I just had an interesting e-mail exchange with someone on the subject of Trump, Putin, Zelensky, and the quest for peace in the Ukraine. Negotiations are underway today in Washington, D.C., and no one knows how things will turn out. I pray for peace. This E-mail is from a thoughtful observer who is very concerned […]
I was very disappointed in the fact that the Turmp-Putin Alaskan meeting did not result in a cease fire. However, I was not surprised. It is a very complicated business. Consider the following. 0 – Though it has a history as a one-time independent kingdom, Ukraine was part of the greater Russian state for about […]
Several facts seem obvious. The Ukraine is gradually losing the conflict. Their troops are outnumbered and have suffered enormous casualties. There are also reports of a serious level of desertions in the Ukrainian army. The United States and some European states have contributed support, but not enough to stem the Russian tide. If NATO and […]
The impeachment trial of Donald Trump will end Wednesday night, February 5, 2020, with the President’s acquittal. It was a forgone conclusion. Any Democrat Party leader with even a smidgen of intelligence knew that a Republican Senate was not going to produce the 67 votes required to convict the President and throw him out of […]
I must confess that I have not been following the impeachment trial on television. It is incredibly repetitious and boring, and I pray that it will be over soon. I do not doubt the truth of some of the charges leveled against our President. Trump wanted the Ukrainian government to investigate the Bidens, and […]
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Sir Walter Scott I am continually reminded of this phrase as we listen to the back and forth between Democrats and Republicans over President Trump and his possible impeachment. What tangled webs of lies and half-truths are spun before us. There are […]
A portion of this post is a repeat of something I wrote months ago. I hate to be repetitive, but the accuracy of the following statement is something that should be understood by every truth-seeking American citizen. American news reports are extremely biased. There have been complaints about the liberal bias of network news and […]
In 1875 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned the words, “Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad.” An earlier version of this thought appeared in Sophocles play Antigone. As the classical Greek dramatist phrased it, “Evil appears as good in the minds of those whom God leads to destruction.” Either phrase could aptly be applied […]
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