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Category Archives: NATO
in #TrumpRussia, there’s too much there, there, beyond Trump’s lies
By ann summers Tom Nichol’s extended tweet thread of responses to Jonathan Chait’s article on Trump the Russian asset has now come out as a piece in Politico. Beginning with Jonathan Chait’s original article and the various responses, Nichols’ piece … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, NATO, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged collusion, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, trump, trumprussia
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President Bannon and his orange sidekick Leeroy Jenkins gives a Polish speech
By ann summers 40 people dressed in Trump masks and suits rolling into the surf. The world despises the unhinged traitorous & ignorant Trump. pic.twitter.com/mqP1xJvmsv â RiotWomenn (@riotwomennn) July 8, 2017 Ever the self-promoter, Trump’s speech crafted no doubt by … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, alternative facts, Christianity, Government, Judaism, NATO, Nazis, Nazis/Nazism, Poland, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Roman Catholic Church, Terrorism, United States, War, World War II
Tagged Christianity, Donald Trump, Media, Poland, Politics, trumprussia, warsaw
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#TrumpRussia kleptocrats and crony capitalists profit from lowering US aid
By ann summers In Russia, client states you! So the White House wants to merge USAID and the Department of State, because draining-swamp thing, leaving an opening for whom? Oh darn, more influence accrues to Russia and the clients of … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Big Oil, Congress, Conspiracy, Corruption, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, NATO, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Russia, Society, Ukraine, Uncategorized, United States, Wall Street, World History
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, trump, trumprussia, Ukraine
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#TrumpRussia – Trump decides NATO’s not obsolete because of the US-Russia Strategy of Tension
By ann summers “I am my own strategist” My statement on NATO being obsolete and disproportionately too expensive (and unfair) for the U.S. are now, finally, receiving plaudits! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 27, 2016 The MSM continues to … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Conspiracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, information Technology, Internet, Media, NATO, Neoconservatives, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Syria, Technology, United States, US Military
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, dprk, Media, NATO, North Korea, Politics, trump
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USS Lolli-Trump … “We are going to start winning again!”
By ann summers An Iranian built mockup of a US Nimitz-class carrier is destroyed during the IRGCN Noble Prophet exercise. (ONI Photo) Iranian officials had more than a dozen speedboats attack a replica of a US aircraft carrier today and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Iran, Media, NATO, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Russia, Society, Terrorism, United States, US Military, USN, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged aircraft carriers, Media, movies, Politics, submarines
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BREXIT: not that bad despite Trumpian resemblance
Brexit will take many years to complete and some legal experts are even suggesting that it cannot even be completed considering other matters like NATO. That it seems like a reaction against cheap labor migration amidst austerity makes it seem … Continue reading
The Triumph of the Old New Left: UK Labour moves away from the centre
By ann summers A perhaps stunning victory for a party frustrated with recent defeats, and with perhaps the infusion of underrepresented elements, the leadership of the UK Labour Party has risen/fallen in a 59% vote for a repudiation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Congress, Countries, Democracy, Labor Movement, NATO, News Roundup, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, Scotland, Socialism, United Kingdom
Tagged Jeremy Corbyn, Tony Blair New Labour, UK Labour Party
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Ukraine War: A Reverse Cuban Missile Crisis
Apparently I’m not alone in doubting that this ship is unsinkable. Here’s a perspective on the Ukraine War from a member of JFK’s Cuban Missile Crisis Management Team; James R. Polk In a rather ghastly Nineteenth Century experiment, a … Continue reading
Posted in Denialism, NATO, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine, War
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