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Containing the National Security State represents more than 100 editorials that assess the militarization of U.S. governance and U.S. foreign policy.
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Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo: Loathsome Peas in a Pod
Trump certainly remains first and foremost in this loathsome trio for the damage and havoc he has done to governance, particularly his campaign against the Department of Justice and the justice system itself in undermining the rule of law. But we should never forget the truckling of Mike Pompeo and John Bolton.
Trump Crossed Red Line
Donald Trump crossed a red line that could finally cost him politically. This one is the latest of many he has crossed over the past three and a half years. The trappings of his fascist march to St. John’s Episcopal Church and his blasphemous display of a bible (held backwards and upside down) in front of the church elicited significant criticism from the highest military and civilian leaders of the Pentagon.
Donald Trump: Finally Caught Crossing A Red Line
Donald Trump has crossed many red lines over the past three and a half years, but he has finally crossed one that could cost him politically. The trappings of his fascist march to St. John’s Episcopal Church and his blasphemous display of a bible (held backwards and upside down) in front of the church have elicited significant criticism, including from the highest military and civilian leaders of the Pentagon.
Trump’s Attack on the Truth
Trump’s attack on the truth marches on. Let’s not forget that on February 27, 2020, Donald Trump predicted a quick victory over the novel coronavirus in this country.
The Madness of Donald
Never in our history has the United States been led by someone so psychologically unfit to serve. At a time of political and social crisis that calls for empathy, responsibility, and respect, we have at the helm a corrosive and oppressive man who has created a chaotic and unstable reality within the White House itself.
How the Washington Post Accommodates Disinformation
The Washington Post has come up with a doozy of a pairing for its online interview series. On Thursday, June 4th, the paper is featuring its senior diplomatic columnist David Ignatius and former deputy director of the CIA John McLaughlin in a talk titled “Fact or Fiction: Deepfakes & Disinformation.” This is an ironic pairing in view of McLaughlin’s role in crafting much of the CIA’s disinformation in the run-up to the Iraq War and Ignatius’ role as the mainstream media’s leading apologist for the CIA.
A Pandemic of Lies
Donald Trump’s pandemic of lies are reaching new levels of defamation and even danger.
Goodness Gracious, David Ignatius!!
David Ignatius has a well-earned reputation as an apologist for the Central Intelligence Agency and a defender of increased defense spending and the newly-created Space Force. In an oped for the Post on May 27, Ignatius has defended Pompeo’s fund-raising dinners at the lavish ceremonial rooms of the Department of State, which incidentally was one of the issues being investigated by the State Department’s Inspector General, Steve Linick. These elite dinners are funded by U.S. taxpayers, but, in this case, the major purpose was to identify and recruit donors for this campaign, and to impress conservative media figures such as Ignatius who were central figures at these dinners.
Trump’s War on Accountability
Donald Trump’s falsehoods have two parts: first of all, there are the mind-numbing plethora of lies that he spreads from the White House under the headings of “fake news,” “witch hunt,” and “deep state.” Just as damaging is the second part of the campaign to spread disinformation, which is the war against the federal government’s intelligence chiefs and Inspectors General, who are responsible for truth-telling and accountability within governance.
