Quite a bit has happened over this past week. For the purposes of this post, I’d like to focus on just three of the many story lines that I’ve been following; our bombing of Syria, the Scooter Libby pardon, and the criminal case against Donald Trump’s “fixer,” Michael Cohen. Let’s start by talking about Michael […]
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The “unlawful” bombing of Syria, the curious pardoning of Scooter Libby, and the expanding criminal case against Michael Cohen
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2016, Adam Davidson, Adam Schiff, Azerbaijan, bank fraud, Bashar al-Assad, bombing, Christopher Steele, collusion, criminal investigation, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., dossier, FBI, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq war, Ivanka Trump, Jerrold Nadler, Karen McDougal, Michael Cohen, money laundering, obstruction of justice, pardons, Prague, Republic of Georgia, Revolutionary Guard, Richard Nixon, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Russia, Russiagate, Scooter Libby, Stormy Daniels, Syria, Valerie Plame, Vancouver, Vladimir Putin, wag the dog 41 Comments
A few short hours after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggests that Russia was likely to blame for the U.K. chemical attack, Donald Trump abruptly fires him
When I heard this morning that Trump had fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet, I assumed it was a preemptive measure, hoping to distract attention away from the neck and neck Congressional special election race in Pennsylvania’s 18th district, which, historically speaking, should have been an easy win for the GOP, even before […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Conor Lamb, Donald Trump, England, fired by tweet, John McEntee, nerve agents, Novichok, Olga Skabeeva, Rex Tillerson, Rick Saccone, Russia, Russiagate, Salisbury, Secretary of State, Sergei Skripal, Stormy Daniels, Theresa May, Vladimir Putin 34 Comments
Because you asked for it, here’s my ill-informed, not-terribly-thoughtful, completely unsatisfying post on Syria
I have absolutely nothing of value to add to the debate on whether or not we get involved in the Syrian civil war. I know that. And I’m inclined to just keep my mouth shut. But, as people keep writing to me, demanding that I take a stand, as though what’s said on a tiny […]
Posted in Observations, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged Bashar Assad, Civil War, foreign policy, foreign relations, John Kerry, Juan Cole, Malala Yousafzai, radical Islam, Robert Reich, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Syria, USS Nimitz, wars, world events 14 Comments