all post in January 8, 2020

It’s “not totally unlike Trump to make a lot of noise” and then ultimately “back off a […]

Iran’s anticipated retaliation for the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani sent a clear signal to Donald Trump […]

Following Iran’s military response to the deaths of Soleimani and his Iraqi ally, Trump’s tone — at […]

Readers are asking my take on the Iranian retaliation and Trump’s response.  I think a deal might have […]

In the United States the criminal justice (sic) system is itself not subject to law.  We see immunity […]

An estimated quarter of a billion workers in India went on strike today, protesting the government of […]

The United States assassinated last week the most important symbol of the Axis of Resistance and its […]

The crash of the Ukrainian plane in Iran so soon after the country launched a missile strike […]

The US and Iran both appear to be seeking to de-escalate in the aftermath of the assassination […]

The crash comes at a point barely short of war between the United States and Iran and […]

“It is most unlikely Trump will escalate at this point, and this could provide him with the […]

Trump has evidently been convinced by someone that the US can do without the Middle East, that […]