Why Did Donald Trump Appoint Gen. Michael Flynn in the First Place?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 14, 2017 It reflects poorly on the president's judgment that he could not see that his hand-picked national security adviser, pictured, was a disaster. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Could National Security Adviser Mike Flynn Face Criminal Charges Over Russia Ties?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 12, 2017 Serious questions continue to swirl around Flynn's relationship with the Russian government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Is Playing With Fire on Iran

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 8, 2017 Bellicose rhetoric by Mike Flynn (pictured), U.S. national security adviser, about Tehran’s missile test points toward a potentially disastrous policy in the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Here We Go Again: Trump Administration Threatens Iran (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 2, 2017 Mike Flynn, the president's national security adviser, made a brief statement Wednesday putting Iran “on notice.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Is Donald Trump Aide Mike Flynn’s Relationship With Russia?

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 15, 2017 The headlines about Trump and his team and the Russian Federation are coming fast and furious, and the stories seem more than merely isolated data points. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Henry A. Giroux: Trump’s Cabinet Will Be a Group of ‘Neoliberal Evangelicals’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 9, 2017 The president-elect’s appointments “are indicative of forthcoming policy decisions that will increase the attack on democratic institutions and public goods,” says the scholar (pictured). The president-elect’s appointments “are indicative of forthcoming policy decisions that will increase the attack on democratic institutions and public goods,” says the scholar (pictured). Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Too Many Generals Spoil the Democracy

By William J. Astore / TomDispatch Dec 22, 2016 Donald Trump's appointment of recently retired generals to the highest civilian offices in America’s colossal national security state represents nothing short of a de facto military coup in Washington. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Did Trump Adviser Stephen Bannon and Breitbart News Inspire Pizzeria Gunman?

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 7, 2016 This year, under Bannon’s editorship, Breitbart tweeted a bizarre and patently false conspiracy theory that a neighborhood pizzeria in Washington, D.C., was the site of a child-trafficking ring to which Hillary Clinton was connected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s National Security Choices Are Not the ‘A’ Team in Intelligence Circles

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 Progressives have no reason to be optimistic about retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser or Rep. Michael Pompeo as CIA director. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Assembling Team of ‘Swamp Creatures,’ Says Democratic Lawmaker Keith Ellison

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Nov 21, 2016 The progressive congressman said it's clear the president-elect is "not doing what he's said he's gonna do for average working Americans." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It’s Worse Than You Think

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 12, 2016 The election of Donald Trump, whose appeal to voters is based on magical thinking, paves the way for the rise of a police state unlike anything seen in American history. Its fangs will appear the moment Trump’s base realizes it has been betrayed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )