incompetence

CIA man’s ‘tell-all’ book reveals more about internal agency incompetence than Russian malfeasance

In 1984, the CIA and the FBI were riding high. Each of these powerful organizations were managing portfolios of Soviet agents…

2 years ago

‘Strategic ambiguity’ or sheer incompetence? Blinken’s China speech shows the US is outmatched in competition with Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined his government’s China policy on May 26 in a long-winded speech that can…

2 years ago

‘Over-the-horizon’ is just the newest buzz phrase for American incompetence – as proven by recent drone strikes in Afghanistan

The August 26 suicide bombing outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital killed more than 150 people, including…

3 years ago

The Biden administration’s incompetence has created the conditions for a modern Dien Bin Phu in Kabul

Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) is one of the least defensible spaces in all of Afghanistan. It is surrounded by…

3 years ago

Britain’s year of lockdowns has been marked by the elite’s incompetence, hypocrisy and utter disdain for the masses

It’s a year to the day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson instructed the world’s fifth-biggest economy to shut down. He…

3 years ago

Incompetence and corruption allegations blight Germany’s handling of Covid as two MPs quit politics over ‘kickbacks for facemasks’

Allegations of German politicians at the highest level of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government profiteering from the pandemic have rocked a…

3 years ago