"Controlled Demolition" Or Carnage?
Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com,
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Pat Buchanan Wonders..."What Still Unites Us?"
Authored by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org,
Decades ago, a debate over what kind of nation America is roiled the conservative movement.
Neocons claimed America was an “ideological nation” a “creedal nation,” dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal.”
Expropriating the biblical mandate, “Go forth and teach all nations!” they divinized democracy and made the conversion of mankind to the democratic faith their mission here on earth.
America's "Deep State First" Policy
Authored by Bonner & Partners' Bill Bonner, annotated by Acting-Man's Pater Tenebrarum,
Lighting a Candle
On Tuesday, Donald Trump, president of all the Americans, said his country would spend more blood and money trying to force the Afghans to do what it wants them to do, whatever that is.
If you are destined to stay on the Afghan plantation forever, might as well plant something. [PT]
US Bans Dealing In Venezuelan Government Debt And New State-Owned Oil Company Debt & Equity
President Trump just signed an executive order deepening the sanctions on Venezuela, confirming the rumors of a ban on trading in Venezuelan debt that sent VENZ/PDVSA bonds tumbling.
Zero Tolerance - Venice Mayor Orders Cops To Shoot Anyone Who Shouts 'Allahu Akbar'
Venice's right-wing mayor has ordered cops to shoot anyone who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' - rather than risk a terror attack.
The Times reports that Italian mayor Luigi Brugnaro claimed that his city Venice was safer than Barcelona - where 14 people died being run down by a van last week.
"In contrast with Barcelona, where they had not set up protection, we keep our guard up."