U.S. Intervention

by Alistair Crooke, published on Conflicts Forum Substack, October 9, 2025 Trump: “This problem with Vietnam … We stopped fighting to win. We would have won easy. We would have won Afghanistan easy. Would have won every war easy. But we got politically correct: ‘Ah, let’s take it easy!’. It’s …

by Sami al-Arian, published on Middle East Eye, August 2, 2025 Syria’s future as a unified state hangs in the balance as both countries pursue long-standing plans to cement hegemonic control through violence and divide-and-conquer tactics Last month, Israel launched a new round of air strikes on Syria, hitting targets …

from the News Desk at the Cradle, published July 25 Hardly worth posting except as a reminder of who’s calling the shots (SSM Editor) Negotiations between Damascus and Tel Aviv are resuming after a series of violent Israeli strikes on Syria last week. The US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, …