Pusillanimity Leads to War Paul Craig Roberts "The reputation of one's arms in war is everything, and equivalent to real forces." -- Napoleon Russian President Putin's neglect of Napoleon's 14 words explains why Gideon Rachman has endorsed the conclusion by me and Gilbert Doctorow that "no one takes Putin's nuclear threats seriously any more." Years ago I made the point that Putin's nonresponse to Washington's...

US city council in Iowa opens with ‘Hail Satan’ prayer Another sign of Christian collapse https://www.rt.com/news/646909-ottumwa-hail-satan-prayer/

Three years into Israel’s Gaza genocide, NYC mayor decries US ‘complicity’ NY Mayor more honest than US President https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/10/07/777842/Zohran-Mamdani-decries-US-%E2%80%98complicity%E2%80%99-in-Israel%E2%80%99s-genocide-Gaza-war-anniversary

Europe plundered to the brink by oligarchs and US Sanctions on Russia is falling apart Leaders are trying to foment fear of Russia to hold things together https://www.rt.com/news/646897-eu-revolt-protest-wave/

Caitlin Is Hopeful that Israel's Day in the Sun Is Over https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/10/07/no-one-gives-a-fuck-about-october-7/

Lies Serving Israel Have Sent Us to War with Iran Paul Craig Roberts Two days ago on October 5 both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that the "Threat of Iranian Drone Attack Prompted U.S. to Pull Bombers From U.K. Base"  https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/uk-us-bomber-move-iran-drone-threat-5097f827?st=zHbrGr&reflink=article_email_share  The NYT headline reads "Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/iran-drone-attack-us-uk-base-fairford.html?nl=today's-headlines®i_id=31655120&segment_id=227592 ...

A Vote for a Republican Is a Vote for Israel; A vote for a Democrat Is a Vote for a Tower of Babel and Sexual Perversion Eric Alterman describes in the NY Times how AIPAC has  destroyed Democrats' support for Israel's barbaric war crimes by labeling moral concerns about Palestinians "antisemitism."  But in the final two paragraphs Alterman takes a contradictory turn and labels the...

PCR On Target and Dialogue Works Explores the Claim that the Strait of Hormuz Is Open and that Oil Flows have Returned to Normal Paul Craig Roberts Two days ago on Sunday Larry Sparano and I discussed On Target the latest claims by US Central Command, the US Treasury Secretary, and the London Telegraph that the US was in complete control of the Strait of...