John Bolton has probably planned it this way. After all, when he left Donald Trump’s employ, he declared that he would eventually have his say. Frank Bruni writes: Bolton is the impeachment star of the week, whether he winds up testifying or not, and I can’t shake the feeling that
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Montreal Simon: Will John Bolton Be The One Who Finally Blows Up Trump?
I must admit that when the "stable genius" Donald Trump made the unstable warmonger John Bolton his national security adviser, I thought our goose was cooked.And that Bolton would be the one who would push Trump over the edge, and get us all blown up.So imagine how happy I am to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Maniac Donald Trump Fires The Maniac John Bolton
When John Bolton first reported for duty as Donald Trump's National Security Adviser, I must admit I thought we were doomed.I thought that Bolton was a deranged hawk who would encourage the maniac Trump rather than restrain him.And that together they would, intentionally or not, blow us all up.But a
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: A U.S. WAR WITH IRAN WOULD CAUSE THE WORLD “ENORMOUS PAIN.” HERE’S WHY.
By Nick Miriello and David Gilbert May 16, 2019 John Bolton, then assistant secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration, played a central role in justifying the invasion of Iraq back in Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Trump, Bolton Are Beating the Drums of War
It has been clear for well over a year that Trump is a pathological liar, a cheat, a sneak and an incomparable threat to not only the US but the rest of us as well. Read more…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Do we need a Canadian version of the Logan Act to put a stop to dangerous freelance diplomacy?
Most observers of Canada-U.S. politics and the two countries’ unexpectedly fraught trade relationship would agree former prime minister Stephen Harper’s no-longer-secret visit to the White House on Tuesday is unlikely to do much good and has the potential to do harm. What Mr. Harper, now just another private citizen in
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Who loves ya, baby? Canada’s conservatives urgently need to reassess their dalliance with Donald Trump
A photograph of last weekend’s G7 conclave in Quebec showing several national leaders apparently trying to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to act like a grownup was doing the rounds on social media in the aftermath of the post-summit trainwreck. With the G7 gathering in La Malbaie already nearly universally
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Mad Bomber
Well so much for the theory that Donald Trump could be controlled by saner men than him.First he had his faithful minion, John Kelly, fire his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, while he was on the toilet. Now he's flushed his National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster.And maybe our last chance
Continue readingFive of Five: John Bolton + Brian Lilley
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