During a Monday White House press briefing national security adviser John Bolton was photographed carrying a notepad — presumably as he was fresh out of a national security meeting — and one of the things which appears to be handwritten on the pad is “5,000 troops to Colombia”. The contents of the notepad were spotted almost immediately by multiple journalists online after Read More…
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Reasons To Believe In Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Are Vanishing
On the first of April last year I published an article titled “Ignore The Words Of US Presidents. Watch Their Actions Instead,” about Trump’s claim that his administration would be pulling troops out of Syria “very soon.” Watching the actions and ignoring the words is a personal policy I’ve found very useful in dealing with Read More…
John Bolton Says “No Evidence” Implicating Crown Prince On Khashoggi Kill Tape
Hours after the New York Times reported that Turkey’s long-rumored audio recording of Saudi journalist-turned dissident’s murder inside the Saudi consulate included “strong evidence” that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the killing, National Security Advisor John Bolton said Tuesday that no such link existed, according to the Wall Street Journal. The recording didn’t appear to implicate the Crown Read More…
With “Troika Of Tyranny,” Bolton’s Long Standing Push To Target Cuba, Venezuela And Nicaragua Finally Pays Off
Bolton’s new “Troika of Tyranny” speech will serve as the foundation for the next and more aggressive stage of the Trump administration’s Latin America policy. MIAMI – On Thursday, National Security Adviser John Bolton inaugurated the Trump administration’s version of the Bush-era “Axis of Evil” by singling out the three left-wing governments in Latin America – Read More…
John Bolton Just Confirmed The U.S. Is Becoming A Rogue State
Amid mounting concerns about possible war with Iran after the Trump administration ditched a decades-old bilateral treaty in response to an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions violate it, National Security Adviser John Bolton announced a review of all international agreements that could lead to more binding decisions by the principal judicial organ of the United Read More…
US Sending Mixed Messages On Military’s Role In Syria
US officials are increasingly public in their intentions to keep military forces inside Syria indefinitely. This is, however, raising questions that Trump Administration officials aren’t ready to answer, like why. State Department special envoy James Jeffrey was the latest to take a crack at explaining US goals in Syria. As with previous answers, the claims are Read More…






