Now, why in the world would soon-to-be President Donald Trump want to know where Vladamir Putin’s head is at regarding untangling from Iran? This “explosive” report from the Washington Post describes a Seychelles meeting set up between a Trump ally and Putin…
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Georgia Congressman John Lewis (D.-5th) told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Donald Trump would not be, in seven days, a “legitimate president.” The only reason he gave was alleged Russian hacking in the November…
Over the last two days, Aleppo has fallen to Assad and Putin. Christmas trees are being lit there. Syria is in shambles. What has been striking to me is the absence of reporting. After eight years, I know this: The…
The Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated this evening in a terrorist attack, apparently in retaliation for Russian intervention in Syria and Aleppo. Ambassador Andrey Karlov was speaking at an art gallery in Ankara when a Turkish gunman, clad in…
Much has been made of Russian hacks into political party databases and their presumed indication that the Kremlin would prefer to deal with President Trump than with President Hillary. This is quite counter-intuitive, which makes all the more puzzling the…
Reading Donald Trump’s foreign policy interview with David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times did nothing to inspire my confidence in the Republican nominee. I am tempted to say that Trump’s knowledge of foreign policy is…
Reading Donald Trump’s foreign policy interview with David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times did nothing to inspire my confidence in the Republican nominee. I am tempted to say that Trump’s knowledge of foreign policy is…
Our space program shouldn’t be sending millions to Putin and his pals. One of the greatest benefits of a government of divided powers is that when the executive branch fails to act in assurance of national security, Congress can step in…