Ukraine Machinations
• arcleinThis week, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, in a now-famous cell phone conversation, declared her strong contempt for the European Union and its weakness and counseled the U.S. ambassador to
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A "War Process" Not a "Peace Process": On US Military Aid to Israel
• http://www.commondreams.orgWe Americans have funny notions about foreign aid.
'F**k the EU': Tape Reveals US Runs Ukraine Opposition
• Lewrockwell.comIn the latest debacle for the US State Department and the Obama Administration, US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was caught on tape micro-managing Ukraine opposition party strategies with US Ambassador to Ukraine.......
Staying Out of Other People's Wars
• Lewrockwell.com“If these negotiations [with Iran] fail, there are two grim alternatives,” said Sen. Richard Durbin, “a nuclear Iran, or war, or perhaps both.”
US ‘Ukraine-gate’ Threatens to Blow Up Into Major Conflagration
• Lew Rockwell blogA major international scandal with clear evidence of direct US involvement in civil unrest in Ukraine are much more serious than most in the US and EU realize. As is to be expected, the US mainstream press is focused not on this evidence
‘F**k the EU’: Tape Reveals US Runs Ukraine Opposition
• Lew Rockwell blogUS Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was caught on tape micro-managing Ukraine opposition party strategies with US Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt. That the Ukraine regime-change operation is being directed from Washington
Iraq Near Implosion: The ‘Bad Years’ Are Back
• antiwar.comAs U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hurried to his helicopter ready to take off at the end of a visit to Iraq last year, it was becoming clearer that the Americans have lost control of a country they wished to mold to their liking.
White House Stands Behind ‘Failing’ Syria Policy
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzDownplays Disagreement With Kerry Over Policy
U.S. readies financial sanctions against Ukraine: congressional aides
• ReutersThe Obama administration is preparing financial sanctions that could be imposed on Ukrainian officials and protest leaders if violence escalates in the political crisis gripping Ukraine, congressional aides said on Wednesday.
A New Year Just Like the Old Year
• unz.comJennifer Rubin Wants More War
Ukraine at a Boil
• Lewrockwell.comAs violence and mayhem surge in Ukraine’s capitol, Kiev, fear is growing that Europe, the United States and Russia may be on a collision course.
U.S. Investigating Dennis Rodman for Busting Sanctions
• http://www.thedailybeast.com, Josh RoginDennis Rodman reportedly brought thousands of dollars in luxury gifts to Kim Jong Un for his birthday. Now, Washington's looking into whether those gifts violated U.S. sanctions.
Top Israel Lobby Group Loses Battle on Iran, But War Not Over
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Jim LobeEight years ago, Stephen Rosen, then a top official at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and well-known around Washington for his aggressiveness, hawkish views, and political smarts, was asked by Jeffrey Goldberg of the New Yorker
The Blind Alley of J Street and Liberal American Zionism
• antiwar.com, by Abba A. Solomon and Norman SolomonSince its founding six years ago, J Street has emerged as a major Jewish organization under the banner "Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace."
US Spending Bill Keeps Full $3.1 Billion in Israeli Aid
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzIsrael Subsidies Exempted From Sequestration in Last Minute Deal
Israel Lobby Thwarted in Iran Sanctions Bid for Now
• antiwar.comIn what looks to be a clear victory – at least for now – for President Barack Obama, a major effort by the Israel lobby and its most powerful constituent, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), to pass a new sanctions bill against Iran
We Told You So
• antiwar.comGive up the Empire
US Foreign Policy Hits New Lows After Israel Mocks John Kerry; Update - Israel Apologizes
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenUpdate: it was inevitable. Israel has apologized:
Defeat the Israel Lobby
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Justin RaimondoSupport the Geneva negotiations with Iran
Indian diplomat leaves U.S. amid grand jury indictment for visa fraud
• AFPAn Indian diplomat, whose arrest in New York sparked a bitter row, left the United States Thursday as she was hit with charges over treatment of her servant, prosecutors said.
Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries?
• Lew Rockwell blogAfter beginning with a blank map, “it didn’t take long before every continent but Antarctica was bristling with markers indicating special operations forces’ missions, deployments and interactions with foreign military forces in 2012–13.
U.S. Foreign Policy Is a Shambles
• http://fff.org, by Sheldon RichmanWith al-Qaeda affiliates wreaking havoc in Iraq, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham seem to lament that no U.S. troops are on the scene to get in on the action.
50 Senators Now Cosponsor Iran Sanctions Bill
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzVeto Pledge Remains, But Senate Hawks May Override
Ferocious, Weak and Crazy: The North Korean Strategy
• arcleinNorth Korea has been using the threat of tests and the tests themselves as weapons against its neighbors and the United States for years. On the surface, threatening to test weapons does not appear particularly sensible. If the test fails, you look w
Iraq: 49 steps to failure in one crazy chart
• globalpost.comHow the US war in Iraq created an Al Qaeda haven where there once was none.
Poor Saudi Arabia Unhappy With US Foreign Policy
• http://antiwar.com, John GlaserMuch has been made recently of the apparent tension between the U.S. and its longtime ally, Saudi Arabia.
America, Outsourcing A Declaration of War?
• http://www.thedailybell.com, Wendy McElroyA draft version of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013 was introduced in the United States Senate on December 19.
US Voted Most Significant Threat to World Peace in Survey of 68 Countries
• http://www.dailypaul.com, Michael NystromThe US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries.
The Big Issue of 2014: Iran
• http://original.antiwar.com, Justin RaimondoWill it be peace – or will it be war?
America's first-ever National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship
• Daily Paul.comSupport America's first-ever National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship"
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