18 June 2019

Is War With Iran Imminent?

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It is beginning to feel like a recurring nightmare. You know it is not real. You know it will end badly. Yet you are unable to stop it. ...
04 June 2019

Hemedti Crackdown: "People Power Takes a Big Hit"

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In my recent post on Sudan , I expressed my dismay with the disinformation element in the "People Power" or the Arab Spring II nar...
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02 June 2019

Why Was There a Coup in Sudan After 30 Years?

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My oldest readers might remember that I started this blog because of my massive frustration with mainstream media platitudes about the Arab ...
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...