Voltaire Network

Themes

USA: Trump Administration

666 articles

français 71 Español 70 عربي 50 Deutsch 67 English 82 русский 24 Türkçe 61 فارسى 41 italiano 66 ελληνικά 28 norsk 22 čeština 1 Nederlands 2 Português 66 română 8 polski 6 suomi 1

by Thierry Meyssan

Metamorphosis

Damascus (Syria) | 8 January 2019
We are republishing here the editorial from Al-Watan in which Thierry Meyssan presents to his Syrian readers the withdrawal of US troops from their country. This article includes certain data which has been ignored by the Western medias, and which throw light on the way in which this decision was taken by President Trump with his Saudi and Qatari allies - and his Russian partners.

The United States refuse to fight for the transnational financiers

by Thierry Meyssan

The United States refuse to fight for the transnational financiers

Damascus (Syria) | 25 December 2018
The US withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, as well as the resignation of General Mattis, attest to the upheaval that is shaking the current world order. The United States are no longer the leaders, either on the economic or the military stage. They refuse to keep fighting for the sole interests of the transnational financiers. The alliances that they used to lead will begin to unravel, but without their erstwhile allies admitting the powerful ascension of Russia and China.

US Forces evacuating Syria

US Forces evacuating Syria

21 December 2018
The spokespersons for the White House and the Pentagon, Sarah Sanders and Dana White respectively, have confirmed that President Donald Trump had a conversation with his Turkish Partner Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after which he gave the orders for US personnel to evacuate Syria.
The Department of State personnel will leave this country in less than 24 hours. The personnel of the Department of Defense - around 4000 men of which only 2000 are present in an official capacity – will evacuate in under (...)

Resignation letter from James Mattis

by James Mattis

Resignation letter from James Mattis

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 20 December 2018
Dear Mr President:
I have been privileged to serve as our country’s 26th Secretary of Defense which has allowed me to serve alongside our men and women of the Department in defense of our citizens and our ideals.
I am proud of the progress that has been made over the past two years on some of the key goals articulated in our National Defense Strategy: putting the Department on a more sound budgetary footing, improving readiness and lethality in our forces, and reforming the Department’s (...)

Counter-terrorism according to Trump

by Thierry Meyssan

Counter-terrorism according to Trump

Damascus (Syria) | 16 October 2018
While the new US anti-terrorist strategy doesn’t change much in terms of the fight itself, it operates a profound modification of the working rules of the Pentagon and the Secretariat of Homeland Security. It is not so much a rationalisation of what has been developed since 2001, but more a redefinition of the missions of the federal State.

The ICJ: Will it be an option for the US?

The ICJ: Will it be an option for the US?

15 October 2018
Washington is not at all pleased that the International Court of Justice condemned some of its sanctions against Russia.
After Teheran argued that its position was based on the Bilateral Treaty on Friendship, Economic Relations and Consular Rights of 15 August 1955, Washington announced that it was denouncing that Treaty.
The Court is currently examining a set of pleadings from the Palestinian authority denouncing the illegal transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem. The basis for the (...)

John Bolton at the Federalist Society on US policy toward the International Criminal Court

by John Bolton

John Bolton at the Federalist Society on US policy toward the International Criminal Court

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 10 September 2018
I am here to make a major announcement on US policy toward the International Criminal Court, or ICC.
After years of effort by self-styled "global governance" advocates, the ICC, a supranational tribunal that could supersede national sovereignties and directly prosecute individuals for alleged war crimes, was agreed to in 1998. For ICC proponents, this supranational, independent institution has always been critical to their efforts to overcome the perceived failures of nation-states, even (...)

Trump and NATO bureaucracy

by Thierry Meyssan

Trump and NATO bureaucracy

Damascus (Syria) | 17 July 2018
Contrary to mainstream thinking, the NATO summit did not set the United States against the other members of the Alliance, but President Trump against the intergovernmental senior administration. For Thierry Meyssan, the problem is not whether or not we appreciate the personality of the tenant of the White House, but whether we support him because he is the elected representative of his people, or if we prefer the system’s bureaucrats.

Trump: Anti-WTO

Trump: Anti-WTO

5 July 2018
President Donald Trump has called for a law to be drafted giving the US President full powers to establish all custom duties .
The aim of this draft, which has still not been discussed within the US Administration, is to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
According to Axios, the website that leaked the draft, it is improbable that Congress will be willing to grant more power to the (...)

Trump and NATO

4 July 2018
During the G7 Summit at Charlesvoix, President Donald Trump declared that Nato was just as bad as the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) and too high maintenance for the United States .
When campaigning for the US Presidency, Donald Trump referred to Nato as being “obsolete”. Just recently, the US State Department refused a special visa to a former Nato Secretary-General, the Spaniard Javier Solana. This was probably on account of his commitment in favour of the JCPoA with Iran. (...)

What Donald Trump is preparing

by Thierry Meyssan

What Donald Trump is preparing

Damascus (Syria) | 3 July 2018
After having observed Donald Trump’s historical references (the constitutional compromise of 1789, the examples of Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon) and the way in which his partisans perceive his politics, Thierry Meyssan here analyses his anti-imperialist actions. The US President is not interested in taking a step back, but on the contrary, abandoning the interests of the transnational ruling class in order to develop the US national economy.

United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act (Draft)

United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act (Draft)

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 2 July 2018
Draft
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act".
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(l) The United States maintains an open market for goods, with relatively low tariffs, and has long encouraged trading partners, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora, to liberalize their markets;
(2) The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods;
(3) Trading partners of the United States in many instances impose (...)

Trump challenges Nato’s anti-Russian activities

Trump challenges Nato's anti-Russian activities

30 June 2018
It would appear that the US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, presented to President Putin a draft agreement for the cessation of military manoeuvres on Nato’s eastern flank.
Under this draft, the Atlantic Alliance would stop organizing war drills in Poland and the Baltic States. In return, Russia would abstain from similar actions on the other side of the border, that is, on Russian territory.
The US President, Donald Trump, is scheduled to meet his Russian homologue in Helsinki, (...)

What is Donald Trump’s position?

by Thierry Meyssan

What is Donald Trump's position?

Damascus (Syria) | 19 June 2018
Elected for his promises to change the paradigm, President Trump continues to astonish all those who take him for an idiot. Yet all he is doing is implementing the ideas that he developed during his electoral campaign, thus taking his place in a political tradition which, although long neglected, is solidly anchored in US history. Leaving aside the President’s public relations communications, Thierry Meyssan analyses his acts as compared with his engagements.

Trump bombed Syria ... to impress China

Trump bombed Syria ... to impress China

16 June 2018
In an interview granted on 12 June in Singapore to the US presenter Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump talked about the first bombing that he ordered against Syria way back in April 2017.
Trump recalled that when the Chinese President Xi Jinping was on a state visit to the US, he entertained him at Mar-a-Lago (Florida), Trump’s well known private residence. Trump specified that at the end of the dinner, while pudding was being served, he announced to the Chinese leader that he planned (...)

Michael Anton resigns from the US National Security Council

Michael Anton resigns from the US National Security Council

9 April 2018
Michael Anton announced that he would exit the National Security Council when John Bolton enters.
Anton had been responsible for “Global Strategic Communications” – a nice way of saying “propaganda to justify recourse to war”.

Four days to declare a Cold War

by Thierry Meyssan

Four days to declare a Cold War

Damascus (Syria) | 20 March 2018
The week that has just ended was exceptionally rich in events. But no media were able to report it, because they had all deliberately masked certain of their number in order to protect the story that was being woven by their government. London had attempted to provoke a major conflict, but lost to Russia, President Trump and Syria.

General McMaster dismissed for participating in conspiracy

General McMaster dismissed for participating in conspiracy

17 March 2018
The National Security Advisor, General Mc Master will shortly be dismissed. The White House now knows for sure that he participated in the conspiracy hatched by the State Secretary, Rex Tillerson, and the United Kingdom.
The White House’s Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, could also be dismissed for not knowing how to control his team.

Pompeo replaces Tillerson as Secretary of State and a woman takes Pompeo’s place as CIA Head

Pompeo replaces Tillerson as Secretary of State and a woman takes Pompeo's place as CIA Head

16 March 2018
The US President Donald Trump has announced that the Head of CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and the position formerly held by Pompeo will be filled by his number 2, Gina Haspel.
President Trump and Tillerson have had clashes on several foreign policy issues, importantly on Russia, Iran and North Korea. Tillerson considered that was an absolute must to demonize Russia; he opposed the rupture of the 5+1 agreement with Iran; and was contrary to any (...)

Next Vice US Security Adviser: Nadia Schadlow

Next Vice US Security Adviser: Nadia Schadlow

6 February 2018
President Donald Trump is getting ready to appoint Nadia Schadlow as the Vice National Security Adviser. She would replace Dina Powell.
Schadlow is a researcher who has never really been taken seriously in government spheres. She was very close to General Mc Master for many years and was appointed to the National Security Council to draft President Trump’s National Security Strategy .
Last June, she accompanied General McMaster to a meeting of the Bilderberg Group, at which there was a (...)

Trump, the US version of Gorbatchev

by Thierry Meyssan

Trump, the US version of Gorbatchev

Damascus (Syria) | 30 January 2018
For Thierry Meyssan, the policy of the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union has been a combat between two schools of thought. On one side, the partisans of prosperity, and on the other, the partisans of imperialism. Money or Power. This cleavage exists within each party, Republican and Democrat. However, time flies, and the United States is now on the edge of inner collapse. As of now, Donald Trump finds himself in the uncomfortable position of Mikhaïl Gorbatchev.

“The Art of War”

The truly explosive book? The one Trump signed

by Manlio Dinucci

The truly explosive book? The one Trump signed

Rome (Italy) | 10 January 2018
Everyone is talking about the explosive book on Trump, packed with sensational revelations such as the following: how Donald sets his quiff; how he and his wife sleep in separate bedrooms; what those in the White House corridors whisper about him once his back is turned; what his eldest son did (he held a meeting a Russian lawyer at the Trump Tower in New York, betrayed his homeland and rigged the results of the presidential elections).
However hardly anyone is talking about a book the (...)

US and Israel sign a secret protocol

US and Israel sign a secret protocol

30 December 2017
According to Israel’s Channel 10, on 12 December 2017, US and Israel national security advisers (Mc Master and Meir Ben-Shabbat (see photo) respectively) signed a secret Protocol at the White House.
This document would set up four joint working groups to work on the following subjects:
Iranian support for Hezbollah and Syria;
The 5+1 Agreement;
Iran’s Missiles programme; and
Possible initiatives by Iran and Hezbollah.
This document is probably implementing the Anti-Iranian strategy (...)

Donald Trump and the Bill of Rights

Donald Trump and the Bill of Rights

29 December 2017
President Donald Trump declared 15 December 2017 as “The Bill of Rights Day” .
This date was chosen to commemorate 15 December 1791. This was the date on which this text was adopted by the 13 states which then made up the United States.
During his electoral campaign, Donald Trump made a pledge to defend the Bill of Rights, suspended for terrorist matters following the voting in of the USA Patriot Act, itself brought into being following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Thomas (...)

Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy

by Thierry Meyssan

Donald Trump's National Security Strategy

Damascus (Syria) | 26 December 2017
Breaking with the habits of his predecessors, Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy abandons the management of world affairs and lays out the path to the economic and social recovery of the United States. This project, which is perfectly coherent, represents a brutal change that his cabinet will now have to impose on the whole of his administration.

Jared Kushner reorganises the Middle East

by Thierry Meyssan

Jared Kushner reorganises the Middle East

Damascus (Syria) | 19 December 2017
A personality who is highly contested by his fellow members of the Trump administration, Jared Kushner nevertheless enjoys the total confidence of the President. He has been handed the job of reorganising the Middle East according to the « reality principle », against the received wisdom of each camp. After tangible successes in Saudi Arabia, he is now taking on the Israëlo-Arab question.

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims December 15, 2017, as Bill of Rights Day

by Donald Trump

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims December 15, 2017, as Bill of Rights Day

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 8 December 2017
Our great country was forged in the fires of a revolution to overthrow the rule of a tyrant, by a free people who understood the fundamental truth that liberty is best secured when the state’s power is carefully limited. From the Declaration of Independence, to the Constitution, and through the Bill of Rights, our country and our people have always known the true, God-given nature of liberty and the ability of law to safeguard it against the state. For 226 years, the final piece of this (...)

An assessment and the perspectives of Donald Trump

by Thierry Meyssan

An assessment and the perspectives of Donald Trump

Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 5 December 2017
It would be a serious error to judge President Trump by the criteria of the Washington ruling class, ignoring the History and the culture of the United States. It would also be an error to interpret his actions from the point of view of European thought. Indeed, his defence of the right to bear arms or the racist demonstrations in Charlottesville have nothing to with support for extremists, but exclusively the promotion of the Bill of Rights. Thierry Meyssan explains the train of thought that he represents, and draws up an assessment of his highly important economic, political and military realisations. He also questions the limits of US political thought and the risks of dismantling the « American Empire ».

Trump and secessionism

by Thierry Meyssan

Trump and secessionism

Damascus (Syria) | 31 October 2017
While the neo-conservatives were hoping to create a « world revolution » by exporting their form of « democracy » by means of war, President Trump is basing his foreign policy on the respect for State sovereignty. Consequently, he has put a stop to all US support for separatism. Thierry Meyssan reminds us here of the ambiguities in the US position on secession, then demonstrates the common features of the events in Kenya, Iraq and Spain.

Bannon sows trouble in Washington

Bannon sows trouble in Washington

30 October 2017
On 23 October 2017, the Hudson Institute organized a debate called: «Contrasting violent extremism: Qatar, Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood».
The Hudson Institute was established by the futurologist, Herman Kahn. It is an organization that makes predictions – forecasts. It brings together many people who follow the philosopher Leo Strauss.
The public audience was composed of distinguished personalities, members of Congress and the Administration, ambassadors and journalists. Leon Panetta, (...)

1 | 2 | 3

Most popular

General Flynn’s Proposals to Reform Intelligence

Four days to declare a Cold War

Anti-Donald Trump: war propaganda

What Donald Trump is preparing

The United States refuse to fight for the transnational financiers

Trump – enough of 9/11!
Will the United States regain their freedom?

Trump - business against war

Michael T. Flynn and Islam

Can Trump succeed?

Donald Trump winds up “the” organization of US imperialism

Why did Trump bomb Cheyrat?

Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy

Trump advances his pawns

Jared Kushner reorganises the Middle East