Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Pete Hegseth Is like a Manic Clown Compared to Sober Colin Powell 496 March 11, 2026 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Irish Examiner (Ireland) on 11 March 2026 by Sarah Harte (link to originallink to original) Translated from Afrikaans by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Colin PowellIrelandOperation Epic FuryPete Hegseth Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore India: Why Every New US-Iran ‘Deal’ Feels Like the Boy Who Cried Wolf August 13, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf diplomacy were an action movie, the clock would have been stuck on 0:01 seconds for the last three months. 0 Luxembourg: The Middle East Is Getting Away from Trump: No Solutions in Sight for Conflicts in the Region August 18, 2026. Published in TageblattIn the end, the U.S. will probably have made the entire Middle East even more unstable than it already was. 0 South Africa: Data Centres Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa? August 20, 2026. Published in Cape TimesData centres were the subject of vitriol, not praise. 0 Austria: Karoline Leavitt: Nothing but Trump’s Truth, with God as Her Witness August 17, 2026. Published in Der StandardLeavitt did not merely fill the role; she burst its bounds, just as Trump shattered the traditional limits of the presidency. 0 Israel: Defensible Borders and American Guarantees August 13, 2026. Published in Israel HayomTransparency and mutual trust are necessary in relations, but playing both sides is undignified in friendly relations between allies. 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: What Next for Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan? August 20, 2026. Published in Arab NewsWhile Hamas has said that its weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace, many hurdles remain. 0 South Africa: Data Centres Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa? August 20, 2026. Published in Cape TimesData centres were the subject of vitriol, not praise. 0 Venezuela: Trump’s ‘Ego-Politics’: Why Does the US Prioritize Venezuela in Latin America? August 18, 2026. Published in Correo del CaroniThe main reason why the U.S. administration prioritizes Caracas over Havana lies in the nature of the interests at stake. 0 Spain: US Interference in Colombia* August 18, 2026. Published in El País 0 Luxembourg: The Middle East Is Getting Away from Trump: No Solutions in Sight for Conflicts in the Region August 18, 2026. Published in TageblattIn the end, the U.S. will probably have made the entire Middle East even more unstable than it already was. 0 Jordan: American-Sunni Alliance August 17, 2026. Published in assawsanaThe Iranian axis, so to speak, is working to curb American influence — not to prove that the Shia are right or the Sunnis are wrong. 0 Austria: Karoline Leavitt: Nothing but Trump’s Truth, with God as Her Witness August 17, 2026. Published in Der StandardLeavitt did not merely fill the role; she burst its bounds, just as Trump shattered the traditional limits of the presidency. 0 Japan: US-Japan-Coordinated Intervention: Structural Conversion of Weak Yen Is Essential August 16, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[A] weak yen and rising interest rates have continued even further, with the primary cause being the increase in crude oil prices due to U.S. attacks on Iran. 0 Related Articles Spain: US Interference in Colombia* August 18, 2026. Published in El País Spain: The Bogged Down US Presidency July 24, 2026. Published in El PaísA weaker Trump is no less dangerous, either for the world or for his country. United Kingdom: Trump’s Strategic Blunders in His War against Iran July 2, 2026. Published in RaialyoumOperation Epic Fury will not be remembered as a historic triumph, but as a textbook case of how tactical arrogance breeds strategic catastrophe. Germany: Cult of Harshness June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungHegseth sees the military bombing of Iran not only as part of a geopolitical conflict, but a war “for Jesus.” Germany: Hegseth’s ‘Invasion’ Remarks Raise European Hackles* June 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeiting Previous articleUS-Israel War Ignites Middle East Crisis That Is Difficult To EndNext articleTrump Won’t Take Our Oil LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment