A Europe united under the EU and especially NATO is to be strong enough to contain, isolate and increasingly confront Russia as the central component of U.S. plans for control of Eurasia and the world, but cannot be allowed to conduct an independent... Full Article at The Market Oracle

A Europe united under the EU and especially NATO is to be strong enough to contain, isolate and increasingly confront Russia as the central component of U.S. plans for control of Eurasia and the world, but cannot be allowed to conduct an independent... Full Article at Global Research

Some years ago when Paul Wolfowitz was asked why we went to war in Iraq but not North Korea, he noted that Iraq “swims on a sea of oil.” And while less obviously a war for oil, our presence in Afghanistan promises to keep the US in the “Great Game” in... Full Article at Emptywheel

Was Dan Froomkin “purged” by the Washington Post’s neoconservative editorial politburo? That was the take around the left-leaning blogosphere this weekend. Full Article at True/Slant

They are the soft children of a once strong nation. Like trust fund babies, they are squandering the wealth with no understanding of the sweat and blood spent to accumulate it. Full Article at Michelle Malkin

The Bigger They Are The Mother of All Sex Scandals brought down a government. The UK’s Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, didn’t know what he had wrought when he fell for a beautiful call girl named Christine Keeler. Full Article at New Europe News

In the face of total global economic collapse, the prospects of a massive international war are increasing. Historically, periods of imperial decline and economic crisis are marked by increased international violence and war. Full Article at LewRockwell.com

For one, he punts on the Iraq war. By dropping the subject, he misses a fundamental reality: The power a president inherits when he or she gets the keys to the White House is not the same from president to president. Full Article at Foreign Policy

In the face of total global economic collapse, the prospects of a massive international war are increasing. Historically, periods of imperial decline and economic crisis are marked by increased international violence and war. Full Article at The Market Oracle

When today’s R party can’t even identify with Ronnie Rayguns, they are in a world of hurt. David Duke is much closer to today’s R party than Saint Ronald. Well, then. That list should indeed point repugs to support the PO in theory and praxis. Um, ok. Full Article at Firedoglake

Foreign Policy, in its four-author critique of Paul Wolfowitz's take on realism and Obama, touches on way too many issues and first principles to cover in this space, so I recommend reading Walt, Rothkopf, Drezner, and Clemons for yourself. Full Article at Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish