January 2018 – Brian F. Bridgeforth

Keeping Guantanamo Bay Open

January 31, 2018

President Trump in his State of the Union address last week announced he was re-opening the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba again to new enemy combatants. In his address he stated, “Terrorists who do things

Simón Bolívar and Latin America

January 23, 2018

When Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999 he set about changing the name of Venezuela to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela after the South American liberator, Simón Bolívar. It was part of what Chavez

The Trump Administration’s First Year

January 15, 2018

America First. It is the core of Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda. He began his first year in office with his inaugural address where his foreign policy announcements centered on U.S. trade deficits, refocusing burden

Addressing Trump’s Comments on Haiti and Third World Countries

January 12, 2018

When an immigration reform discussion this week turned to the subject of Haiti, El Salvador, and various African countries, President Trump asked legislators in attendance, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries

Pakistan Military Aid Questioned Over Terrorist Support

January 5, 2018

Pakistan has for years been accused by the United States of not doing enough to stop terrorism and the attacks on American troops in Afghanistan. President Trump wants Pakistan to change its ways, and his

Is Lula da Silva Done For?

January 1, 2018

For the past four years Brazil has been the center of a massive internal corruption probes. The largest probe, Operacao Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash), has led to prison sentences of top business executives and