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The Spectacle of a Spiteful President
Alan Zendell, November 17, 2020 As if our nation hasn’t been through enough this year, we now find ourselves counting down for another sixty-four days, crossing our fingers that the transition to a Biden presidency takes place without calamity. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anthony Fauci, Biden transition, CDC, Chris Murrary, Chris Murray, election fraud, exponential growth, Georgia, iran, Iraq, Michael Osterholm, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, record caseloads, record death rates, Republican Caucus, sabotage, Senate majority, transfer of pwer, University of Washington, uranium, vladimir Putin, xi Jinping
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The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One
Alan Zendell, June 10, 2020 There are many ways to know a thing. We start with facts to gain a cognitive understanding. We research context and solicit other people’s views to make sense of it. When possible, we observe it … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Congressional Republicans, constitution, COVID-19, deep state, fake news, Fascism, fox news, hitler, Iraq, lies, Mussolini, nativism, police, populism, price of freedom, revolution, scapegoats, The Big Lie, Trump, truth, Weimar Republic
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The High Stakes Gambler at the Helm
Alan Zendell, January 8, 2020 Donald Trump has described his negotiating style as gathering all the players in a room, tossing in a hand grenade, and then swooping in to close a deal before they know what hit them. That … Continue reading
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Tagged belligerence, cuban missile crisis, financial ruin, gambling, hand greande, impeachment, iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Un, Missiles, negotiating, Nikita Khrushchev, North Korea, re-election, Suleimani, threats, Yogi Berra
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Locked and Loaded
Alan Zendell, September 16, 2019 A couple of weeks ago I was with an old friend who is currently well-placed in Defense Department circles. He’s a scientist, not prone to hyperbole, wild speculation, or making assertions without sound bases. So … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 election, Afghanistan, Houthi, iran, Iraq, israel, John Bolton, Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo, North Korea, oil, Pentagon, saudi arabia, Shia, Sunni, Trump, war, Yemen
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Raqqa
Alan Zendell, October 17, 2017 Where, a mere five years ago, a thriving city of a quarter million (and more including its environs) stood on the Euphrates River in northeastern Syria, this is what’s there now. . Somehow, the world … Continue reading
Life Imitating Art?
Alan Zendell, June 6, 2017 During the tumultuous weeks in 2003 leading up to the second invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush trotted Secretary of State Colin Powell out to present evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2003, colin powell, george w bush, House of Cards, integrity, Iraq, Kevin Spacey, Mattis, ministers resigned, paris accords, Robin Wright, the swamp, Tillerson, UK
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Is This Any Way to Govern?
Alan Zendell, April 3, 2017 This evening, on her prime time news broadcast, Erin Burnett asked why Jared Kushner who has no experience in either government or diplomacy is doing the job of the Secretary of State in Iraq. It … Continue reading
