A busy Friday with podcasts. The first one up (which is the last one I did today) features Ryan Dawson broadcasting from South Korea. Most of our discussion centers on…
Foreign policy
Just When You Thought Retired U.S. Generals Are the Biggest Buffoons, a Retired Aussie Takes the Cake
There has been some stiff competition for the most inane, delusional analysis about the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine, but former Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan’s…
No Hope For Peace in Ukraine — Only a War With the United States and NATO
I will put this as simply as I can — if the recent New Yorker article by Keith Gessen — The Case for Negotiating with Russia — accurately reflects the…
Podcast Tuesday — Talking Ukraine with Stephen Gardner and Judge Napolitano
I always consider it a privilege to be invited for a virtual chat with popular podcasters, like Stephen Gardner and Judge Napolitano. Both have strong, enthusiastic supporters. I found Stephen’s…
Why Are Retired American Generals So Consistently Wrong?
The following retired Generals are popping up on cable news channels to offer their “sage” analysis on the war in Ukraine and they all share one thing in common —…
How To Interpret Media Leaks Regarding the Ukraine Offensive
When I joined the CIA in September of 1985 it was my first exposure to classified information. Initially, I believed that the classification system was designed to prevent the public…
Judge napolitano’s round TAble and the Continued Delusions of David Petraeus
Judge Napolitano hosted Scott Ritter, Ray McGovern and me on this week’s round table. We discussed the death of Prigozhin and other intel and military matters relevant to Ukraine. We…
Sabotage Killed Prigozhin — Who Did It?
Take a close look at this image. You can see that the landing gear on the Embraer that is on the wings. Preliminary evidence points to some sort of explosive…
Wagner Titular Head Prigozhin — Dead or Alive?
I image most of you have seen one or more of the flood of articles reporting the death of Evgeny Prigozhin in a “plane crash” today. The plane, which was…
Judge Napolitano and I Discuss U.S. Military Malpractice in Ukraine
I recently asked a friend in military intelligence if the Top Brass in the U.S. military had awakened finally to the reality that Ukraine is losing the war, which means…