Melvin Goodman, Counter Punch. In 1947, the U.S. Congress passed the National Security Act, which created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
The danger of nuclear war resulting from an accident, an unauthorized action, the danger of alert practices, or false alarms should never be far from our thinking.
During the Cold War, the concept of "escalation dominance" drove an arms race and nuclear paranoia, influenced by false notions and exaggerated threats. Today, the U.S. continues this trend, spending…
"How many Palestinians will have to die because Israel will not stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestine?"
The ultimate irony is that a nation that is so secure because of friendly borders north and south as well as protective oceans east and west has become so insecure.
By Melvin Goodman / CounterPunch “Chile is a dagger pointed at the heart of Antarctica.” – Henry A. Kissinger. Our 240 years of history have not produced a more controversial…
By Melvin Goodman / CounterPunch Democratic presidents have a way of reaching out to undeserving Republicans to protect their domestic flanks on the right. Bill Clinton appointed James Woolsey to…
By Melvin Goodman / CounterPunch “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” – Thucydides, 5th Century BC. For the past two decades, the International…
The Speaker of the House's recent trips to Armenia and Taiwan spell confusion for the future of US foreign policy.
The fact that there are so few whistleblowers points to the failure of the system, particularly the failure of the oversight system.
The nation needs more whistleblowers, particularly after the corruption of the Trump presidency.
