blowing-up-boats:-the-numbing-effect-of-repetitive-illegality

Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. campaign against alleged drug trafficking small boats off the coast of several South American nations, continues unabated. But while both the public and politicians seem to have become numb to this campaign – or perhaps distracted by the seemingly endless Iran debacle – a fewContinue Reading

the-vatican’s-quiet-intelligence-diplomacy

Last week all eyes were focused on the secret, first-ever trip of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, flying on a C-17 Globemaster (the modern version of the C-141 Starlifter, which CIA Director William Casey used to travel on during his overseas trips during the Reagan administration), where he metContinue Reading

42,020-troops,-1,827-artillery-systems,-89-tanks:-ukraine’s-tally-of-what-it-cost-russia-to-keep-fighting-in-august

Russian losses reached one of the highest of the entire full-scale war in August, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says, citing General Staff data. Last month, Ukraine killed or wounded 42,020 invaders. As its frontline losses climb, Russia is escalating its terror against Ukraine’s civilians. Moscow uses large numbers of ballistic missilesContinue Reading