I’ve strayed from my original purpose.

I’ve gotten away from what I’ve wanted this blog to concentrate on, which was foreign relations, specifically with the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. As for Syria, I’ll let myself slide, as it involves Russia. The stuff that goes on, within the United States, unrelated to foreign affairs, I’ll try to leave to my other blog.

I know there are others out there that have pieced together the connections between Ukraine’s 2014 Maidan Protests, the Illegal coup of their elections, and now their meddling in the USA’s 2016 elections, I do not fully understand it all. So, here I will post my findings, past and present. Maybe someone else will understand that Ukraine is not all innocent in the Kerch Strait Incident, or the last four years of this war between them and their own people in Donbass!

CIA Covert Operative William Barr Nominated by Trump for Attorney General. His Role in the Iran Contra Affair

The fact is, there is nothing to “respect” and everything to condemn about Barr’s work as a key inner circle operative throughout George Herbert Walker Bush’s rise to power, from CIA Director to Vice President to President. These aspects of Barr’s resume remain whitewashed by mainstream coverage. They have been amply documented by whistleblowers and those who worked directly with Barr.

The issue at hand is not Barr’s “legal mind”, but the ruthless mind that he wielded with frightening authority and expertise as George H. W. Bush’s treasonous hatchet man in the Justice Department. William Barr distorted and corrupted the law, as grossly as anyone in modern history.

— Read on www.globalresearch.ca/ciabushiran-contra-covert-operative-fixer-william-barr-nominated-attorney-general/5662609

This was referenced in the article, as well. https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1994/eirv21n42-19941021/eirv21n42-19941021_029-william_barr_the_bush_clique_and.pdf

20 Unheeded Warnings in Washington’s Farewell Address

20 Unheeded Warnings in Washington’s Farewell Address

President George Washington

Be vigilant, people will seek to use the government for selfish ends.

Avoid overgrown military establishments; they are hostile to liberty.

Prevent all obstructions to the execution of the laws.

Control bureaucracies; make sure they all work together.

Avoid political parties; they will cause divisive factions and unscrupulous men will use them to undermine the government.

Give allegiance to the Constitution; improve it as necessary.

Do not alter the Constitution lightly, or based on hypothesis; apply the experience applied when it was created.

Be suspicious of administrators; they may serve themselves rather than the people.

Watch for consolidation of power in any department of government.

Preserve existing checks and balances and add more where power needs to be checked.

Religion and morality are essential to create the virtue necessary to preserve the union.

Promote widespread education; democracy requires literate citizens that understand the system of governance and take responsibility for themselves.

Avoid debt; and immediately discharge any debt created by war.

Taxes are unpleasant; government spending should be candidly conducted.

Cultivate peace and justice toward all nations.

Avoid alliances and maintain neutrality among nations.

Avoid dependency; a weak state that allies with a stronger state will become its servant.

Real patriots will resist intrigues, while dupes will surrender to interests.

In trade, give no nation a favored nation status.

Be guided by principles, not interests.

Spies Like US | Roads Less Traveled

Oh, well.  At least I can hold my head up and say I didn’t deliberately sacrifice my vote for nothing more than the ephemeral dreams of a “global economy” and the “American exceptionalism” that the Hildebeast (Clinton) was incessantly touting, and which Trump consistently opposed.  That is why I chose Trump.  That, and the idea that countries actually do have borders that should not be open to every Guatemalan fruit picker who wants to suck the life out of the welfare teat.   At the very least, though, I did not want to have our country incinerated due to the hubris of a lunatic Commander in Chief.
— Read on lesstraveledroad.com/2018/11/04/spies-like-us-2/

It was a nice dream, while it lasted. Found this blog through Saker’s site. It looks interesting. I know; I use that word often.

Why the U.S. Military is Preparing for a Full Withdrawal of Its Forces — Turkey and Russia Push Towards a Resolution in Syria

Turkey and Russia Push Towards a Resolution in Syria.
— Read on www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/12/19/turkey-and-russia-push-towards-resolution-in-syria.html

Explains why U.S. is leaving Syria. Russia, and Turkey, want them out!

U.S. Military Preparing for a Full Withdrawal of Its Forces

In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. military is preparing to withdraw its forces from northeastern Syria, a move that throws the American strategy in the Middle East into turmoil.
www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-preparing-for-a-full-withdrawal-of-its-forces-from-northeastern-syria-11545225641

TASS: World – North Korean nuclear crisis settlement continues under Russian-Chinese plan, says diplomat

In 2017, Russia and China put forward a roadmap on resolving the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula. The roadmap envisages halting North Korea’s nuclear missile activities in exchange for decreasing the number of joint US-South Korean military drills. The roadmap also envisages bilateral talks between Pyongyang and Washington, followed by full-format multilateral negotiations with participation of all interested parties.
— Read on tass.com/world/1036622