T.J. Coles

2 weeks ago | counterpunch.org | T.J. Coles |Jeffrey St. Clair

A few years ago, The Nation published an article debunking the myth that Donald Trump was an anti-imperial President. The article highlights the false perception held by a wide number of MAGA supporters and purported or former leftists: that Trump desired to reduce America’s military role in the world. Now that he is back in the White House, certain leftists cling to the hope that Trump will begin winding down the US Empire.

1 month ago | counterpunch.org | T.J. Coles |Jeffrey St. Clair

David Kelly’s lifeless body lay on Harrowdown Hill, Oxfordshire, England. The dead doctor was a microbiologist working for the British Ministry of Defence. Kelly was said by the Tony Blair government to have taken his own life four months after Britain and America invaded Iraq in March 2003. The illegal occupation of the oil-rich Middle […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.