Op-Edge
- Dunkirk 2.0: Merkel slaps UK with hefty Brexit bill in another effort to break the Brits
Angela Merkel has done a U-turn on Brexit and is now demanding the UK pay a staggering €100 billion ‘divorce settlement.' The dirty tricks campaign not only makes the EU look a loser but will create a ‘Dunkirk victory’ for Britain once again. - Reading, 'riting & regime change: 'N.Koreans taught from age of 3 to expect American invasion'
There exists a chasm in mutual understanding between Pyongyang and Washington. The US sees its massive naval exercises as readiness, while North Korea views them as preparation for an actual invasion, says Sam Yoon, from the Council of Korean Americans. - Monkey see, monkey do: ‘Violence in America being normalized at government level’
The normalization of violence is occurring because even at the government level there are numerous examples when the state is settling its disputes with violence. That needs to change, says Arvin Vohra, Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. - 'Gone with the Wind' – Latest effort to ‘rewrite American history’ hits Memphis theater
Refusing to show such a historically significant film is an example of trying to rewrite America’s history: it should be shown and talked about and not called insensitive, says writer and comedian Jeffrey Mark Klein.
- Trump’s transgender ban and the Pentagon’s politically correct absurdity
US President Donald Trump seems to be heading for another clash with the Pentagon over his renewed order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. - The US Senate is trying to brand WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’ — whatever that means
The US Senate Intelligence Committee published its annual intelligence spending bill this week — and nested in the bill is a provision which would declare WikiLeaks to be a “non-state hostile intelligence service”. - ‘US goal is to agitate Venezuelan economy, but objective remains unclear’
Venezuela is already facing a severe economic crisis which the new US sanctions will aggravate, but it’s unclear what exactly Washington wants to achieve by that and whether it seeks regime change in Caracas, says author and editor Eva Golinger. - Why do some Russian ambassadors die? Probably because they are old
Western media attempts to portray the recent deaths of Russian diplomats as some sort of conspiracy are part of a pattern where everything involving Russia is deemed to be suspicious. It’s becoming very tiresome. - Beware of DC establishment that attacks Trump’s capacity to govern – even if he deserves it
As a political correspondent, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many world leaders over the last two decades. The question I am most asked is: “what is he or she like in person?” - Winning in Afghanistan: Trump’s pipe dream
Trump’s Afghanistan plan is neither a game-changer nor a sharp departure from what we’ve seen since the George W. Bush administration. But it creates avenues for India to play a larger role in Afghanistan and is likely to cement the Pakistan-China alliance.
- ‘Sovereign states beyond US influence get demonized by corporate-owned media’
This is not a democracy of the everyday people, this is really a dictatorship of the rich - contrary to the usual rhetoric we hear in US mainstream media, says Daniel Shaw professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the City University of New York. - Dunkirk 2.0: Merkel slaps UK with hefty Brexit bill in another effort to break the BritsAngela Merkel has done a U-turn on Brexit and is now demanding the UK pay a staggering €100 billion ‘divorce settlement.' The dirty tricks campaign not only makes the EU look a loser but will create a ‘Dunkirk victory’ for Britain once again.
- Reading, 'riting & regime change: 'N.Koreans taught from age of 3 to expect American invasion'There exists a chasm in mutual understanding between Pyongyang and Washington. The US sees its massive naval exercises as readiness, while North Korea views them as preparation for an actual invasion, says Sam Yoon, from the Council of Korean Americans.
- Monkey see, monkey do: ‘Violence in America being normalized at government level’The normalization of violence is occurring because even at the government level there are numerous examples when the state is settling its disputes with violence. That needs to change, says Arvin Vohra, Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee.
- 'Gone with the Wind' – Latest effort to ‘rewrite American history’ hits Memphis theaterRefusing to show such a historically significant film is an example of trying to rewrite America’s history: it should be shown and talked about and not called insensitive, says writer and comedian Jeffrey Mark Klein.
- ‘US goal is to agitate Venezuelan economy, but objective remains unclear’Venezuela is already facing a severe economic crisis which the new US sanctions will aggravate, but it’s unclear what exactly Washington wants to achieve by that and whether it seeks regime change in Caracas, says author and editor Eva Golinger.
- Trump’s transgender ban and the Pentagon’s politically correct absurdityUS President Donald Trump seems to be heading for another clash with the Pentagon over his renewed order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military.
- The US Senate is trying to brand WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’ — whatever that meansThe US Senate Intelligence Committee published its annual intelligence spending bill this week — and nested in the bill is a provision which would declare WikiLeaks to be a “non-state hostile intelligence service”.
- Why do some Russian ambassadors die? Probably because they are oldWestern media attempts to portray the recent deaths of Russian diplomats as some sort of conspiracy are part of a pattern where everything involving Russia is deemed to be suspicious. It’s becoming very tiresome.
- Beware of DC establishment that attacks Trump’s capacity to govern – even if he deserves itAs a political correspondent, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many world leaders over the last two decades. The question I am most asked is: “what is he or she like in person?”
- Winning in Afghanistan: Trump’s pipe dreamTrump’s Afghanistan plan is neither a game-changer nor a sharp departure from what we’ve seen since the George W. Bush administration. But it creates avenues for India to play a larger role in Afghanistan and is likely to cement the Pakistan-China alliance.
- Slandering Russia: ’Journalists tripping one another saying outrageous things to please bosses’
US mainstream media reporters are tripping over one another to say the most outrageous things as they think their bosses will like to present Russia in the worst possible light, says political analyst Gilbert Doctorow. - ‘European FBI is another EU vanity project’ – ex-MI5 intelligence officer
An FBI for the EU would be incredibly difficult to realize given the distrust between intelligence agencies, vastly different legal systems and history, explains Annie Machon, a former MI5 intelligence officer. - I predict a 'RIOT' as dissent in American media becomes illegitimate
Since the German Marshall Fund of the United States unveiled its “Alliance For Securing Democracy (AFSD)," I’ve resisted commenting, simply because the lobby group’s “Hamilton 68 dashboard” is too preposterous to merit serious analysis. - Trump’s Afghanistan plan should be judged on whether Germany plays critical role
Trump’s Afghanistan strategy may depend on Germany playing a key role as the EU army plan gains momentum. But what are Trump’s chances in Afghanistan if NATO allies simply don’t send troops? - ‘Situation in Raqqa dire, disturbing’ – UNOCHA
The situation in the Syrian city of Raqqa is extremely fluid; it is in active war zone and it’s almost impossible to provide aid to the people trapped inside, says David Swanson from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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