Book Party Zoom with Mel

Containing the National Security State

We are inviting you to join us for an exciting and interesting evening zoom party with Mel to discuss his book and answer any questions you may have. As many of you know, Mel Goodman has a new, recently published book out entitled Containing the National Security State. Find out all the details …

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The Florida Veterans for Common Sense present Mel Goodman 11/1

Buy Your Ticket now for Mel Goodman’s talk  Friday, November 1, 2019 in Sarasota (Sponsored by FLVCS) The Florida Veterans for Common Sense present a talk by Mel Goodman. American Carnage : The Wars of Donald Trump Mel will discuss national security topics dealing with diplomacy, intelligence, and war vs. peace. Mel is a senior…

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Recent News and Latest Book

The Strategic Nightmare That Follows the “Forever War”

One of these days, the “forever war” between Russia and Ukraine will be over, and the serious challenge of dealing with the strategic triangularity of the United States, Russia, and China will begin.  The Biden administration has complicated this task by pursuing a strategy of “dual containment,” believing that the United States can “contain” both Russia and China.  Unlike the Soviet Union of the Cold War era, China cannot be “contained.”  It is a global economic and political power as well as a formidable military power in the Indo-Pacific region.

When Difi Took on the CIA Over Torture

Very few senators have been willing to tackle the excesses within the intelligence community, but Senator Dianne Feinstein (D/CA) has been a heroic exception to that rule.  Liberals and civic libertarians were a major part of Barack Obama’s constituency when he ran for president in 2008, and they had a right to expect his administration to investigate the CIA’s program of torture and abuse.