Yesterday marked a somber anniversary. 25 years ago on 7 April 1994, the nation of Rwanda exploded in a paroxysm of genocide in which 800,000 Tutsi people were… Read more “LEST WE FORGET”
Tag: Vladimir Putin
PUTIN V. TRUMP: WHO’S PLAYING WHOM?
In yesterday’s first Senate Intelligence Committee hearings into Russian meddling during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Senator James Langford (R-Okla.) asked former FBI agent Clint Watts, “Why… Read more “PUTIN V. TRUMP: WHO’S PLAYING WHOM?”
RETURNS FOR PEACE
WARNING: POLITICS The long knives are out, of that there is no doubt. Which is why for President Trump to have any chance at all to fulfill… Read more “RETURNS FOR PEACE”
A TIME FOR HEROES
The marathon is an event designed for heroes, as the long grind strips away all our defenses, leaving only the nub of a person by its end.… Read more “A TIME FOR HEROES”
NO BAN, NO JUSTICE
Leaking pipes, electrical problems and stopped up toilets found at the Rio Olympic athletes village by early arriving Aussies seem a perfect metaphor for the state of… Read more “NO BAN, NO JUSTICE”
TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN
The International Olympic Committee is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place as it comes to its decision on the potential Russian Olympic ban for… Read more “TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN”