My Role in Weaponizing ‘Moral Equivalence’ and ‘Religious Freedom’

It’s confession time … Without getting overly autobiographical, it is worth noting that my perspectives (whatever their value) on American public policy and global affairs…
— Read on www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/11/my-role-in-weaponizing-moral-equivalence-and-religious-freedom/

Posting for a few reasons, including my own personal interest in the Orthodox Church. I hadn’t known that Mr. Jatras was an Orthodox Christian, until I followed him on Twitter a while back. I recently found his writings on the Chinese Uighurs, which he also mentions in this article. Someday I will have to put together a list of people who I admire. It won’t a long list, since I’m still new to geopolitics, but Jim Jatras will definitely be on that list!

A Tale of Two Poisonings – Shaping the Story to Fit the Agenda

Philip Giraldi writes:  Poisoning enemies has a long history with Augustus Caesar’s wife Livia allegedly a master of the art, as were the Borgias in Renaissance Italy. Lately there has been a resurgence in allegations regarding the use of poisons of various types by several governments. The claims are particularly damaging both morally and legally…
— Read on thewallwillfall.org/2018/07/17/a-tale-of-two-poisonings-shaping-the-story-to-fit-the-agenda/

A Threatening Monster

President Trump used to attack President Obama as being weak with regard to Syria for not being more ruthless in the American led war of aggression against Syria, a prelude to war with Iran; that he had drawn red lines in the sand and dared the Russians to cross. That the Russians had called his bluff and nothing happened, he said, as if the death of hundreds of thousands and destruction of entire cities are nothing. Trump bragged that when he was in power and America “was great again” Russia would be forced to dance to the American tune because, of course President Putin would respect him more, making the mistake of thinking that Vladimir Putin respects brutality and arrogance rather than good intentions and intelligence.

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Moscow Urges US to Fulfil Pledges on Syria Before Offering Advice on Venezuela #Zakharova #Trump #Syria #Venezuela

KHANTY-MANSIYSK (Russia) (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump should first stand by his promise to withdraw US troops from Syria before calling on Russia to “get out” of Venezuela, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
— Read on sputniknews.com/russia/201903281073605184-russia-usa-venezuela-trump-syria-advice/