Former U.S. attorney Andrew C. McCarthy isn’t overly impressed by Special Counsel Mueller’s multiple indictments of Paul Manafort yesterday, describing them as “a dubious case of disclosure violations and money movement that would never have been brought had [Manafort] not drawn attention to himself by temporarily joining the Trump campaign….[T]the president can continue to portray […]
Archives for October 2017
Monday (10/30/2017) Mueller indicts Manafort to distract from Democrats’ Russiagate
Faced with a Russian collusion story intended to bring down the Trump administration but that had explosively turned against the Clintons, the Democratic Party, and the FBI, former FBI director and now Special Counsel Mueller moved up indictments against former Trump officials to today. To insure maximum impact, someone on Mueller’s investigative team — composed […]
Sunday (10/29/2017) Nation-building a non-starter in Mideast, Afghanistan
Today is a particularly dreary day from the standpoint of the comprehensive press. As we went to press, Drudge‘s large-type headline was “Tax Bill Kept Secret.” Yawn. We’ve known that for weeks. The New York Times lede was no better: “Limit on 401(k) Savings? It’s About Paying for Tax Cuts.” And the Washington Post‘s “In […]
Saturday (10/28/2017) U.S. should power balance, not fight, in Mideast’s civil wars
Before explaining why we believe that the U.S. should power balance, not fight, in Mideast’s civil wars, let’s review the present situation “on the ground.” The Washington Post reports: “President Trump’s assertive new strategy toward Iran is already colliding with the reality of Tehran’s vastly expanded influence in the Middle East as a result of […]
Friday (10/27/2017) Space-based missile shield blocked by arms controllers
The United States is completely vulnerable to Chinese, Korean, and Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and will soon also face the same vulnerability with respect to Iran. This is because arms controllers and crony defense firms have been blocking a truly effective space-based missile shield, the technology for which already exists. The U.S. also lags […]
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