Monthly Archives: March 2017

What ambassadors do …

  "Sergey I. Kislyak, the longtime Russian ambassador to the United States, hosted a dazzling dinner in his three-story, Beaux-Arts mansion four blocks north of the White House to toast Michael A. McFaul just weeks before he took up his … Continue reading

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Everglades Challenge 2017 – TTG

Ratty is definitely on to something. To be on the water in any kind of craft can be therapeutic. IMHO the sound of the surf can only be equalled by the sound of the wind in the pines. Both together… … Continue reading

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Should Dr. Evelyn Farkas be charged with espionage?

This woman is a former sub-cabinet political appointee in the Obama Administration's DoD where she dealt with Russian policy matters.  At some point in the recent past she was de-briefed (cut off) from access to the various kinds of compartmented information … Continue reading

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Erdogan wants a proxy war with the US?

"Turkey-backed forces will move toward the northern Syrian town of Manbij after completing their operation in al-Bab as originally planned, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. In a news conference in Ankara before embarking on an official visit to … Continue reading

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Open Thread – 1 March 2017

Nice day today.  pl

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