Monthly Archives: May 2019

New Market 2013 – Foresman’s Photo

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Pat Lang

  Download The Battle at New Market, Virginia 15 May 1864 (NXPowerLite) (NXPowerLite) pl

Posted in History | 17 Comments

The tanker damage in the Gulf was probably a “provocation” aimed at Iran.

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Pat Lang

"The revisions were ordered by hard-liners led by John R. Bolton, Mr. Trump’s national security adviser. They do not call for a land invasion of Iran, which would require vastly more troops, officials said. The development reflects the influence of … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs, Iran, Middle East | 36 Comments

It’s time for Trump to stop John Bolton and Mike Pompeo from sabotaging his foreign policy | Mulshine

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Pat Lang

"I put that question to another military vet, former Vietnam Green Beret Pat Lang. “Once he’s committed to a war in the Mideast, he’s just screwed,” said Lang of Trump. But Lang, who later spent more than a decade in … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, government, Middle East, Policy | 24 Comments

Not in the mood

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Pat Lang

… to post today.  We had to have one of our dogs (Lola) put down yesterday because of ailments caused by her 16 years.  Maybe tomorrow.  pl

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 39 Comments

“Mueller Report – Expensive Estimations And Elusive Evidence” by Adam Carter

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Andrei Martyanov

  By Adam Carter — May 6, 2019 On April 18, 2019, a redacted version of Robert Mueller's report on "RussiaGate" related activities was released to the public. This article focuses on Volume I Part III titled "Russian Hacking & … Continue reading →

Posted in Russiagate | 24 Comments

Glaring Omissions and Misrepresentations in Mueller’s Report by Larry C Johnson

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Larry Johnson

The travesty that is the Mueller Report is revealed in the recounting of events cited as the foundation for the Special Counsel investigation: June 2016–the Democratic National Committee and its cyber response team publicly announced that Russian hackers had compromised … Continue reading →

Posted in Larry Johnson, Russiagate | 7 Comments

HARPER: WALL STREET PANICS OVER US-CHINA TRADE HARDBALL

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Harper

Wall Street has a bad case of the jitters over the threat of a new trade war eruption between the US and China.  It's in the nature of the markets to prematurely panic over any kind of uncertainty. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 24 Comments

On the road to war with Iran?

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Pat Lang

"The United States has more than 5,000 troops stationed in Iraq, which has a State Department waiver from sanctions allowing it to keep purchasing electricity from Iran. U.S. forces are also based in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Iraq … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 35 Comments

“James Clapper admits FBI’s actions ‘meet the dictionary definition’ of ‘spying'” Wash Examiner

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Pat Lang

""I was amazed at that and rather disappointed that the attorney general would say such a thing,” Clapper said. “The term 'spying' has all kinds of negative connotations and I have to believe he chose that term deliberately.” But in … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Intelligence, Politics | 6 Comments

Idlib Dawn – TTG

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Andrei Martyanov

The long awaited and long overdue offensive to rid Idlib governorate of jihadists appears to be underway. This operation is billed as a limited offensive along the Hama-Idlib axis with the goal of expelling all jihadist and rebel forces from … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, TTG | 11 Comments