Blog
Netanyahu and the IDF Provided All the Evidence the ICJ Needed
The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled last week that Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza and provide greater assistance to the Palestinians. Sadly, the ICJ did not call for a cease-fire, which is desperately needed, but it demonstrated genuine understanding of the Israeli war crimes that point to genocidal intentions as stipulated…
The Costly Failures of Intelligence
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra The investment in intelligence collection and analysis continues to grow, and the failures of intelligence grow as well. In some of the most costly failures, the intelligence collection was adequate, occasionally spot on, but the analysis was inadequate. For example, Pearl Harbor in…
The Dangerous Myth of the “Indispensable Nation”
“But if we have to use force, it is because we are America; we are the indispensable nation. We stand tall and we see further than other countries into the future, and we see the danger here to all of us. Our nation’s memory is long and our reach is far.” – Secretary of State…
The United States and the Middle East: Hoist On Its Own Petard
Who’s the fucking superpower around here?” — President Bill Clinton after his first meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1996. “Don’t do stupid shit.” — President Barack Obama commenting on the U.S. military intervention in Libya in 2011. “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or…
The Commonality of Megalomania
“Today I am at the head of the strongest Army in the world, the most gigantic Air Force and of a proud Navy.” – Adolf Hitler, Speech to the Reichstag declaring war on the United States, December 11, 1941.” “Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.” –…
Unmitigated Horror: Guernica, the Warsaw Ghetto, and Now Gaza
Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Palestinian society must be deradicalized.” – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Wall Street Journal, December 26, 2023. “The painful commonality between the tragedies of Gaza and the Warsaw Ghetto is the utter disregard for human lives in a war setting by the citizens of even the…
