Trump's goading toward war or Iran's waiting for a new nuclear agreement after January

Trump really wants Iran to do something stupid before he leaves office, whether it’s a terrorist strike by proxies or something, something Revolutionary Guard attack. x If killing Iranian general … Read More

Trump Once Again Lets Dictators Silence Their Critics in the US

We are still carrying the raw wound of the brazen Saudi dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post correspondent — and lawful permanent resident of the United States — who … Read More

Black Gold Playa … the guy who bankrupts casinos does something something with some markets

More than a few folks probably made money because Trump hinted he was “going to do something” yesterday in his presser. Not the first timing, because it’s not really hinky, … Read More

Rep. Amash blasts Trump's mercenary Saudi force: 'He sells troops'

Rep. Justin Amash — the former Republican who, by dint of the gram of integrity he has, was compelled to leave the party in July — has called out Donald Trump … Read More

After hearing from Prince Bone Saws, Trump gives Saudi Arabia a pass following naval base shooting

I seem to remember a certain dyspeptic yam golem going Trump-shit every time there was a shooting by anyone with any ties whatsoever to the Middle East. This was back … Read More

The White House is apparently done even attempting to explain Trump's gibberish

Hey, I’d be tired, too. Wait, I am tired. The past two and a half years have felt like trying to harvest semen from a violently ill marlin on a Tilt-A-Whirl.  … Read More

Trump exercised veto to sell Saudis $8 Billon in arms on the day of Ukraine call

Wednesday’s anniversary memorial service for Jamal Khashoggi  reminds us that on the same day of the Ukraine call, Trump vetoed resolutions in Congress to block the sale of $8.1bn (£6.5bn) worth of weapons … Read More

Are These Trump Calls to Putin and MBS on the Secret Server Too?

The intelligence whistleblower states that White House lawyers moved the transcript of Trump’s phone call to Zelensky to a stand alone secret server in the White House.  This was done … Read More

Third Strike in the Middle East?

The Washington Post had an op-ed this morning — Our new Saddam Hussein — that got me to thinking about our insistence on repeating the same mistake in the Middle … Read More

Trump approved transfer of nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia just 16 days after Khashoggi's murder

Maybe if Angela Merkel killed some journalists with bone saws or murdered a few of her top negotiators she’d get somewhere with Donald Trump. But no, Trump only has eyes … Read More

Elijah Cummings: W.H. May Be Transferring Atomic Secrets to Saudis in Violation of Atomic Energy Act

OversightHouse.gov “Washington, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued an interim staff report after multiple whistleblowers came forward to warn about … Read More

Report: Trump promoted nuke power sales to Saudis over strong objections

See, this is what happens when a pr*sident is more worried about his own pocketbook than the safety and security of the country. We don’t need a border wall. We … Read More

WaPo: Saudi-funded lobbyists spent $270,000 at Trump hotel following 2016 election

Seems Trump has another conflict of interest when it comes to MBS the Butcher. David Fahrenthold, who’s been a bee in Trump’s dainty hair weave for years now, has a story … Read More

Putin and MBS share a laugh, high-five each other at G-20 Summit

I only wish this were satire. Saudi crown prince and Putin greet each other at #G20 summit pic.twitter.com/INGKBd2EjF — Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) November 30, 2018 Ha ha ha ha … Read More

Turkish media alleges CIA has recording of MBS ordering Khasshogi hit

Take a step back and imagine this is a James Bond movie. Where does Donald Trump fit in? He’s clearly the corrupt government official in league with the diabolically evil Bond … Read More

Saudi Arabia wires U.S. $100 million payment as Trump continues to defend the kingdom

If you happened to read Bob Woodward’s recent Trump book, Fear: Holy Fuck, Holy Fuck, Holy Fuck, Oh Christ, Just Kill Me Now!, you know how obsessed our pr*sident is … Read More

Trump says suspected Saudi Arabia murder another case of 'guilty until proven innocent'

Wow, doesn’t this sound familiar? Guess all you need to do to get off scot-free — unless you’re an innocent black teenager, of course — is deny all accusations, and deny them … Read More

Cleaning crew spotted entering Saudi consulate ahead of Khashoggi probe

Well, maybe they were actually rogue cleaners. I mean, who uses Dixi cleaning solution? What is that, anyway? From Common Dreams: At around the same time Saudi King Salman insisted … Read More