Looks like any day now, Trump (and hopefully Pence and the rest of the administration) will be "Out Like Flynn". In fact, former NSA head Michael Flynn apparently decided to "plead the Fifth" about the burgeoning Trump-Russia scandal. But that's not all.
Just when you thought that Trump's really, really messed-up week (in which he fired former FBI director James Comey) was his worst, the past two got even worse still. Most notably, Trump discussed classified information about a terrorist plot in a closed-door meeting with the Russian ambassador and foreign minister, Sergey Kislyak and Sergey Lavrov, respectively. That's right, he literally gave sensitive secrets to the Russians, and willingly. And now, justifiably, Israel won't share intelligence with the USA anymore--especially since they were the source of the intelligence that Trump shared with Russia. Oh, and an independent special prosecutor has been appointed to oversee the Trump-Russia investigation. Just in time for recent revelations (from Kislyak himself) that Jared Kushner wanted a secret communications channel with the Kremlin. I swear, you really can't make this stuff up!
But Trump didn't stop there, no. On his recent trip to Europe, he just had to go and insult our NATO allies, especially Germany. He just had to shove the Prime Minister of Montenegro out of the way just to get a quick photo-op. If there were any doubts left that Trump was Putin's puppet on a string, those doubts are basically gone. Ditto for anyone who still thought that he had any sort of class or decorum at all.
And the European intelligence community is supposedly prepared to leak some serious dirt on Trump in the very near future. Whether that dirt is incriminating or merely very embarrassing, either way it does not look good for a president and administration that is already imploding at warp-speed. There is already enough evidence to impeach him for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, conflicts of interest, and perhaps misuse of classified information as well. Will these next leaks be enough to add TREASON to this list as well?
UPDATE: As of May 30, it looks like Michael Flynn is finally ready to break his silence and basically roll over on his former boss. Not like Trump needs any help self-destructing, as he seems to be doing a pretty good job of that already. BIGLY. Believe me.
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Friday, May 26, 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017
Trump Just Bombed Syria, Because Syria Bombed Syria. Or Something.
Well, it finally happened. Trump ordered an airstrike of 59 Tomahawk missiles on a Syrian Air Force base on the night of April 6, 2017. Ostensibly in retaliation for the horrific sarin gas attack by the Assad regime against their own civilians, this marks the first time the United States directly attacked any targets of the Assad regime, as prior to this, we were solely attacking ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates' targets, effectively as grudging and uneasy "co-belligerents" with the regime as well as Russia. So unless this is just a one-off for show, this marks a major shift in foreign policy and military strategy in the region.
Of course, this may very well just be a way of "wagging the dog", distracting us from the ever-growing Russiagate scandal. And while the Putin regime predictably condemned the airstrike, it is very telling that Trump told Russia about his plan before he even told Congress. And it's not like the attack was particularly effective: it didn't really do much damage to Syria's Air Force, and in fact the very next morning they launched another poison gas attack (this time with chlorine gas) against civilians in another town. And even the initial sarin attack came just days after the Trump administration gave what can be interpreted as a not-so-subtle green light of sorts for the Assad regime to do as they please with impunity--kinda like Trump appeared to do with Putin just before the final Aleppo massacre in November.
Oh, and did you know that those same Tomahawk missiles used in the airstrike were manufactured by Raytheon, whose stock price jumped dramatically the day after the attack? And which plutocratic potentate owns stock in that exact same company? You guessed it. As Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler once famously said, "War is a Racket". And his 1935 book of the same name should be required reading for everyone.
It is funny how Trump supporters who voted for him because they feared Hillary would attack Syria, now have face the fact that Trump just did exactly that. And yes, Hillary most likely would have done so. Not to condone Hillary's plan for Syria, but at least Putin was afraid of her, and she could have used such leverage to keep Russia and Syria from getting too out of control. And we all would have seen big, tough, macho Putin begging a powerful Woman for mercy. And that would have been priceless in itself. Of course, Bernie would have been better, but alas that was not to be.
While the TSAP unequivocally condemns the brutal chemical (and conventional) attacks on civilians by the evil and genocidal Assad regime, we do not belive that Trump is taking the right path in his reckless and impulsive unilateral attack on Syria. If we do intervene, we must do so along with the international community, and pursue diplomatic measures to bring the Syrian civil war to as quick an end as possible. History has shown that, military action, should we even pursue it at all, should be a very last resort and should be well-planned and coordinated with our allies, with a clear exit strategy and a plan to actually win the peace. Otherwise, we risk WWIII, or at the very least another Middle Eastern quagmire akin to the worst of Libya and Iraq combined, on steroids.
We ignore history at our own peril. The song "2 Minutes to Midnight" by Iron Maiden comes to mind. Which is basically where the Doomsday Clock is set now, thanks primarily to the drunken Darth Vader wannabe and his orange ventriloquist dummy in the White House.
Of course, this may very well just be a way of "wagging the dog", distracting us from the ever-growing Russiagate scandal. And while the Putin regime predictably condemned the airstrike, it is very telling that Trump told Russia about his plan before he even told Congress. And it's not like the attack was particularly effective: it didn't really do much damage to Syria's Air Force, and in fact the very next morning they launched another poison gas attack (this time with chlorine gas) against civilians in another town. And even the initial sarin attack came just days after the Trump administration gave what can be interpreted as a not-so-subtle green light of sorts for the Assad regime to do as they please with impunity--kinda like Trump appeared to do with Putin just before the final Aleppo massacre in November.
Oh, and did you know that those same Tomahawk missiles used in the airstrike were manufactured by Raytheon, whose stock price jumped dramatically the day after the attack? And which plutocratic potentate owns stock in that exact same company? You guessed it. As Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler once famously said, "War is a Racket". And his 1935 book of the same name should be required reading for everyone.
It is funny how Trump supporters who voted for him because they feared Hillary would attack Syria, now have face the fact that Trump just did exactly that. And yes, Hillary most likely would have done so. Not to condone Hillary's plan for Syria, but at least Putin was afraid of her, and she could have used such leverage to keep Russia and Syria from getting too out of control. And we all would have seen big, tough, macho Putin begging a powerful Woman for mercy. And that would have been priceless in itself. Of course, Bernie would have been better, but alas that was not to be.
While the TSAP unequivocally condemns the brutal chemical (and conventional) attacks on civilians by the evil and genocidal Assad regime, we do not belive that Trump is taking the right path in his reckless and impulsive unilateral attack on Syria. If we do intervene, we must do so along with the international community, and pursue diplomatic measures to bring the Syrian civil war to as quick an end as possible. History has shown that, military action, should we even pursue it at all, should be a very last resort and should be well-planned and coordinated with our allies, with a clear exit strategy and a plan to actually win the peace. Otherwise, we risk WWIII, or at the very least another Middle Eastern quagmire akin to the worst of Libya and Iraq combined, on steroids.
We ignore history at our own peril. The song "2 Minutes to Midnight" by Iron Maiden comes to mind. Which is basically where the Doomsday Clock is set now, thanks primarily to the drunken Darth Vader wannabe and his orange ventriloquist dummy in the White House.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Why Trump Must Be Disqualified Before Taking Office
On December 9, 2016, it has been revealed that Russia has been meddling in the presidential election in an attempt to help Donald Trump win. At first it was thought that Russia was just trying to undermine confidence in our electoral system, but it now appears that they were attacking Hillary in order to help Trump. That includes both illegal hacking as well as the creation and dissemination of "fake news", aka propaganda. So why would they do that? Well, Trump seems to have some explaining to do. From his alleged business interests in Russia to his praise of Putin to his cabinet picks with connections to Russia to his foreign-policy platform that basically reads like the ultimate Putin wish-list, the Russian regime seems to really want Trump for POTUS--dare I say, as Putin's puppet in the White House?
And Republican Senator Mitch McConnell as well as FBI Director James Comey (remember him?) both allegedly knew about it and helped cover it up. That's right--a foreign power (if not a foreign enemy) blatantly interfered with an American presidential election, and these two supposedly swept it under the rug in order to help Trump win. Seriously. It's beginning to look a lot like TREASON, everywhere Trump goes...
Therefore, at a minimum, Trump needs to be disqualified from the presidency before he takes office in January, and Hillary needs to be declared the winner by default. Yesterday. And there is apparently at least some precedent for doing just that, as federal courts have ruled for a 1994 local election in Philadelphia.
Imagine if it were reversed, that is, if instead Hillary had won by the skin of her teeth via the arcane math of the Electoral College system while losing the popular vote. And then it were revealed that Russia or some other foreign power had meddled in the election to help her in like fashion. Truly the Republicans would be up in arms about that, as they should be. Yet except for John McCain and Lindsey Graham, they have been strangely silent for some reason. Gee, I wonder why?
And Trump's reaction to this news? He basically just attacked the messenger (i.e. discrediting the CIA in this case) without actually refuting the allegations. Yep, that's real normal behavior for an incoming President. Electors and Congresscritters, take note.
UPDATE: On December 19, the Electoral College overall did end up rubber-stamping Trump's "victory". Only six electors defected--four from Hillary, and two from Trump, thus no effect on the outcome. But there is still a chance to disqualify him via the courts and/or Congress, though that window is closing fast. After inauguration on January 20, 2017, the only legal option left would be impeachment, particularly via the Emoluments Clause. He does have a ludicrous amount of conflicts of interest, including numerous foreign entanglements of which he refuses to divest.
And Republican Senator Mitch McConnell as well as FBI Director James Comey (remember him?) both allegedly knew about it and helped cover it up. That's right--a foreign power (if not a foreign enemy) blatantly interfered with an American presidential election, and these two supposedly swept it under the rug in order to help Trump win. Seriously. It's beginning to look a lot like TREASON, everywhere Trump goes...
Therefore, at a minimum, Trump needs to be disqualified from the presidency before he takes office in January, and Hillary needs to be declared the winner by default. Yesterday. And there is apparently at least some precedent for doing just that, as federal courts have ruled for a 1994 local election in Philadelphia.
Imagine if it were reversed, that is, if instead Hillary had won by the skin of her teeth via the arcane math of the Electoral College system while losing the popular vote. And then it were revealed that Russia or some other foreign power had meddled in the election to help her in like fashion. Truly the Republicans would be up in arms about that, as they should be. Yet except for John McCain and Lindsey Graham, they have been strangely silent for some reason. Gee, I wonder why?
And Trump's reaction to this news? He basically just attacked the messenger (i.e. discrediting the CIA in this case) without actually refuting the allegations. Yep, that's real normal behavior for an incoming President. Electors and Congresscritters, take note.
UPDATE: On December 19, the Electoral College overall did end up rubber-stamping Trump's "victory". Only six electors defected--four from Hillary, and two from Trump, thus no effect on the outcome. But there is still a chance to disqualify him via the courts and/or Congress, though that window is closing fast. After inauguration on January 20, 2017, the only legal option left would be impeachment, particularly via the Emoluments Clause. He does have a ludicrous amount of conflicts of interest, including numerous foreign entanglements of which he refuses to divest.
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