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Archives: Republican Party
Comey did it to himself & Us, by gutting Privacy, Encryption, & 4th Amendment
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In former FBI director James Comey’s interview with ABC News, he attempted to position himself as an upholder of the rule of law,…
Behind the Struggle with Mueller & Comey: Trump is the Triumph of Privilege over Law
By Martin Powers | (Informed Comment) | - - Frustration and bewilderment are common in media accounts of this administration’s expansive chaos. Even well educated writers turn to expletives, as if proper…
Will Bolton and MEK pull an Iraq War-like Chalabi-type Scam on Iran?
By Nadejda K. Marinova (Author of Ask What You Can Do For Your (New) Country: How Host States Use Diasporas (Oxford University Press, 2017).[1] Informed Comment | - - On the fifteenth…
The Tragedy of American Great Power Moves on the Middle East: Trump Can, so he Will
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - As assumed, the US, the UK and France launched their coordinated airstrikes on Syria in the early hours of Saturday, April 14 to…
Ryan steps down, with Lifetime dream of transferring Trillions from People to Super-Rich Fulfilled
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | - - Having successfully rammed through tax legislation that massively rewards America's billionaires—including his long-time patrons Charles and David Koch—and sets the…
Protests won’t stop Trump derailing Mueller Inquiry; Putting the Left in Congress Will
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The broad hints Trump gave Monday that the search of his personal attorney's offices on a tip from Robert Mueller might lead him…
Will Trump divert attention from Cohen Raid by attacking Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Matt Apuzzo of the New York Times reports that FBI agents produced a warrant at the offices in the Rockefeller Center of Trump's…
Psychopathocracy Matures: Trump asks why CIA did not Massacre family of Militant with Drone
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Greg Jaffe at the Washington Post reports that Trump has reversed an Obama-era push to get the Central Intelligence Agency out of the…
The Dolls of Militarism: Will Trump’s Chickenhawk Cabinet lie us into another Conflict?
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Sometimes I get sick of saying it, but just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… Donald Trump’s continual cabinet reshuffling --…
Trump wants out of Syria within 6 months, Seeks Saudi Aid: AP
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - AP's Josh Lederman reports that on Tuesday, Trump told national security aides meeting in the White House that his patience is running out…
Donald Trump and the Art of the Arms Deal (for Everyone)
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - It’s one of those stories of the century that somehow never gets treated that way. For an astounding 25 of the past…
As N. Korea Summit Looms, Trump’s New Security team are hardly Diplomats
By Christopher R. Hill | (Project Syndicate) | - - While Mike Pompeo and John Bolton have shown that they can communicate with Donald Trump, neither has ever shown any capacity for…
Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "As he has done over and over again, he showed contempt for transparency, ethical guidelines, and the public interest." As key…
John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him
By Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica | - - Former colleagues say the next national security adviser — whose job is to marshal information and present it to the president fairly — resists…
Trump: “US out of Syria ‘Very Soon'”– Quip or Policy Reversal?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump in the course of a speech on infrastructure in Ohio, yesterday, observed that the US was near to completely defeating the ISIL…
Trump’s Fascination with appointing War Criminals to High Office
Via Tomdispatch.com By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - A barely noticed anniversary slid by on March 20th. It’s been 15 years since the United States committed the greatest war…
Can’t get Fooled Again: Trump Appointees make him look like Bush 2.0
Via Otherwords.org By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | - - The president once distanced himself from the Bush legacy. Now he's brought back the architects of its darkest moments. Political reporters have…
Voters & Congress need to Stop Warmongers like Bolton via War Powers Act
By Sarah van Gelder | (Yes! Magazine) | - - A widespread show of support at the local level could embolden lawmakers toward a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons. “Yes, John Bolton…