The Hypocrisy of Trump’s Threat to Destroy Iran’s Cultural Sites
Win McNamee/Getty Three days before an American drone assassinated one of Iran’s top generals, the White House bragged in a press release about spending $25 million overseas “to protect religious freedom, religious sites and relics.” Over the weekend, President Donald Trump thoroughly undermined that boast by threatening, via his favorite platform, to eradicate 52 Iranian…
Michael Flynn’s Legal Strategy Was Based on Conspiracy Theories. It Just Backfired.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, leaves the federal courthouse on June 24, 2019 with his lawyer Sidney Powell.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Just over a year ago, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn receive no prison time for lying to the FBI. Prosecutors at the time praised Flynn for…
Meet the Iran Hawks Inside Trump’s Administration
President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Cabinet meeting in October 2019.Alex Wong/Getty John Bolton resigned as national security adviser in September at the nadir of his influence in the Trump administration. Left on the sidelines of talks with North Korea and the Taliban, Bolton grew isolated, his notoriously hawkish…
Here’s What a Cyber Attack by Iran Might Look Like
US helicopters attacked a convoy carrying Qassim Soleimani Thursday.Abaca via ZUMA The government of Iran vowed “forceful revenge” against the United States after Thursday’s killing of Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top security and intelligence commander. It’s unclear what form that revenge might take, but cyber security experts are warning that Iran might use its…
North Korea Is About To Blow Up Trump’s Supposed Top Foreign Policy Win
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea.Handout/Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images North Korea is reportedly set to test a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to American shores in coming days,…
Trump and Company Keep Confessing
Donald Trump talks to media as he leaves the White House by the South lawn on October 9, 2018.Tasos Katopodis /Getty Images After returning from a recent trip to Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani deployed an interesting tactic for the president’s personal lawyer: Confessing to the conduct for which Trump is being impeached. In public statements over the past…