Category Archives: Harper

HARPER: TRUMP CALLED NETANYAHU OBSTACLE TO PEACE

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Harper

A friend recently observed about President Donald Trump: "Ignore what he says, but watch what he does."  In general, this is a useful guide to the rollercoaster ride that is the Trump Presidency.  But on some occasions, it is useful … Continue reading →

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ESTABLISHMENT GANG UP AGAINST TRUMP INTENSIFIES by Harper

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Pat Lang

    Last week, Politico and other "news" outlets reported that President Trump got into a brawl with his military advisers over the future of American involvement in Afghanistan.  To have read the coverage, one would have thought that the … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Harper | 40 Comments

HARPER: MATTIS WALKS BACK FROM SYRIA CW CLAIMS

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Harper

En route to Brussels, Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters that the Syrians are not planning a chemical weapons attack, walking significantly back from statements made earlier in the week by White House press spokesman Sean Spicer.  "They didn't do … Continue reading →

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HARPER: GOP BILL CUTS GROWTH OF MEDICAID, NOT MEDICAID

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Harper

  In all of the recent partisan bickering over the Senate and House health care bills, the Democrats have charged that the Republicans are cutting Medicaid spending.  From what I can determine from reading the texts, commentaries and Congressional Budget … Continue reading →

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HARPER: WELL-DESERVED KUDOS

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Harper

  Paul Mushine, a well-known columnist for the Newark Star Ledger, wrote a "realist" critique of President Donald Trump's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, during which he "sucked up" to the Kingdom by naming Iran as the source of terrorism, … Continue reading →

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HARPER: HAS WARREN BROKEN RANKS TO PUSH GLASS STEAGALL?

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Harper

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat super-star who engaged in a noisy name-calling war with then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump on behalf of Hillary Clinton, is now sending public signals that she is willing to work with the President on a … Continue reading →

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HARPER: FISA COURT DID AUTHORIZE SPYING AFTER ALL

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Harper

Well, campers, it turns out that the FISA Court did actually authorize monitoring of some people close to the Trump Presidential campaign in the summer of 2016.  While Clapper and Comey were clearly very careful in their wording, when appearing … Continue reading →

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HARPER: GEORGE SOROS DECLARES WAR ON PRESIDENT TRUMP

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Harper

On December 20, 1998, 60 Minutes aired an interview with George Soros.  At one point, Steve Kroft asked the Hungarian-born speculator about his teenage years in Budapest, under the Nazi occupation.  Soros freely admitted that he had been protected by … Continue reading →

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HARPER: NO MORE EXCUSES FOR BIBI

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Harper

For the past eight years, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to retain power with a shrinking and ever-more extremist coalition of settlers, religious parties and his own Likud by fending off critics.  Hardline critics in his own … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper, Israel | 33 Comments

HARPER: FBI 9/11 PROBE OF SAUDI ROLE A DECADE LATER

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Harper

On December 19, the Florida Bulldog, an online news publication, released an October 2012 FBI document, revealing that the Bureau's investigation into Saudi support for the September 11, 2001 terrorists continued for at least a decade after the Joint Congressional … Continue reading →

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