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‘I Could Live With That’: How the CIA Made Afghanistan Safe for the Opium Trade
July 10, 2020
Prior to the Soviet invasion, Afghanistan barely registered as a topic of interest for the national press, surfacing in only a handful of annual newspaper stories.
Don’t Buy John Bolton’s Book. Borrow It and Don’t Have High Expectations From a Disgruntled White House Ferret
June 27, 2020
What Bolton’s book tells us about the man is that he is a craven, self-serving individual who is only really interested in promoting himself.
How the Saudis, the Qataris, and the Emiratis Took Washington
June 11, 2020
Given the president’s unyielding support for the Saudis and Emiratis as especially lucrative customers for this country’s defense industry, the Qataris have clearly decided to crib the Saudi playbook.
Operating Outside the Rule of Law: Washington Pressures International Criminal Court
June 4, 2020
There is apparently no limit to what the United States and Israel can get away with without any consequences.
