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The US Left Iraq After 23 Years. Here’s What It Left Behind.
The last US troops left Iraq on a Wednesday. The date was September 30, 2026. The military presence that began with the March 2003 invasion had lasted 23 years.
By Jin24 days ago in The Swamp
Marina Oswald Deserves an Apology and Compensation
By Elliott J. Schuchardt For more than six decades, the United States government has loudly and officially claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy. This narrative has stood as a monument to governmental convenience over historical truth.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt26 days ago in The Swamp
Europe Is Building the Weapon It Once Called Illegal
I In 1987, the United States launched a Section 301 investigation into the European Community. In 1989, based on that investigation, Washington imposed retaliatory tariffs on the EC. In December 1998, the United States again invoked Section 301 to impose unilateral sanctions totaling $520 million on imports from the EU, including handbags and cashmere wool products.
By Jin27 days ago in The Swamp
Trump Just Renamed AI “Super Intelligence.” Here’s What That Actually Does.
On September 29, 2026, Trump signed an executive order called Launching the Super Intelligence Era . It tells federal agencies to replace “artificial intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” in official communications. The same day, he signed the White House Super Intelligence Accord: Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibility with the CEOs of Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, and xAI. The accord hands regulatory leadership to the companies themselves.
By Jin27 days ago in The Swamp
76% of Experts Say a Global War Could Start Within Seven Years. The Map Already Shows Where.
On September 15, 2026, the United Nations released its third Global Risks Report . Fewer than thirty journalists came to the press room in Geneva. That number told its own story. Talk about global war had moved from “if” to “when.”
By Jin27 days ago in The Swamp
The Perils of Entanglement
For decades, United States foreign policy in East Asia has been anchored to an increasingly hazardous premise: that Washington must guarantee the security of Taiwan against the People’s Republic of China (PRC). On the surface, the United States claims to support an East-Asian democracy against mainland China. The reality is not so benign. For the past 75 years, the United States has needlessly interfered in the Chinese civil war. As global dynamics shift and the risk of conflict escalates, Washington must reassess its commitment to Taiwan. To avoid a potentially dangerous confrontation, the United States must cease its military and political backing of Taiwan.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt28 days ago in The Swamp
Vučić Quit the Presidency to Run for Prime Minister. The Office He Wants Has More Power.
September 27, 2026, Belgrade. Aleksandar Vučić stands in front of the presidency, addressing supporters, announcing that he is resigning as President of Serbia. After the speech, he signs his resignation and transfers presidential duties to National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabić. The next day, Brnabić becomes acting president.
By Jin29 days ago in The Swamp
$30 Billion in Tariff Cuts Is the Small Part. The New Trade Machinery Matters More
On September 25, Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to Washington. China and the United States subsequently released their respective accounts of the meetings, including eight agreed outcomes and understandings.
By Jin29 days ago in The Swamp
What Trump's TIME Interview Revealed
What Trump's TIME Interview Revealed In a 2017 interview with TIME, Donald Trump repeatedly returned to the same defense of his record: his instincts had proved right, disputed claims were often justified by something someone else had said, and electoral victory itself was evidence that he understood politics better than his critics.
By Jin29 days ago in The Swamp
The Red Carpet That Wasn't There: What Takaichi's U.S. Arrival Reveals About the Alliance
The image was easy to understand. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and stepped onto a relatively quiet tarmac. Several Japanese officials were there to greet her, but no senior U.S. representative was visible in the footage released by Japan's prime minister's office.
By Jin29 days ago in The Swamp
Trump's Farewell Post Signals More Than Satisfaction With the Xi Summit
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2026 — Minutes after Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, left Washington for China on Friday, President Donald Trump turned to Truth Social to offer his public assessment of the summit.
By Jin29 days ago in The Swamp
Why Taiwan Is Missing From the Eight U.S.-China Summit Outcomes
Why Taiwan Is Missing From the Eight U.S.-China Summit Outcomes The omission does not mean Taiwan was absent from the leaders' talks. It shows where Beijing and Washington were able to publish concrete understandings, and where their differences remained outside the joint outcome list.
By Jin29 days ago in The Swamp