National Security

Zelensky’s Call For An ‘International Legion of Territorial Defense’ In Ukraine Harkens Back To The ‘International Brigades’ Of The Spanish Civil War

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Above: An American recruiting poster during the Spanish Civil War. Update to 1939 Redux: Putin Is Following Hitler’s Playbook, And Risking World War III. I was a bit remiss in recounting Hitler’s pre-war encroachments on his neighbors in Europe. Before this, Hitler’s military machine engaged in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). I saw this reported … Read more

Putin’s Initial War Plan For Ukraine Was A Tactical And Logistical Failure

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Vladimir Putin “really believed he would be received in Ukraine with flowers” and as a liberator when he launched the biggest war in Europe since 1945. Did Putin somehow confuse Ukraine with the CPAC and America First Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida? Ukrainians, even Russian-speaking Ukrainians, are not “Rootin’ for Putin” Republicans. They are defending their … Read more

The Mainstream Media Is Downplaying The Radical Extremism Of The GQP Embracing Putin Over American Democracy

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Above: h/t Salon.com. Eric Boehlert at Press Run takes the mainstream media to task for its reticence to call out the Republican Party for its radical extremism in embracing Vladimir Putin over American democracy. Stop whitewashing GOP’s Putin worship: American politicians cheerleading a dictator as he sends tanks into a neighboring country and bombs a … Read more

The Party Of Trump Is The Party Of Putin

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Huffington Post reports, Sen. Mitt Romney Slams GOP ‘Morons’ At ‘Evil’ White Nationalist Conference: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Sunday castigated fellow Republican lawmakers who recently spoke at a white nationalist conference in Florida, calling the event “evil” and likening those attending to “morons.” “There’s no place in either political party for this white nationalist … Read more