – When Donald Trump proposed “taking out the families” of ISIS fighters, political opponents conjured up a vision of American soldiers kicking in doors, finding ISIS-affiliated women and children cowering in corners and gunning them down in cold blood. Yet this is not what Trump sanctioned. And the only dastardly attack so ...
Vladimir Putin’s nuclear solution to ISIS
Tough talk from Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may just be what is needed to bringing a real solution to eliminating ISIS. But are we ready to turn the Syrian Desert into glass?
Turkey signs NATO’s death warrant
Turkey's decision to shoot down a Russian jet on a mission against ISIS targets in Syria not only killed a Russian pilot but also mortally wounded NATO.
Putin’s game: Europe’s death by a thousand cuts
The West looks weak and fractured; Obama says NATO won’t fight Russia in Ukraine, Putin is convinced that it can’t, and Merkel can't tell offense from defense.
The state of the world in 2015: Russia
Vladimir Putin's foreign and domestic policies are nothing new; they're as old as Muscovy and were used by Brezhnev. Putin is thoroughly Russian.
Russian-Ukrainian prisoner swap finally takes place
Ukraine's parliament voted to end the country's non-aligned status, and they've also cut Crimea's electricity, but the prisoner swap finally went forward.
North Korea calls Obama a ‘monkey,’ blames U.S. for internet outage
WASHINGTON, December 27, 2014 – An unnamed North Korean official speaking for North Korea’s National Defense Commission called President Obama a “monkey” on Saturday. In a statement blaming the U.S. for internet failures that plagued the country this week, the official said, “Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a ...