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PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Assassins & Iran

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Assassins & Iran

December 1, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Appearances, Consortium News

Any thought of Biden and his people riding into town on white horses to save the nuclear deal is strictly naïve. I was on the telephone with a friend in Tehran Sunday and found myself telling him about a Christmas card…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: A United State of Delusion

PATRICK LAWRENCE: A United State of Delusion

August 4, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

Americans are caught in a kind of national psychosis, wherein little of what is said about foreign conduct — from Germany to the South China Sea — can be taken at face value.  Let’s face it: The Trump regime has from the…

Bravate di Guerra Fredda nel Pacifico

Bravate di Guerra Fredda nel Pacifico

July 20, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

This Italian translation appeared on Sakeritalia. Prima è arrivata al Congresso la richiesta formale [in inglese] da parte del Dipartimento della Difesa per un  assegno di 20 miliardi di dollari per aumentare la propria presenza in tutto il Pacifico. Un mese dopo la…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Cold War Escapades in the Pacific

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Cold War Escapades in the Pacific

July 20, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

There is a lot to read into this moment, but one thing’s clear. The U.S. doesn’t know what time it is.   First came the Defense Department’s formal request to Congress for a $20 billion check to upgrade its presence across the Pacific. That…

Why China Tiptoed onto the Far Side of the Moon

Why China Tiptoed onto the Far Side of the Moon

January 9, 2019 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

Xi Jinping’s state media was strangely quiet about its historic lunar landing, writes Patrick Lawrence in this look at the U.S. effort to maintain primacy over advanced technologies. When China landed a space probe on the far side of the…

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