by Graham Fitzgibbon | Oct 22, 2019 | Briefings
The Russians Are Using Gabbard, but That Does Not Make Her Their Asset We begin with the increasingly active Russian trolls and propaganda networks who are amplifying Trump’s conspiracy theories, particularly the one that serves both their interests, the...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Oct 21, 2019 | Briefings
American Convoys Abandon the Kurds as Putin and Erdogan Meet to Carve up the Spoils We begin with the ignominious withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria in convoys sporting large American flags which local villagers left to the mercy of the invading...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Oct 20, 2019 | Briefings
Billions Made on Trades Apparently Based on Trump Insider Knowledge We begin with the bombshell article in Vanity Fair by their Wall Street special correspondent William Cohan, the author of The New York Times bestsellers “Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Oct 17, 2019 | Briefings
Does US “Credibility” and “Leadership” in the Middle East Still Mean US Hegemony? We begin with the contrast between the international condemnation of Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria and the enormous popularity Erdogan has at home...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Oct 16, 2019 | Briefings
Trump Melts Down as Our Foreign Policy and National Security Breaks Down We begin with Trump’s meltdown today in a White House meeting with Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer in which according to Pelosi, the president had a meltdown calling her...