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Tag Archives: Missiles
Near Misses
Alan Zendell, November 17, 2022 We’ve all experienced situations that might have resulted in tragedy or disaster but didn’t. Whether we reacted by thanking God or just feeling lucky, we came away shaken, reminded how fragile life and everything we … Continue reading
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Tagged article 5, constitution, democracy, Donald Trump, Hurricane Katrina, midterm election, Missiles, NATO, Nikita Khrushchev, nuclear war, Poland, russia, Ukraine, vladimir Putin, wake-up call
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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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Hijacking The Fourth
Alan Zendell, July 4, 2019 I loved parades. Every year I waited for Memorial Day, Independence Day, even Labor Day, so I could see soldiers, bands, artillery batteries – you name it – marching down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, British Columbia, canada, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, July 4th, military parade, Missiles, Nazis, Pennsylvania Avenue, soldiers, Soviet troops, tanks, Tiananmen Square
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Master of the No Deal
Alan Zendell, May 28, 2019 The Master of the Deal flew off to Japan this holiday weekend to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of his few reliable allies in east Asia. When North Korea was firing ballistic missiles … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, china, japan, Japanese cars, Joe Biden, Kim Jong Un, Memorial Day, misdirection, Missiles, negotiating style, North Korea, russia, Shinzo Abe, tariffs, trade deals, trade wars
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War Drums
Alan Zendell, October 8, 2017 Back in the 1960s, Donald Trump and I were among millions of young American men who did everything possible to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam. At least according to interviews published decades later, … Continue reading
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Tagged deferment, diplomacy, iran, japan, Kim Jong Un, Missiles, narcissism, North Korea, nuclear weapons, Rocket Man, Seoul, South Korea, threats, Trump, vietnam, war as a last resort
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