25 May 2019

Tanker Attacks in the Gulf: In Search of a Casus Belli?

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When I heard about four Saudi tankers that sustained "serious damage" I immediately thought that something was rotten in the state...
27 April 2019

Did Saudi Arabia Hack Jeff Bezos' Phone And Did They Use Israeli Technology?

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These are not easy questions as there is no smoking gun. But unlike Robert Mueller, who would only conclude collusion if he had a contract...
06 April 2019

Lessons From Two Corruption Stories in North America: Trudeau vs Trump II

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Trudeau's woes, as I mentioned them in my previous post , make an interesting backdrop to a real corruption scandal in the US. Anyone ...
24 March 2019

Lessons From Two Corruption Stories in North America: Trudeau vs Trump I

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Recently, two North American countries witnessed their leaders facing charges of corruption. In and of themselves they were not particular...
16 February 2019

Deep Misogyny of Mainstream Media and Women Candidates

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The day after Elizabeth Warren announced her intention to form an exploratory committee something very familiar happened. Politico ran a p...
23 December 2018

Why Did Trump Pull Out Of Syria: Another Khashoggi Gift

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Something funny happened last Thursday. To the shock and dismay of Republicans in Congress, the military-industrial complex and America...
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28 November 2018

The End Game In Khashoggi Murder: Is MBS on His Way Out?

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In my previous post , I suggested that the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul could be the result of a jo...