Monthly Archives: December 2016

One can only marvel at the persistence of American hypocrisy, and the utter hubris of the idea and practice of American Exceptionalism. The historical record is crystal clear from the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 to the Ukrainian Coup of 2014 … Continue reading →

The once ascendant Kremlinologist, after the ‘Fall of the Soviet Union’, seemed to have disappeared without a trace, except for the ever present Mr. Strobe Talbott, his twitter    soubriquet ‘Russia Hand’,  who now heads Brookings,the headquarters of advocates/agents for … Continue reading →

As the Argentine Political Melodrama continues to unfold,  as reported at The Financial Times, the curious reader will look to other sources of information, in regards to the Panama Papers revelations, and about the Macri families ties to Mossack Fonseca … Continue reading →

Is it too early to engage in a bit of schadenfreude? The rest of the world seems to be over the false promises of Neo-Liberalism, and are in the grip of The Rebellion Against The Elites e. g. The Brexit … Continue reading →

@Observer Thank you for posting the link to this essay. Yet read the final paragraph of the review, and the final sentence, which I have italicized,  expressed in the subjunctive mood, leaves the reader shaking her head, at the faith … Continue reading →

The Zionist Project seems to be stumbling over its continuing re-enactment of its European oppression i.e. treating the Palestinian People and the other indigenous peoples as if they were infiltrators, on the land they once shared in peace. See this … Continue reading →

Headline:Democrats, demagogues and despots Sub-headline: Fear and rage must not be used as an excuse to destroy America’s core institutions This is my second reading of Mr. Wolf’s essay of December 21,2016, I’m reading it on December 24,2016 , and … Continue reading →

Dmitri Alperovitch has impressive credentials: CrowdStrike has brought on board senior FBI executives, such as Shawn Henry, former executive assistant director (EAD) of the FBI’s Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch, and Steve Chabinsky, former deputy assistant director of the … Continue reading →

@MissMarple What does ‘negligence’ mean? if not an utter failure to exercise the responsibilities that was an integral part of her job? Her ‘integrity’ is intact? And then to plead ,to adopt the pose of political naif, as the rationalizers … Continue reading →

In sum Ms. Lagarde was/is  the subject of a conspiracy: ‘She did not go to Ecole Nationale d’Administration, the school that churns out France’s political elite. Colleagues sometimes referred to her as an “Américaine”, due to her perfect English and … Continue reading →