(Tomdispatch.com) – During a lifetime of make-believe, Donald Trump has never pretended to be a conventional politician. When he finally decided to make a serious bid for office, he built his presidential aspirations on the flimsiest of foundations: a wild conspiracy theory about Barack Obama’s birthplace. His leadership bona fides were equally laughable, having presided […]
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Donald Trump
How Rosenstein’s Firing Could lead to Trumpian Martial Law and Blood in the Streets
The New York Times reports that deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein talked about wearing a wire to record Trump’s insane prattering, and spoke of invoking the 25th amendment, which allows the cabinet to remove the president if he is incapacitated. Rosenstein’s office says that the remarks were facetious. They were recorded in memos by former […]
A Wall Across the Sahara Desert? Trump’s Advice to Spain
Trump is believed to have made the comment on building a wall when Borrell accompanied King Felipe and Queen Letizia to the White House in June. Spain’s foreign minister and former president of European Parliament Joseph Borrell has confirmed United States President Donald Trump suggestion that Spain build a wall across the Sahara Desert to […]
Trump: The Final Victory of the Big Lie?
(Tomdispatch.com) – It’s easy — and not wrong — to think that truth is in dire danger in the era of Donald Trump. His own record of issuing breathtaking falsehoods from the exalted platform of the White House is unprecedented in American history. So is his consistent refusal to back down when a statement is […]
Who was High Israeli Official in Manafort Ukraine Corruption Case?
I wrote in my column on Sunday, “Manafort’s Plea Deal is a Constitutional Crisis, we Just don’t Know it Yet:” Manafort has to give to the Federal government over $40 million in ill-gotten gains. Manafort has been convicted of lobbying for pro-Russian politicians and interests in Ukraine, of not registering as a foreign agent, and […]
US, having created 4 mn Refugees in Iraq, Slashes Immigrant cap to 30,000
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the Trump administration would slash refugee admissions to 30,000 in 2019, down from 45,000 in 2018 and from 85,000 in fiscal 2016. Refugees come in numbers to the US when there is a crisis in their own country. At the same time, US policies toward refugees in […]
Where is our Ariadne for unraveling Trump’s Labyrinth of Corruption?
New York (Tomdispatch.com ) – Once upon a time, there was a little-known energy company called Enron. In its 16-year life, it went from being dubbed America’s most innovative company by Fortune Magazine to being the poster child of American corporate deceit. Using a classic recipe for book-cooking, Enron ended up in bankruptcy with jail […]
Trump Hired Mattis After General Proposed ‘War of Annihilation’ in Syria, New Book Reveals
(TeleSur) – Investigative journalist Bob Woodward’s new book claims that Trump hired Mattis as Defense Secretary for proposing a “war of annihilation” against the Islamic Group in Syria. Journalist Bob Woodward’s new White House tell-all book “Fear: Trump in the White House” revealed that the current U.S. Secretary of Defense Norman James Mattis was offered […]
Manafort’s Plea Deal is a Constitutional Crisis, we Just don’t Know it Yet
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s campaign manager April-August of 2016, Paul Manafort has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring against the United States. In return for a reduction of his sentence he must answer fully and candidly all the questions asked him by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team about criminal wrongdoing. Since […]
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