Posts Tagged ‘Mark Milley’
Living in the World of the Late John Frankenheimer
As Garrison Keillor warned two years ago, it appears that it will get worse before it gets worse.
Read MoreTrump Crossed Red Line
Donald Trump crossed a red line that could finally cost him politically. This one is the latest of many he has crossed over the past three and a half years. The trappings of his fascist march to St. John’s Episcopal Church and his blasphemous display of a bible (held backwards and upside down) in front of the church elicited significant criticism from the highest military and civilian leaders of the Pentagon.
Read MoreDonald Trump: Finally Caught Crossing A Red Line
Donald Trump has crossed many red lines over the past three and a half years, but he has finally crossed one that could cost him politically. The trappings of his fascist march to St. John’s Episcopal Church and his blasphemous display of a bible (held backwards and upside down) in front of the church have elicited significant criticism, including from the highest military and civilian leaders of the Pentagon.
Read MoreTrump’s War on Democracy
Trump’s statements and actions in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have raised Trump’s war on democracy and governance to a new and dangerous level. He is exacerbating social unrest and provoking greater violence in the United States.
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Iran and the US Say Enough, Will Israel Go Along?
The emphasis now should be on a cease fire in Gaza; release of the hostages; a surge of humanitarian assistance to Gaza; and talks with Iran that could lead to diplomatic recognition.
Spies and Their Lies: the Trials and Tribulations at Guantanamo
U.S. prosecutors have asked the Court of Military Commissions to reinstate the confessions, and the rest of this year will be taken up with this issue at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The new judge, Colonel Matthew Fitzgerald, is the fourth to preside in this case, and he was still in law school when the U.S.S. Cole was attacked and 9/11 took place.
