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Decameron: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and King Belshaz’ar

The writing on the wall said "Mene Mene Tekel."  Unable to read it, King Belshaz'zar summoned Daniel who interpreted the words:  “God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it. Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.” Historian … Continue reading

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Decameron: `The stone that the builders rejected became a cornerstone.’

“Every time I take my youngest daughter, Sham, to her school, I see a passage written on the wall from the Book of Psalms: `The stone that the builders rejected became a cornerstone.' ”    Ayman Odeh, Chairman of Joint … Continue reading

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Oh My! Benjamin Netanyahu Fails to Form a Coalition Gov’t; Unprecedented New National Election Ahead

Decameron:  As of Midnight local time, Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government. New elections will take place. New York Times, May 29, 2019:  "JERUSALEM — Seven weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “a night of tremendous victory” in … Continue reading

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Immigration: Give Me Your Leisured, Wealthy, English-Speaking Elites; No More Shitholes

Decameron "We will replace the existing green card categories with a new visa, the 'Build America' visa…Like Canada and so many other modern countries, we’ll create an easy to navigate points-based selection system. You'll get more points for being a younger worker…. You'll … Continue reading

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AG Barr’s Letter to Judiciary Committees, March 24, 2019

  Decameron “The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As the report states: `[T]he investigation did … Continue reading

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Trump Advisor Calls Congresswoman “Filth” on Fox TV’s Varney & Co By DECAMERON

Jeff Ballabon is a not-so-high-level advisor to the Trump Election Campaign, but he's out to climb higher in the 2020 Campaign by denouncing US Representative Ilan Omar (D-Minnesota) as "filth," "disgusting" and "filthy."  She and her criticisms of Israel,  "got … Continue reading

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Decameron: Déjà vu All Over Again

    An admiring Mike Pompeo with Elliott Abrams  It's a sad fact that the full and unconditional pardon given by President George H.W. Bush to Elliott Abrams (a member of the second generation neo-conservative royalty by way of marriage … Continue reading

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

  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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HOW NAFTA HELPED TRUMP GET ELECTED

“A United Auto Workers member and team leader at Ford Motor Company’s Wayne [Michigan] Assembly Plant, backed Bernie Sanders in the Michigan primary, but supported Trump in the general. He told the Detroit News that, “neither the Democrats nor Republicans … Continue reading

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Munich, Israel’s “Hit Team”, and the Crusade to overthrow Jeremy Corbyn–Decameron

“Can you get me the author of the piece on the Fraunces Tavern bombing?  I’d like to talk.”  That unexpected phone call seeking out a free-lancer in the mid-1970s, who had researched and written about the support networks in New … Continue reading

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