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As a result of the vast increase in election security, President Donald Trump failed to get the help he expected from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The result: He lost the 2020 Presidential...
View ArticleDEMOCRACY’S SAVIOR: PART ONE (OF TWO)
TIME’s Person of the Year for 2020 proved to be two people: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. On the surface, choosing Biden and Harris made sense: “Joe Biden was elected President of the United States in...
View ArticleAMERICA NEEDS TO MIND ITS OWN BUSINESS
“When trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don’t call Beijing. They don’t call Moscow. They call us.” So spoke President Barack Obama on the September 28, 2014 edition of 60 Minutes. And,...
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According to Michael Scheuer, the United States faces a danger that threatens “the core of our social and civil institutions.” Scheuer is a 20-year CIA veteran who, from 1996 to 1999, headed Alec...
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“When trouble comes up anywhere in the world,” said President Barack Obama, “they don’t call Beijing. They don’t call Moscow. They call us.” And, according to former CIA agent Michael Scheuer, that’s...
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