But the problem is that the national conservatives are a front movement for the neocons, a controlled opposition from the right. By W. James Antle III, The Week There is a growing sense in some quarters that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a setback for national […]
By Mary Kay Linge New York Post President Biden demanded the ouster of Vladimir Putin on Saturday in a fiery speech in Warsaw as the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its second month – but the White House quickly scrambled to say the Leader of the Free World […]
Katie Halper discusses mainstream media narratives regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The fact that the media is more hawkish on Ukraine/Russia than the media illustrates the differences between the old guard foreign policy elite, from which Biden received his tutelage and the younger neocon/neoliberal types who dominate the media. The new wave of foreign policy elites is more extreme […]
Sean Hannity pretending to care about “dead women and children” is equal parts hilarious and sickening.
The Iraq war was the height of American arrogance. Premeditated, unsanctioned, unlawful, and last but not least unilateral aggression against a country that did not threaten the US in any way.
Of course, Ukraine is not the mountainous region of Afghanistan. Making it much easier on the Russians.
For Day 13 of The Realignment’s daily Ukraine coverage, Marshall spoke with return Realignment guest Elbridge Colby, co-founder of The Marathon Initiative, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, where he served as the lead official in the development of the 2018 National Defense […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by foreign policy expert Dr. Trita Parsi to discuss the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal as geopolitical instability shakes up negotiations
Krystal examines the whitewashing of the Bush administration’s war crimes during the SCOTUS confirmation hearings by neocons and liberals in the Senate
Note to future war criminals: If you don’t want to be called war criminals, don’t commit war crimes in the first place.
Krystal and Saagar cover the risk of Nuclear weapons being posed by the Russian military as the US comes up with contingency plans in case of a strike
Krystal and Saagar cover the decision by the Biden administration to officially declare Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a war criminal after Biden previously said so when asked by reporters
Today’s guest is an expert on geopolitics with unique insights into global conflicts. Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist and a renowned author, speaker, and consultant. His work includes analysis on global politics, demographics, and geography to better understand economic, cultural, political and military developments to predict future […]
The Russian tanks have been seen with metal cages on top of their turret during the invasion of Ukraine. While looking like something like a homemade quick throw-on, what benefit are these cages and what are they supposed to do?
There are a lot of videos coming out of Ukraine, leading to a lot of opinions. Not to be a wet blanket, but I caution that these are merely small data points, and normally will only permit conclusions supported by that one snippet, not larger trends.
By Mike Whitney, The Seeker Mike Whitney – The Unz Review March 21, 2022 Question 1– Can you explain to me why you think Russia is winning the war in Ukraine? Larry C. Johnson– Within the first 24 hours of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, all Ukrainian […]
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate talk live with ex-UN weapons inspector and military expert Scott Ritter about the Russia-Ukraine war. Ritter provides a detailed analysis of the battlefield that stands in stark contrast to the rose-colored perspective of most Western analysts, and offers his perspective on […]
Krystal and Saagar bring Marshall Kosloff’s latest interview with creator and markets analyst Kyla Scanlon about the surge in commodity prices due to the Russian war in Ukraine
Kim Iversen questions why the American and Ukranian governments seem to be pushing aside the prospect of ending Ukraine’s war with Russia through peace negotiations.
Shaunna Thomas and Pamela Denise Long react to new reporting from Insider identifying 19 members of Congress who stand to profit off of the war in Ukraine due to their Raytheon and Lockheed Martin stock holdings.
Based on how hands-off NATO has been so far, a first strike would be more likely to come from Putin and would be selectively targeted to a prominent location in Ukraine. Even then, I don’t think NATO would respond in kind. NATO would respond, with conventional weapons, and […]
The sphere of politics is almost never about logically determining the best path forward. It is most often about carving the way that benefits those in power the most. The logical inconsistencies between the media ignoring Nazi Ukranian brigades because it doesn’t fit their agenda while trying to […]
Chas Freeman, a retired senior US diplomat, analyzes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US role, and the geopolitical fallout. “Everything we are doing, rather than accelerate an end to the fighting and some compromise, seems to be aimed at prolonging the fighting,” Freeman says. Guest: Chas Freeman. Veteran […]
By Grayson Quay The Week Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) ended his questioning of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday by asking Jackson why she accused former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld of being “war criminals.” “I don’t know you well, […]
By Damon Linker, The Week I’ve been a harsh critic of U.S. foreign policy, and especially of analysts who favor the aggressive use of military force in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy, for a long time now. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is different. For the first […]
MSNBC contributor Malcolm Nance tweeted out recently that the notorious Ukrainian paramilitary force known as the Azov Battalion had been “cleansed” of its Nazi elements in 2014, shortly after helping to lead the Maidan Rebellion. Nance offered no supporting evidence for the claim, but his tweet fits into […]
White House reporters love two things more than any others – getting to be on camera when they ask questions, and war. And thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the current crop of predominantly women who comprise the White House press pool have been able to explore […]
Saagar looks at the humiliating response by the Biden administration to Saudi Arabia’s refusal to drill more oil to fulfill the supply needs of the US and elsewhere despite our continued support for their regime
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to horrific new reporting on the famine in Afghanistan. Lina holds her baby boy, Osman, as he undergoes treatment at the malnutrition ward of the Ataturk National Children’s Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. According to U.N. figures from early […]
Krystal and Saagar issue a critique of former President Trump’s hawkish tone on the Russian conflict in Ukraine that contrasts with his foreign policy positions of old
Krystal and Saagar give the newest information on the war in Ukraine as Biden calls Putin a war criminal putting US-Russia diplomatic ties on edge
Former senior advisor the Secretary of Defense Col. Doug Macgregor joins Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a candid, live discussion of the Russia-Ukraine war and his time in the Trump administration when an Afghan withdrawal was sabotaged and conflict with Iran and Syria continued.
The way she describes Russian society as divided is encouraging. Maybe the Russians can have their own culture war and growing pan-secessionist sentiment to mirror the American version. And so can the Chinese, Indians, Pakistanis, Europeans, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Africans, etc., etc., etc., Russian news director and […]
This is pretty good. Carlson is hit and miss, but when he’s right, he’s right. I’m thinking I’d like to see Tucker Carlson enter the GOP primaries and win, and then pick Tulsi as his running mate. Obviously, there are limitations to both, and to electoralism generally, but […]
Here’s the recording of a phone call featuring Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (whose boss was Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton) in a phone call to US Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt; a phone call leaked to the news media on 4 […]
By Caitlin Johnstone We’re risking a very fast, very radioactive third world war defending the “democracy” of a regime who just banned eleven opposition parties. Liberals explaining why it’s fine to eliminate opposition parties when they become inconvenient is just liberals telling you who they really are. One […]
Krystal and Saagar cover how the peace talks that were taking place between Russia and Ukraine have broken down in large part due to the Kremlin’s demands for Ukraine.
By Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic “The evidence that Ukraine is winning this war is abundant, if one only looks closely at the available data,” our writer Eliot A. Cohen argues, citing Russian casualties and tactical blunders, and Ukraine’s unyielding resistance to the invasion. “The Ukrainians are doing their […]
Saagar offers his perspective on how the US media has covered India’s continued alliance with Russia as the west imposes harsh economic punishment for the invasion of Ukraine
By Peter Weber, The Week What the U.S. can learn from the war All Vladimir Putin wanted was to make Russia great again. There are many reasons Putin decided to invade Ukraine, which historians and other experts will be sussing out for years. But it seems clear that […]
By Peter Weber, The Week “Russia is suffering troop losses and has been unable to take Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv as of yet, but the Russians are expanding their attacks,” trying to break out of their current stalemate, CNN’s Jake Tapper said Sunday. “What is going wrong […]
By Nicole Grajewski, Atlantic Council Hours after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to inform him about Russia’s “special military operation.” During the call, Raisi expressed Iran’s understanding of Russia’s security concerns and affirmed the […]
By Max Blumenthal, The Gray Zone Testimony by evacuated Mariupol residents and warnings of a false flag attack undermine the Ukrainian government’s claims about a Russian bombing of a local theater sheltering civilians. Western media have reported that Russia’s military deliberately attacked the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama theater […]
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen discuss the detention of basketball player, Brittney Griner, in Russia.
Krystal and Saagar analyze the significance of Putin’s decision to fire a hypersonic missile in Ukraine as a warning to NATO and a statement about the military capabilities Russia possesses
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist Murtaza Hussain to take an in depth look at the US relationship with Saudi Arabia and how they influence American elections for their own benefit
I think the disconnect here is that Armin the Mujahideen WAS a policy success, it was the most successful policy ever done by the military-industrial complex. Not only did they make massive profits, but the eventual attack on 9/11 has guaranteed massive profits forever. Dead people and human […]
Krystal looks at how the lesser covered US foreign policy decisions on the war in Ukraine could jeopardize peace talks and lead to greater destruction due to a prolonged war effort
Krystal and Saagar go through the tone shift from China on the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the CCP now blames NATO and is looking to strengthen its ties to Russia
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