Six months ago, both Democrats and Republicans voted 100% in favor of declaring Jerusalem the undivided capital of Israel and to move the US Embassy there. (TFTP) Hypocrisy in politics is as inevitable as the tide. However, all too often, partisan politics and the two-party paradigm draw people into a state of cognitive dissonance in Read More…
Foreign Policy
US State Department Spends $1 Million Funding Venezuela Opposition
U.S. officials seem to be pretty much unanimous on the need to meddle in Venezuela’s seemingly endless government crises. Yet a very core difference in how to approach this is leading to considerable dispute over the State Department’s latest program. State is paying some $900,000 to the Atlantic Council to “promote non-violent conflict resolution” in Read More…
State Of Fear: How History’s Deadliest Bombing Campaign Created Today’s Crisis In Korea
The firebombing of North Korea’s cities, towns, and villages remains virtually unknown to the general public and unacknowledged in media discussions of the crisis, despite the obvious relevance to North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclear deterrent.’ As the world watches with mounting concern the growing tensions and bellicose rhetoric between the United States and North Korea, Read More…
ISIS Helps US Keep Military’s Foot In Philippines’ Door
Current US ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim, recently congratulated the Philippines’ armed forces and the US military for their successful completion of KAMANDAG, a joint military exercise held for the first time this year. The US embassy in the Philippines on its website noted that: KAMANDAG, which will run until October 11, is an acronym for the Read More…
How Trump’s Declaration Inflames A Middle East Already Ablaze
Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a turning point in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. However, the issue is much bigger than Palestine as Donald Trump may have just lit the match that will set off the powder keg of the Arab World. Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States Read More…
Pentagon Admits 44,000 US Troops On ‘Unknown’ Deployments Around The World
When the Pentagon wants to mislead the public about where US troops are, generally speaking, they just lie. Yet sometimes the number of troops is just too big to claim as a rounding error, and questions start happening. This week, the focus is on over 44,000 US military personnel deployed to “unknown,” which immediately raises red flags, Read More…






