Category Archives: Foreign Policy

LinkSwarm for August 10, 2018

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Lawrence Person

This week has been saner but still busy: Israel and Hamas have essentially been going at it all week. “Illegal Immigrant Released by ‘Sanctuary City’ of Philadelphia Convicted of Child Rape.” Why Dianne Feinstein was an easy mark for Chinese … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Socialist President Nicolas Maduro Target of Drone Attack

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Lawrence Person

The only thing surprising about this story is that it didn’t happen two years ago. Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in a live broadcast Saturday that several dronelike devices armed with explosives detonated near Maduro during his appearance at a … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 3, 2018

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I’m hoping that this week is Peak Busy for me. Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Rasmussen: “Today’s [President Donald Trump] approval ratings among black voters: 29% This time last year: 15%.” Overall Trump approval rating at 50%. Related: “President Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Syrian Army Crushes Islamic State Pocket In Yarmouk Basin

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Saturday I covered the Syrian army’s offensive against the Islamic State pocket in the Yarmouk Basin along the border with Jordan and the Golan Heights. Now news reports indicate that pocket has been completely crushed: The Syrian regime’s army and … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Shrinks Again

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Lawrence Person

The ongoing destruction of what remains of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is more of a process than a series of discrete battles at this point. A story I’ve been watching develop the last few weeks has finally … Continue reading →

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EU Cries Uncle On Trade Tariffs

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Lawrence Person

When President Donald Trump announced that he was raising tariffs in an attempt to force other countries to lower trade barriers to American goods, All The Best People scoffed. That simply wasn’t the way the trade game was played, old … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 20, 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Job interviews and book-related work have taken up the majority of my waking hours this week. Also, The Burning Time has fully arrived here in central Texas. It’s supposed to hit 108° on Monday… There are plenty of risks with … Continue reading →

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Everything In the Middle East Is Blowing Up

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Or to put it another way, everything in the Middle East is blowing up slightly more than usual: Hajin, reportedly the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, has come under sustained attack by coalition forces. There are supposedly some 4,000 … Continue reading →

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Nicaragua: It Hits The Fan

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Violence escalated in Nicaragua as a nationwide strike demanding that corrupt, brutal communist scumbag Daniel Ortega resign triggered a violent crackdown by pro-Sandinista paramilitary groups. The clashes between forces that support President Daniel Ortega and demonstrators calling for his resignation … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 13, 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Happy Friday the 13th! FBI “Partisan Weasel” Peter Strzok smirked and slithered his way through his capitol hill testimony. “That Strzok could huddle with FBI lawyers while stonewalling a Republican-led committee speaks to the corruption of official Washington and the … Continue reading →

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