Tag: israel
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TAPA # 189 OXYMORONIC
First let me say I’m thankful for the reprieve and I’ll gladly take the TACO However, Iran’s regime and uranium remain in place. The Strait of Hormuz is now restricted, with possible tolls that could cost the world billions. More than $50 billion in U.S. treasure has been spent. Russia and Iran continue selling oil,…
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TAPA # 185 FOOL OF FOOL’S
I hardly know where to begin. Today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and the President is set to “address the nation” about the Bone Spurs “Excursion.” But with him, who knows even the topic is subject to change. The only certainty is this: there will be lies, layered, repeated, and wrapped around occasional fragments…
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TAPA # 175 BLOODLUST & BLUSTER
Most Americans, and much of the world, do not support the war in Iran. Trump is constantly asked for the rationale, and his answer changes depending on the last thing he heard or thought about. But this is not Trump’s war alone. It is Congress’s war. It is a Republican war; bought and paid for…
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TAPA # 173 EXISTENTIAL OBLITERATION
Richardson’s Letters from an American frames Trump’s march toward war as a rejection of principle, morality, and constitutional process. She argues that bypassing Congress, substituting one man’s unilateral decision for the deliberative structure the Constitution requires before risking American blood and treasure, is itself a betrayal. When Republicans, who swore an oath to uphold that Constitution, fail…
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TAPA # 155 ” GOOD AND PROPER “
When I first read this, I thought it was a comedy skit spoofing Donald Trump’s long-standing obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize. But no, it is real. Written by the President of the United States. It reads like a note from a first grader to a classmate who wouldn’t share a Mounds bar. Text message…
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TAPA (THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE) #115 REALLY???
Friedman’s missive, at first blush, may seem shocking — even prompting the thought, “Has he lost his mind?” But read closely, his message is revelatory. What he’s really saying is that the “yes” so far is only the first step. We’ll need far more than a headline. The release of the hostages is the critical beginning, and…
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TAPA # 117 ‘CLASS ACT vs. aSS ACT’
The release of the remaining hostages itself was a reason to cheer. trump secured the freedom of the final twenty living hostages. A profound victory for their families and friends. It was also a good day for many Palestinians who benefited from the deal. Many were not combatants, but civilians caught in the “fog of…
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