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Commentary and links.Russian ObserverRussian Federation Sitrep 19 April 2018 Patrick ArmstrongDon't miss the link Armstrong cites:NewsweekISIS Used Chemical Weapons at Least 52 Times in Iraq and Syria, Analysis Shows Jack Moore

Understanding the difference between the weather and the climate.

Moon of AlabamaSyria - Who Is Stalling The OPCW Investigation In Douma? bSee alsoRTContainers with chlorine from Germany, smoke bombs from UK's Salisbury found in E. Ghouta – Moscow Militants blocking OPCW inspectors from ‘chem-attack’ site in Douma – Russian deputy FM Emails reveal White Helmets tried to lobby ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger WatersSee alsoRussia InsiderHillary's Sociopathic Wikileaks Emails: Kill Assad, Destroy Syria - Deep State Goal for 10 Years Patrick Fleming See...

In the wake of last week’s cruise missile attack on Syria, there was a joke going around the internet saying that it doesn’t matter who Americans vote for, they always wind up getting John McCain as President of the United States. The humor derives from the fact that the past three presidents all ran for office committed to reducing America’s interventionism overseas but once in office they reversed course and expanded US military commitments worldwide, turning them into facsimiles of John...

The Trump administration rolled out a long-awaited overhaul of U.S. arms export policy on Thursday aimed at expanding sales to allies, saying it will bolster the American defense industry and create jobs at home. Reuters Trump launches effort to boost U.S. weapons sales abroad Mike Stone

Excoriating smackdown. The neocons believe so strongly that America must lead the world and mankind forward that they accept the idea that the achievement of human progress justifies any means needed to advance that goal.... The Unz ReviewThe Neocons Are Selling Koolaid Again! Col. W. Patrick Lang, US Army (ret.)  At the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lang was the Defense Intelligence Officer (DIO) for the Middle East, South Asia and counter-terrorism, and later, the first Director of the...

Now it has emerged that, on top of the embargo on exports of chips and hardware, even mobile operating systems – developed by US companies and licensed to ZTE for its smartphone business – may also fall into the sphere of the far-reaching ban as the US Commerce Department has prohibited the Shenzhen-based tech firm from transactions involving any commodity, software or technology to be exported from the US, for a period of seven year… Washington’s punitive order to single out ZTE in an...

Excellent. The Democratic Party establishment as the real villains in the piece.JacobinAn Interview With Glenn Greenwald The consequences of this villainy. Incessant Kremlin-baiting of President Trump is risking a Cuban missile–like crisis that he, unlike JFK in 1962, may not be permitted to resolve peacefully. The Nation‘Russiagate’ Allegations Continue to Escalate the Danger of War With Russia Stephen F. Cohen | Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies, History, and Politics at New York...

Melting of glaciers from beneath.The London EconomicWatch - New process contributing to sea level rise and climate change discovered Joe Mellor

On Twitter this morning Jason Smith asked a good question. Is this, he asked, an “anonymous blog comment from a simpleton? ... Or analysis from a prominent financial economics professor?”... Stumbling and MumblingFacts vs hand-waving in economicsChris Dillow | Investors Chronicle