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December 10th, 2020
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Eric Garris and Scott Horton let me write pretty much anything I want. Maybe it shows. OK, we all know it does. That's rarer than it might seem. Outside of the occasional tease about my vague left-leanings from that Antiwar.com CEO-editorial director combo, they've a knack for finding, guiding, and then trusting folks like me -- and those better than me. Over the last 25 years -- it's quarter-century anniversary season -- the site has served as home station, salon, and sanctuary for a range of tough thinkers and fascinating personalities.
Diverse in interests, expertise, and no doubt style but always aligned on rejecting empire -- it's been a cast of characters that's hard to match. I'm a relative latecomer to the game -- an instructive and humbling reminder that the site's stalwarts were critical of even once popular Kosovar wars before it was cool, and before I'd left high school.
By Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
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According to a report from Politico, Joe Biden has picked retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to head the incoming administration's Defense Department.
Austin served as the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) from 2013 to 2016, overseeing US operations in the Middle East. After retiring from the Army in 2016, Austin joined the board of Raytheon, one of the largest US defense contractors. He also serves on the board of the Nucor Corporation, a major US steel producer, and Tenet Healthcare.
By Dave DeCamp
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Since Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in an apparent Israeli plot, the US and Israel have been warning about threats in the region. Despite Iran's clear desire to make it to January 20th without a military confrontation with the US, anonymous officials are hyping the threat of Iranian retaliation for Fakhrizadeh's death.
By Dave DeCamp
For someone so disparaging of "losers" President Donald Trump certainly has a lot of losing policies. His reliance on sanctions to inflict "maximum pressure" has failed everywhere. Yet the administration continues to double down on this losing policy, applying ever more economic pressure no matter how bad the result.
The incoming Biden administration should reverse these Trump failures. A good place to start would be Cuba. If a policy doesn't work after 60 years, it's probably time to accept reality and change course. Unless you are a conservative Republican hoping to win Florida's electoral votes. Then you don't care how many people you hurt while you callously impoverish the Cuban people to bolster your political ambitions.
By Doug Bandow
The US Navy is moving forward with a plan to add a numbered fleet to the Indo-Pacific as part of its efforts to counter China in the region. The plan would resurrect the First Fleet, which was in operation from 1945 to 1973.
The administrative requirements to recommission the First Fleet are in the final stages of coordination,Capt. Jereal Dorsey, a spokesman for Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite, told Stars and Stripes. Dorsey said Braithwaite is working with other US military chiefs to ensure the Navy maintains maritime dominance in an era of great power competition.
By Dave DeCamp
Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has nothing to worry about as the man who will directly handle America's foreign policy in the Middle East is a loyal friend of Israel. Crisis averted.
By Ramzy Baroud
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