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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Lebanon is still a mess.
"Lebanon's lawmakers elected Michel Aoun, an lran-backed politician and former general, as president Monday, ending more than two years the country has gone without a leader. Aoun, 81, is an ally of Hezbollah, the Shiite militia and political party backed by Iran … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Policy, Russia, Syria
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Quotation marks
I have asked several times that commenters and posters use quotation marks to identify quoted material. I find it confusing when you do not. pl
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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HARPER: GEN. PETRAEUS SPEAKS OUT ON SYRIA
General David Petraeus recently had the opportunity to present his views on the ongoing Syria war, and his remarks were nothing, if not controversial. Here is a fair summary of his take on Syria: Syria is ruled by a coalition … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
74 Comments
Russian “Volunteers” and Egyptian Army in Syria?
"News on dispatching Egyptian military forces to Syria to combat terrorism Iranian Tasnim News, 3 Nov 2016 Source: Mideastwire, copyright protected. Circulated with permission. Media sources have been carrying news indicating that the Egyptian government has dispatched military forces … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, Egypt, Middle East, Russia, Syria
19 Comments
The Race That Stops A Nation By Walrus.
"The Race That Stops A Nation" isn't describing the Presidential race, its the Moniker of The Melbourne Cup, a horse race first held in 1861 on the first Tuesday in November. Cup Day is a state holiday and most people … Continue reading
Posted in Walrus
36 Comments
Two Untold Stories
The Democrats have it as an article of their faith that here is no voter fraud. Really? Here is an example of a man, an adult, who was hired by a voter registration organization and then invented voters, filled out … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
54 Comments
ISW Warning on Russian Reinforcement in Syria
"Russia intends to escalate its military operations in Aleppo City and Damascus within the coming days in order to demonstrate its force projection capabilities and bolster flagging public appeal for its involvement in the conflict. Russia deployed its lone aircraft … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Middle East, Russia, Syria
35 Comments
“Here’s What Could Happen … ” Dan Abrams
"3. If Clinton wins the election and is indicted before the inauguration Here’s where it starts getting tricky. As mentioned earlier, an indictment is far different from a conviction. An indictment does not disqualify a person from being eligible … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Politics
32 Comments
The Russians are coming! – Not.
" … the decentralized nature of U.S. polling would make it extraordinarily difficult to subvert a nationwide race. Instead, U.S. officials said it is more likely that Russia would use hacking tools to expose or fabricate signs of vote-rigging, aiming … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Russia
9 Comments
Today’s Rasmussen 3 November, 2016
"Republican Donald Trump has a three-point lead in Rasmussen Reports’ White House Watch survey. Among voters who are certain how they will vote, Trump now has over 50% support. The latest national telephone and online survey of Likely U.S. Voters … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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