Category: Aggregated

Colombia government, ELN rebels agree ceasefire

Israel to launch war games simulating ‘next confrontation with Hezbollah’

Israel denying jailed Fatah leader’s wife visiting rights

Boko Haram attacks kill nearly 400 since April: Amnesty International

Trump, North Korea and the Danger of World War

The Biggest Lie Sold To Us About North Korea

North Korea crisis: Trump and South Korea to ‘maximise pressure’ on Pyongyang as Trump approves multi-billion dollar weapons deal

‘Unacceptable’: China slams Trump’s threat to end commerce with N. Korea’s trade partners

While many in the United States firmly believe that the government just isn’t working, it is.  But it’s only working for the powerful and rich elites in the government and the media who have a desire to cling to their oppressive control of others and the money many are willing to allow them to steal. The fight has never been between the republicans and the democrats.  As Americans choose sides, their rights and freedoms are sold to the highest bidder. According to Intellectual Takeout, the fight is between “us” and the deep state; not those on the right and those on the left. … Continue reading →

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In the past few days, it became quite clear to me that Donald Trump made a deal with the Neocons in Washington. He traded part of his domestic agenda for ceding control of foreign policy to the D.C. establishment. It’s obvious when you connect the dots. Signing the sanctions bill, the non-shift in Afghanistan policy, the tit-for-tat diplomatic aggression with Russia, weapons to Ukraine, etc.  I’ve written extensively about this. Graham is suddenly touting his Obamacare replacement bill. But, taking Graham at his word what this means is that the whole repeal vote was nothing more than a setup, because in no way could … Continue reading →

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Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey, including my family and me, appreciate the outpouring of support from across the country. President Donald Trump has even pledged to donate one million dollars to relief efforts. These private donations will be much more valuable than the as much as 100 billion dollars the federal government is expected to spend on relief and recovery. Federal disaster assistance hinders effective recovery efforts, while federal insurance subsidies increase the damage caused by natural disasters. Federal disaster aid has existed since the early years of the republic. In fact, it was a payment to disaster victims that … Continue reading →

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People sometimes do the right thing, but for the wrong reason—including presidents and politicians. The Obama administration slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt in 2013 after the ouster of Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi. This was a great thing, although Obama did promise future support that will depend on “Egypt’s progress in pursuing a democratic path.” As expected, $575 million in military aid to Egypt that had been frozen since the ousting of Egypt’s president was released in 2014. The Trump administration has now done the same thing. It has “decided to deny Egypt … Continue reading →

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I was appalled. She had asked Lord John Somerset to ask me to join her, and I rose rather unsteadily to do so. This was during a Jimmy Goldsmith ball, and I was writing the Atticus column in The Sunday Times, along with High Life in The Spectator. A German girlfriend of mine at the time warned me about going over. “If you go to her, that’s it,” she told me. “Auf Wiedersehen,” I answered. The princess signaled for me to sit, and that’s where the appalling part comes in. I missed the chair and ended up under the table. Without missing … Continue reading →

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Before something like Hurricane Harvey, who would’ve imagined the kind of destruction that would literally immobilize a major U.S. metropolitan area for what could potentially be weeks if not months? As of this writing, we’re 72 hours into the aftermath of this major disaster and supplies are already running low. Amid the images of loss and destruction, hurricane survivors know they must restock provisions to prepare for another week or more of sheltering in place. Now, imagine 6.2 million people trying to stock up at the same time. Panic buying is gripping the affected area and beginning to overload local and regional … Continue reading →

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Models have lately been trending hurricane Irma to hit southern Florida, with a turn to the north, driving it through the center of the state as a Cat4 or Cat5 Hurricane. Hurricane expert, Dr. Ryan Maue notes: “GFS 00z track shifted considerably to west. Regardless of intensity issues, still a plausible track & worst case scenario” Indeed, it is a worst case scenario for Florida. Let us hope the model is wrong. Buy Gold at Discounted Prices He adds: Similar track from ECMWF 00z (w/input of aircraft recon data) as GFS. South Florida should closely monitor progress of Hurricane #Irma And he adds … Continue reading →

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