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By Jack Matlock, the 4-year U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987-1991, at the time that the USSR fell.   Before that, Matlock served as the Director of Soviet Affairs in the State Department, the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, and the Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for European and Soviet Affairs on the National Security Council Staff.  Originally posted at JackMatlock.com. Posted with permission of the author.

The Day Earth Was Murdered

Paul Craig Roberts

“Change you can believe in” disappeared in the early days of the Obama regime as the same Washington insiders filled the new government’s ranks. David Brooks sung the praises of those who made change impossible: “the best of the Washington insiders, Achievetrons who got double 800s on their SATs.”

Following two days of utter chaos in Washington D.C., the Republicans in the House have finally called it quits and laid to rest, at least for now, efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.  The bill was pulled shortly before voting was set to begin at 3:45PM EST.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that agreements between Israel and Russia concerning Syria will be based on their actions, not their words. President Putin has already told Israel that its ‘game’ in Syria is [...]

US Navy commanders have claimed that American warships were “harassed” by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz. The naval commanders said the Iranians had their weapons uncovered, manned, and armed and warned that a [...]