Jim W. Dean – I think this sets a good example for countries pillaged by former leaders to be able to get their hooks back into the vipers that looted their ownRead More…
Jim W. Dean – But I disagree with his premise of Trump looking for a “face-saving way out” of Iraq. Doing that would not only remove US leverage on the Iraqi government,Read More…
The dust is settling on what really happened during the Iran response to Soleimani assassination. We had thought that the US would refrain a bit from falling back on its standard “WeRead More…
Edmund Burke – To dishonor the dead is to reject the relationship upon which society is built, the relationship of obligation between generations. Those who have lost respect for the dead, haveRead More…
Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi called on the Iraqi parliament to convene an extraordinary session. The parliament said it will reconvene on Saturday to decide the future of America’s military presence. Source: VT
Jim W. Dean – Iran’s anti-terrorism effort includes a major cross-generational approach to weave their terrorism victimization history into their culture. Source: VT
For anyone who has ever been in a situation where you knew you were about to be dead, and then escaped, your appreciation for life goes up a notch. Source: VT
Jim W. Dean – The EU downturn is partly due to its own foolish moves over sanctions on Russia for “taking over” Crimea when it voted overwhelmingly to rejoin Russian over gettingRead More…
by Peter Koenig, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst… 30 years with the World Bank [ Editor’s Note: This is our first posting of oneRead More…
Jim W. Dean – We have the US’ official position that it considers ISIS and the Syrian government as threats against which the US can do anything it wants. I think theyRead More…