Category: Defense and Military Industry

The War Pigs Used Ukraine as Their Proxy, and Triple-Tapped a Girls’ School in Iran

The U.S. and Europe spent $674.2 billion on Ukraine’s proxy war while American Tomahawks triple-tapped a girls’ school in Minab, killing 120 children.

The AI Oligarchs Control Trump and Congress. Together, They Are Destroying Wage Earners and Democracy

Concentrated wealth turns campaign finance, tax privileges, and private access into congressional power, burdening wage earners and weakening democracy.

Saudi Arabia After the American Security Umbrella

Saudi Arabia’s security bargain created dependencies and adversaries. A U.S. retreat could cost the kingdom strategic autonomy before it threatens its borders.

Obliteration of America’s Middle East Forward Military Bases

Radar measurement of 12 US bases, the transit counts in the Strait of Hormuz, and the inflation record set against what the administration said it had won.

Trump Turned a Failed Russia Sanction Into a Loyalty Test for a Korean Shipyard

Trump’s Russia sanction never stopped the gas. It stopped a Korean shipyard from getting paid, and Arctic LNG 2 is now suing Hanwha Ocean for $1.02 billion.

Trump and His Ship of Fools

An open indictment of the Trump administration and the men who cannot see past the end of their own noses, on debt, dollar decline, drones, fleets, and the four brush fires.

Never a Winning Strategy: Shoot and Bomb Everything from a Bully Pulpit

The United States is losing wars in Iran and Ukraine that draw down the same interceptor stockpile, the same negotiators, and the same public treasury.