Following Push By Bolton, Trump Green Lights More Cyberattacks

National security adviser John Bolton began the effort to remove the directive after he took up his position in April. President Donald Trump took steps on Wednesday to loosen limits on when the US government can deploy cyberweapons against adversaries, reversing Obama-era guidelines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Trump signed an order reversing Presidential Policy Directive Read More…

Bolton Is Already Pulling the Strings

The hard-right national security adviser successfully tanked the Iran deal. His next target? The North Korea talks. For a man with a reputation for venting spleen and flying off the handle, John Bolton bided his time before finally rising to the position of power he now occupies. The former U.S. ambassador to the UN spent Read More…

Will Bolton Kill Korea Peace Deal?

President Trump’s National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has long viewed peace and diplomacy as an abhorrent sign of weakness. We know from colleagues in the Bush Administration that he berated and pushed to dismiss any intelligence analyst whose conclusions did not match Bolton’s pre-determined demands. He has a history of working behind the back of Read More…

Scarier Than Bolton? Think Nikki For President

Nikki Haley is America’s face to the international community. She is the Ugly American personified, thinking that American Exceptionalism gives her license to say and do whatever she wants at the United Nations. The musical chairs playing out among the senior officials that make up the President Donald Trump White House team would be amusing Read More…

Bolton And Mattis Feud Over Syria Strike As Assad Evacuates Weapons

The Syrian government and Hezbollah have reportedly evacuated weapons from key locations Assad has moved planes to a Russian-operated base The UK Cabinet has agreed to back military action against the Syrian government US National Security Advisor John Bolton and Defense Secretary James Mattis are reportedly feuding over the strategy in Syria, with Mattis favoring a Read More…

As If Russia Weren’t Enough, Bolton Apparently Wants To Take On China, Too

Hyping the threat of John Bolton’s recent appointment as national security advisor may prove completely justified, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). According to SCMP, two former senior U.S. officials told the outlet that Bolton is willing to risk a military conflict with China to achieve U.S. President Donald Trump’s goals for the United States. From SCMP: Read More…