When I walked out of the shop last night there were some spring peepers hiding in the grass right next to my truck, doing a techno fade-in dubstep version of their mating song. The audio recording capability of an iPhone is impressive, too!
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
– H.L. Mencken
This is probably old news, but I’m fascinated.
The US strategy regarding Venezuela appears to be to cause as much pain and disturbance as possible, while offering “help” contingent on ‘regime change.’
The “Parthian Shot” is a legendary military tactic, in which cavalry pull a pursuit by appearing to retreat, then suddenly turn in their saddles and give the pursuer a massive barrage of arrows straight in the face.
I’m baffled by all the wishful thinking around Michael Cohen’s testimony. Trump already made it clear that he believed/knew the Russians were going after people’s emails: he blurted it into the microphone, “Russia, if you’re listening…”
If this case goes forward, it could potentially be a game-changer.
He may be a completely awesome fellow, but this ‘announcement’ makes me worry. It looks too much like another “America throws itself at an oligarch, because rich people are super-knowledgeable and talented therefore we should let them lead us.”
One of the US’ self-appointed roles is the Guardian Of The Open Seas – which means keeping the shipping lanes open for global capitalism (i.e.: oil) and making sure that its nuclear powered and -armed aircraft carriers can practice gunboat diplomacy anywhere, any time.
Right now the government is shut down because the Democrats are refusing to fund Trump’s wall, and Trump is refusing to let them push him around.