When it comes to dispensing with an inconvenient critic, Saudi Arabia and the United States sure differ on means of destruction.Saudi Arabia’s ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), upset by critical US resident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, simply channeled the Queen...
Sweden, Finland Joining NATO To Get ‘Free Stuff’
NATO should have been disbanded in 1991 upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union. But au contraire, the US goosed NATO membership from 16 at the time, to 30, in their effort to degrade the newly weakened Russia, while expanding its dominance over Europe; indeed the...
Peace Coalition Ponders 70-Year Search for End to Korean War
Peace activist Alice Slater of New York addressed the West Suburban Peace Coalition Educational Forum via Zoom Tuesday night on the topic: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons.Slater, who joined the peace movement in 1968 to support Sen. Gene McCarthy’s quest to...
US, West, Must End Proxy War Against Russia
The US quickly turned Russia's February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine into a US proxy war against Russia. But decades prior, US anti Russian provocations, expanding NATO relentlessly up to Russia's borders, and overturning a Russian leaning Ukraine government,...
Biden Goes Head to Head With Head Saudi Head Chopper MbS
President Biden has embarked on his most shameful presidential trip; indeed, one of the most shameful in presidential history.He’s going to, among other things, beg Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman, (MbS), for more oil to offset soaring gas prices that threaten a...
Will US Return to the Iran Nuclear Agreement?
The Russian war in Ukraine understandably gets most of US foreign policy news coverage. But we should not ignore the 18 month effort, or lack thereof, of the Biden administration to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal.That...
US, NATO, Spent 2021 Ramping Up Ukraine War
Neither the US government nor mainstream media will tell the American people the truth about 2021, America’s Year of Living Dangerously in UkraineBut with nuclear war a growing possibility each day the war continues, it behooves us to review exactly how provocative...
US Sanctioning Itself Into Economic Ruin
Three months ago, the US cut off Russian oil and imposed draconian sanctions on Russia for their Ukraine war. President Biden admitted our action might bump up gas prices, but “we cannot turn a blind eye to Putin’s murderous ways.” NATO countries...
After 116 Days of War, Several Things Have Become Clear
Ukraine has largely been defeated by Russia. That isn’t guesswork. Ukraine is outgunned in artillery 20 to 1; 40 to 1 in artillery shells. Russia puts up 300 air sorties daily; Ukraine about 3. Ukraine now admits they’re losing upwards of 200 fighters daily. Russia...
Chicago Tribune Coming to Senses on Ukraine War?
It was encouraging to see the Chicago Tribune publish The Rev. Martin Deppe’s letter "The error of NATO expansion."It was a baby step back from the Trib’s initial bellicose support for U.S., NATO military support to help Ukraine defeat Russia on the Ukraine...
