Monthly Archives: September 2018

The Moment

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Pat Lang
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Is Donald Trump Going to Do the Syria Backflip? by Publius Tacitus

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Balint Somkuti

Trump’s new saber rattling against Syria, Russia and Iran goes beyond pure irony and will certainly fuel rumors embraced by critics that he is becoming senile. When Trump was running for the Presidency, he sang a radically different tune: Donald … Continue reading →

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Will World War III Start This Week?

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Decameron

by Willy B A report posted by the Wall Street Journal, late yesterday, gives reason to ask that question. "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has approved the use of chlorine gas in an offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold, … Continue reading →

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21 million lifetime page views for SST – 9 September 2018

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Pat Lang

I have often eaten at the 21 Club in Manhatten.  I would recommend the lemon sole.  I did not pay this check.  The price for two bottles of Petrus is remarkable.  Hannibal Lecter may have bought the wine.  It was … Continue reading →

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From Policy to Action – TTG

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Andrei Martyanov

Stated policy means nothing without some kind of implementation. This Washington Post article describes how CENTCOM is already implementing the stated Syria policy on the ground in al Tanf. In my opinion, we stand a good chance of deconflicting ourselves … Continue reading →

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What is this Administration’s real policy towards Syria? – TTG

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Andrei Martyanov

I doubt we have to worry about Nikki Haley or even her handler/assistant, Jon Lerner. Most of what they can do at the UN is the equivalent of howling from the trees and flinging their poo at people passing by. … Continue reading →

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Jon Lerner – Nikki Haley’s brain

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Pat Lang

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Who’s on the Iran Action Group? More About Neo-Cons’ March through the Institutions

Posted on September 8, 2018 by BabelFish

  More on the Neo-Cons' March through the Institutions.  Brian Hook, the new chief of the Iran Action Group (IAG) , whose other members mysteriously haven't been made public, is a long time fellow-traveler and functionary of the neo-con policies … Continue reading →

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“A country where an immigrant Sikh girl can become a neocon ambassador” Anon.

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "In her statement during the UN Security Council briefing, Haley said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its “enablers,” Russia and Iran have a playbook for the war in Syria. First, they surround a civilian area. Next, they make … Continue reading →

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Giraldi on McCain

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "The entire hagiographic saga of the warrior prince that has been woven around McCain by those in the media and the political world that want to use him to demonstrate the deficiency of those qualities in Donald Trump is … Continue reading →

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