Author: John V. Walsh

The original front page top headline on Friday’s New York Times (Jan. 26) was: “Trump Did Not Fire Mueller in June.”  The subheading was: “Also Trump did not fire Mueller in July, August, September, October, November, December or even January.” You may be mystified by this, dear reader, since the headline you read, which was not the original but an altered version, was: “Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit.”  Now clearly that first part is not true, for if Trump had ordered Mueller fired, he would not be there now.  But Mueller … Continue reading →

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This week marks the 72nd anniversary of the criminal US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.   And as is the case each year, there is much discussion and lamenting over this atrocity, as there well should be.  For the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary for victory; Japan had already sued for peace.  It was the opening salvo, a brutal one, in the first Cold War in which the world was nearly incinerated during the Cuban missile crisis. This week is also the one month anniversary of the first in-person meeting of Presidents Trump and Putin at Hamburg on … Continue reading →

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President Trump rose from the ashes of Mike Flynn at his press conference last Thursday.  In a bravura performance, defiant and funny at times, the President took on the presstitutes en masse. It is a performance that should not be missed.  You can savor both video and transcript at your leisure here. The press Trump: “Unfortunately, much of the media in Washington, D.C., along with New York, Los Angeles in particular, speaks not for the people, but for the special interests and for those profiting off a very, very obviously broken system. The press has become so dishonest that if … Continue reading →

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Every presidential vote, like every other vote, demands that one set priorities, for it is a rare voter indeed who will agree 100% with a given candidate.  And surely in the coming presidential election survival must top the list of priorities.  What can be more important than the survival of human civilization and perhaps humanity itself? Here is a brief primer on the subject – suitable for printing out for liberal friends. No Fly Zone over Syria “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone (inside Syria)….” Hillary Clinton interview, October 1, 2015, the day after Russia began … Continue reading →

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“On the issue of war and nuclear weapons, it is actually Hillary’s policies which are much scarier than Donald Trump who does not want to go to war with Russia.  He wants to seek modes of working together, which is the route that we need to follow not to go into confrontation and nuclear war with Russia.” Jill Stein, Real Clear Politics, October 12, 2016 A glance at the front page of the New York Times or the editorial page or many other pages on any day at all gives a sense of the environment in which we find ourselves. … Continue reading →

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“What was the purpose of this whole thing (the war on Iraq)? Hundreds and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back with no arms and legs? Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who’ve been blown to pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly wrong. All this for nothing.” (Emphasis, JW) Donald Trump on Iraq War, August, 2004, reiterated verbatim, August, 2016. “Obviously I have thought about that a lot in the months since (her October 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq war … Continue reading →

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By now Hillary Clinton’s comment that half of Donald Trump’s supporters are “sexist, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic” and hence “irredeemable” is known throughout the land.  They, said she, belong in a “basket of deplorables.”  She thus consigns to her “basket” many millions of Americans, in fact, more each day as Trump does ever better in the polls. Make no mistake about it, this bit of invective was no accident.  Hillary is carefully scripted, and especially so in these months of her campaign. Cameras were rolling and she knew it.  Moreover, she has said the same thing repeatedly on camera in … Continue reading →

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“Words matter, my friends. And if you are running to be president, or you are president of the United States, words can have tremendous consequences. “ Hillary Clinton, August 10, 2016 The Main Stream Media (MSM) is once again slinging mud at Donald Trump over his comments at a South Carolina rally.  Hillary’s campaign joined in the claim that he encouraged violence against her.  But Trump said nothing about violence.   Absolutely nothing.(1) On the other hand in 2008, Hillary Clinton used the term “assassination” directed at Barack Obama.  She used it to justify remaining in the race long after her chances had evaporated.  That … Continue reading →

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An astonishing piece appeared in the New York Times (NYT) recently.  It reported a fierce bias in the Times’s coverage of politics and current affairs, most notably when it comes to Donald Trump.  The bias turns up not just in the opinion pages but in the News, reports Liz Spayd, the new “public editor,” a position once called the ombudsman. But the surprise does not end there.  Spayd’s report is based on letters from liberal readers, which are filling her inbox to overflowing.  Here are some examples that she cites: “You’ve lost a subscriber because of your relentless bias against … Continue reading →

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It is a dark night in New York, a city that knows how to keep its secrets. But on the top floor of Trump Tower, one man sits in solitude, tweeting out life’s painful truths. Donald Trump, billionaire. Far below, a black limousine pulls up at the rear entrance in an unlighted, narrow alley. A lone figure in dark glasses, a black trench coat, and an even blacker fedora alights with the agility of a seasoned athlete. He is quickly admitted. Running up the many flights to the top floor he is ushered into the billionaire’s presence.  He takes off … Continue reading →

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Norman Solomon betwixt the political sheets with Robert Kagan?  How could that be?  Has our political world turned upside down? Driving south to Mountain View in my new home state of California, I tuned into KPFA, the Pacifica outlet in the Bay Area.  Norman Solomon, longtime prominent figure in Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and co-founder of “Roots Action” was being interviewed on a program called “Talkies.”  Just a few hours earlier Bernie Sanders had endorsed Hillary Clinton, betraying the millions who voted for him (and voted against her) and losing the respect of many millions more. On air, Solomon … Continue reading →

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What we shouldn’t do now is inflame the situation further through saber-rattling and warmongering… Whoever believes that a symbolic tank parade on the alliance’s eastern border will bring security is mistaken. .. We are well-advised to not create pretexts to renew an old confrontation… (It would be) fatal to search only for military solutions and a policy of deterrence. . German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, commenting on NATO’s recent military exercises in Poland and the Baltics. Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s cry of distress is that of a man watching a tidal wave of destruction gathering force, similar to ones that have engulfed … Continue reading →

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Bill Clinton waits in his plane on the Phoenix tarmac for over half an hour until Loretta Lynch lands. He quickly gets off his plane and goes over to Loretta Lynch’s jet.  She greets him. Bill (whispering): Loretta, they may have bugged your plane.  Let’s use a simple code.  I will call the FBI team working on the indictment, “your grandchildren.”  And I will call Hill’s campaign “my second grandchild.” Loretta nods in agreement and gives him a wink. They enter Lynch’s plane and sit down. Bill: Nice to see you, Loretta. You certainly have come a long way since … Continue reading →

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Until recently the progressive mind has been resolutely closed and stubbornly frozen in place against all things Trump. But cracks are appearing in the ice.  With increasing frequency over the last few months, some of the most thoughtful left and progressive figures have begun to speak favorably of aspects of Trump’s foreign policy.  Let us hear from these heretics, among them William Greider, Glen Ford, John Pilger, Jean Bricmont, Stephen F. Cohen and William Blum.  Their words are not to be construed as “endorsements,” but rather an acknowledgment of Trump’s anti-interventionist views, the impact those views are having and the … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton’s statement on the mass murder in Orlando is mostly a confection of the empty, saccharine pieties for which the entire American political class is known – but it concluded with a revealing statement. There she said: “This is the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States and it reminds us once more that weapons of war have no place on our streets.”  (Emphasis, jw) But those “weapons of war” have been used on the streets of Iraq and in midnight raids on the civilian population in the war there that Hillary so ardently backed. A … Continue reading →

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