Saturday Supplement: More on assassination rationale, Iran-U.S. de-escalation, plane crash, + other news

By Robert A. Vella The Trump administration’s rationale for assassinating a top Iranian military officer keeps changing in the vain Continue reading →

House votes to limit Trump’s war powers, Soleimani assassination rationale falls apart, and more news

By Robert A. Vella The House of Representatives voted yesterday to limit President Trump’s war powers concerning Iran, and now Continue reading →

The disastrous briefing of Congress by White House officials on the Soleimani assassination

By Robert A. Vella President Trump sent three White House officials to Congress yesterday to explain why he ordered the Continue reading →

Dissecting John Bolton’s announcement that he’d testify at Senate impeachment trial, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday’s announcement by former National Security Advisor John Bolton that he would testify at President Trump’s Continue reading →

Trump’s Iran gamble: When you get in over your head, you can’t stop the water from drowning you

By Robert A. Vella On Friday, I asserted that: Trump is playing a very dangerous game here.  He is not Continue reading →

2019 comes to an end: Angry Iraqis storm U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, plus today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella On this last day of 2019, a little reflection is in order for a year full Continue reading →

The integrity of the 2020 election, the exploitation of social media, and you

By Robert A. Vella Very quietly, Facebook took down over 600 accounts earlier this week which were tied to the Continue reading →

Fish or Cut Bait: Impeachment revelations and worsening poll numbers may force GOP to dump Trump

By Robert A. Vella They say that when you’ve dug a hole you can’t climb out of, you should stop Continue reading →