Monthly Archives: August 2021

SZ: Los Angeles Times: Of the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in the Kabul airport blast, 10 were based at Camp Pendleton. And at least five had roots in California. Here is what we know about the local service members: … Nikoui, 20, … Continue reading →

FAZ: Am Wochenende soll Johnson halb ernst vor Mitarbeitern ausgerufen haben: „Mit Trump wären wir besser dran“, eine Aussage, die in der Downing Street bestritten wurde. Guardian: According to a leak to the Sunday Times, Biden took more than 24 … Continue reading →

Melvin Goodman: The editorial boards and oped writers of our mainstream media in discussing the war, continue to cite “enduring American faith in the values of freedom and democracy” as the underlying purpose of our effort. The New York Times, … Continue reading →

Rieke Havertz, Die Zeit:

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BBC: US policy is now apparently communicated to the world via exclusive interview rather than tweet. New York Times: One wonders if President Emmanuel Macron of France is also rattled.

Tom Tugendhat, NewStatesman: In what has to rank as the worst foreign policy failure since the Suez crisis of 1956, the UK has found itself unable to act fast enough, or separately from a US President who saw the totemic … Continue reading →

FAZ: „Es sind nur sieben“, sagte der Unions-Fraktionsvize. Später hieß es aus dem Verteidigungs­ministerium, es seien um diese Zeit nur wenige der auf den Evakuierungslisten Genannten am Flugplatz gewesen. Bei den Passagieren soll es sich um fünf Deutsche, einen Niederländer … Continue reading →