US Launches at Least Two More Airstrikes in Somalia as Bombing Campaign Ignored by US Media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio controls Venezuela’s finances, making him the effective viceroy of the South American nation.  “Mr. Rubio has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, holding sway over a sovereign nation in a way that no American official has since Paul Bremer III arrived in Baghdad in 2003 to run US-occupied Iraq,” […]

US operations against suspected drug boats in Latin America have failed to slow the rate of cocaine entering the US.  The Washington Post reviewed a DEA assessment that found the strikes on vessels operated by alleged narco-terrorists have not changed the amount or price of cocaine entering the US. US military officials also admitted to […]

Cracking Up And Joining Up By Michael Every of Rabobank Geopolitics is front and center, even in Argentina–England at the World Cup, where the contested Falklands/Malvinas, which could have oil reserves, saw jingoist 1980’s language. Yet it’s Hormuz, where 1980’s-style tanker wars are underway, that’s the penalty spot. The US is striking Iran again night and day, as Tehran warns of an “existential war”. Reports have Trump leaning towards expanding US military operations; others say what he’s been hitting widen his options for escalation; and Trump has stated Iran “will be defeated...