Monthly Archives: March 2019

Flash! US Gives Syrian Golan Heights to Israel

"President Donald Trump on Thursday overturned longstanding US policy regarding the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, announcing "it is time" for the US to "fully recognize Israel's sovereignty" over the region. "After 52 years it is time for the United States to … Continue reading

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Trump Backs Public Release Of Mueller Report – NPR

"Amid signs that special counsel Robert Mueller will soon complete his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump says he looks forward to seeing the report and that it should be made public. Answering questions from … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia – an absolutist tyranny

"The Rapid Intervention Group also appears to have been involved in the detention and abuse of about a dozen women’s rights activists, who were detained last spring and summer. The activists, who had campaigned for lifting the kingdom’s ban on … Continue reading

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The Black Velvet Band

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HARPER: THE DIALECTICS OF STUPIDITY

Someone astute once said "history repeats itself–the first as tragedy and then as farce."  Oh, yes, it was Karl Marx in his Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon.  Quite relevant to the subject. I have followed the beginning of the 2020 … Continue reading

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Manafort’s Ukrainians were actually pro-West? – Habakkuk

Unfortunately, I have been taken up with the doings of another Christopher – surnamed Donnelly – whose antics with the ‘Institute for Statecraft’ and ‘Integrity Initiative’ seem just as ludicrous as those of Steele, and equally destructive. I hope to … Continue reading

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 14 MARCH 2013 (By Patrick Armstrong)

TIME AND PREDICTIONS. Gorbachev became GenSek 34 years ago on Monday. I remember Dr Leonid Abalkin saying first stage six months, second stage three years, third stage 30 years. And I've kept that in the back of my mind ever … Continue reading

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Singer’s clients actually received discounts on admissions

Well, pilgrims.  It has always been the case that if you give a college or university a lot of money or real estate for some purpose like a building or an endowed chair, you acquired a lot of leverage with … Continue reading

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The Paul Manafort sentence and the notorious and diabolical federal sentencing guidelines

By Robert Willmann Crime is a legal definition. This means that to commit big crime you make it legal.  Or, you can try to enhance your commercial business or money making organization by getting conduct made into a crime that … Continue reading

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Bruce Ohr, Liar or Moron? by Larry C Johnson

Sorry to have been out of pocket (I’ve fled the wintry north for a new home in Florida). I am back, so to speak, and ready to write a bit. Last week’s release by Congressman Collins of the interview transcript … Continue reading

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