Two outcomes seem very likely because of the recent Russian incursion into Georgia. The first is that Georgia’s membership in NATO will very probably be fast tracked. The second is the greater promotion of the US backed Eastern European missile defense shield. A very interesting statement was recently made by Rep. Mark Kirk (Republican, Illinois), [...]

As most of you are aware, I am an anti-war advocate. If there is one thing that I despise more than anything it is the abuse of power to support political agendas that seek the promotion of militarism for whatever purpose – and I could really care less who that reality applies to, be it [...]

It’s no secret that former President Jimmy Carter has his detractors. His more recent attempts to confront the problems plaguing Israeli - Palestinian relations have drawn scorn from many quarters, with many labeling him anti-Israeli. And now, during remarks made at the recent Hay-on-Wye festival, he has done what no American President has ever dared [...]

If you were looking for a fine example of ridiculousness today, look no further than the words of Stephen Mull, the US State Department’s acting assistant secretary for political-military affairs. Yesterday, Mull made the following comment with regards to those nations currently participating at a conference in Dublin where representatives from more than 100 nations [...]

Cluster Bombs have been employed by various nations for decades. When dropped, the initial casing releases ‘bomblets’ that then spread across a target area. There are numerous classifications for various purposes ranging from incendiary to anti-tank to anti-personnel, and numerous others aimed at affecting specific targets such as runways and electrical infrastructures. The problem with [...]

NATO. It’s an outdated organization that has become nothing more than a vehicle with which to exploit lucrative new arms markets, apply political pressure to new member states to support the foreign policy initiatives of its foremost members, and diminish Russian influence in Eastern Europe while claiming that that isn’t an objective. The Eastern European [...]

After recognizing the independence of Kosovo, what is the obvious second step? Arming it. After all, ‘world peace’ demands no less. And who better to do that than the world’s foremost purveyor of arms… “President George W. Bush authorized Wednesday supplying Kosovo with weapons, signaling the establishment of government-to-government relations after recognizing its independence, the White House [...]

For those of you who aren’t familiar with who Viktor Bout is, Nicholas Cage’s character in the film Lord Of War was loosely based on him. Of course, Bout didn’t grow up in New York, as Cage’s character did in the film. He was born and raised in Russia, attended the Moscow Military Institute, and [...]

Two weeks ago, The London Times ran a story entitled For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets. The story reveals, through FBI whisatleblower Sibel Edmonds, that… “…one well-known senior official in the US State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan. The name of [...]

In a speech yesterday in the UAE, President Bush called Iran the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. Now, to some, that might not sound unseemly, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that Iran is the UAE’s number one trading partner, which Bush completely failed to mention in the speech. Nor did he mention that the [...]