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Ukraine Traded Nukes for Worthless Security Guarantees—Now the US Wants Its Minerals Too

Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Ukraine faces a grim choice: accept Trump’s extortionate deal, handing over $500 billion in critical minerals in exchange for meaningless security guarantees, or refuse and risk losing Western support — only to face another Russian invasion anyway when those promises prove worthless. Either way, history warns that guarantees without real enforcement are just preludes to… Read more.

Xi Insists He Does Not Want War in Ukraine. Oh, Ok Then…

Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 6:43 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

During his high-stakes phone call with Joe Biden yesterday, Xi Jinping insisted that he does not want this war in Ukraine. Therefore, one must infer that he regards Vladimir Putin as an unruly child he must love and support no matter how damaging the mischief he causes. Which of course means that Xi might be… Read more.

Clarion Call for Westerners to Join Fight in Ukraine

Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 10:22 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Given the universal values at stake, I am dismayed that more Westerners have not joined the fight in Ukraine. I am reminded of the way writers Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and Pablo Neruda led the brigade of those who not only sounded that clarion call, but rushed themselves to join the fight for democratic freedom… Read more.