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Of Course Davos Wants To Hear from Henry Kissinger

Of Course Davos Wants To Hear from Henry Kissinger

What better forum could there be for one of the 20th century's ghouls to tell those who most benefit from the world as it is what they want to hear? PLUS: The U.S. arms market in Yemen will not be undersold!

A Yemen War Resolution Will Be A Moment of Truth for Biden

A Yemen War Resolution Will Be A Moment of Truth for Biden

"Consequences" for MBS seems like a quaint idea, post-Ukraine. PLUS: Biden's December 2022 War on Terror disclosure form shows an increase in U.S. troops in Niger.

As Xi Visits Saudi Arabia, U.S. Tells Mideast Allies Not To Comparison Shop

As Xi Visits Saudi Arabia, U.S. Tells Mideast Allies Not To Comparison Shop

How to wage two Cold Wars at the same time? With security architecture that works like a walled garden. Would the Gulfies buy a Mac when all their stuff runs on Windows?

Blaming The Afghans One Last Time

Blaming The Afghans One Last Time

U.S. watchdog SIGAR told true stories about the trees of the Afghanistan war. It avoided talking about the forest—and the people trying to survive the changing ecosystem.

U.S. Intelligence Begins To Rethink Its Analysts' Emirati Career Path

U.S. Intelligence Begins To Rethink Its Analysts' Emirati Career Path

A War-on-Terror retirement plan for U.S. intelligence officers grows into an espionage problem. PLUS: WALLER VS. WILDSTORM is delayed, but not canceled! AND: A note on trans panic and the midterms.

Joe Biden's Disposition Matrix

Joe Biden's Disposition Matrix

The Obama administration created a bureaucratic entity with life-or-death power to "dispose" of suspected terrorists. A senior official confirms that Biden has brought it back.

The Biggest Gang in Haiti is the United States

The Biggest Gang in Haiti is the United States

Washington is preparing yet another military intervention in Haiti, all on the pretext of saving Haitians from the chaos it creates and exploits. Haitians deserve reparations, not soldiers.

An Energy Weapon Is About To Freeze The UK's Working Class

An Energy Weapon Is About To Freeze The UK's Working Class

It's not so much the cold as the neoliberal energy decontrols and skyrocketing prices. Like in a postapocalyptic movie, our correspondent looks for salvation in his propane stove.