CounterPunch Op-Ed
Mel Goodman is the national security columnist for counterpunch.org.
- Iran and the US Say Enough, Will Israel Go Along?
- Spies and Their Lies: the Trials and Tribulations at Guantanamo
- Meet the Newest Apologist for Israel: Rear Admiral John Kirby
- Washington Post Believes U.S. & Israel “Can Get Back on the Same Page”
- The United States and the Middle East: the Politics of Miscalculation
- The Atlantic Joins the Chorus of Fear
- Two Wars, Five Losing Nations
- CIA’s Torture and Abuse: America’s Shame!
- Netanyahu and Israel in Decline and May Take Biden Down With the Them
- Never Forget Who Donald Trump Really Is
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CIA’s Torture and Abuse: America’s Shame!
Lawrence Wright, the special counsel who investigated the Iran-contra scandal, concluded that the “failure to punish governmental lawbreakers feeds the perception that public officials are not wholly accountable for their actions. It also may lead the public to believe that no real wrongdoing took place.” This certainly applies to all those involved in CIA’s torture program.
Never Forget Who Donald Trump Really Is
“You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent! No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.” – Donald Trump, February 10, 2024, responding allegedly to a “leader of a big state” who asked “If we don’t pay” enough to…