It really is the stuff of nightmares. Obama caught in a trap of his own making, and John McCain helping him to dig himself into an even bigger hole. By getting a U.S. Senate committee to back Obama's punitive missile strike. In return for an even bigger war: Read more
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LeDaro: For John McCain and John Kerry Syrian conflict is a laughing matter
Senator John McCain and Secretary of State John Kerry were having fun during Senate hearings on Syrian conflict and U.S. intervention. Also John McCain was caught on camera playing poker on his cell phone during the hearings. So much for the concern about the use of nerve gas in Syria
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Obama’s War, the Divided Left, and the Syrian Apocalypse
It will be about a week before we know whether Obama will get to fire his missiles at Syria. But what already painfully obvious is that just his threat to launch them is causing havoc in the ranks of his own supporters. Because by now I think I've heard all of
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Turks arrest al-Nusra rebels – seize chemical weapons: the west’s Syrian delusions
There has been very little coverage in western media of a current story in Turkish dailies that places chemical weapons in the hands – not of forces connected with Assad – but of the opposition al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front. The Turkish paper Zaman reports that members of al-Nusra planned to bomb
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: On the value of legislative hearings #nlpoli
United States senator John McCain (Republican – Arizona) thinks that Parliament should hold hearings into the prospective purchase by the Chinese national oil company of Alberta-based Nexen. “I think it’s also a role for the legislative body …
Continue readingTrashy's World: John McCain…
… and Republicans like him? They are unquestionable, prime, grade A assholes. Yup. These morons are even more partisan than the Harperites. Democracy sucks, eh Tea Brains? (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingLeDaro: Netanyahu and McCain sing together “Bomb, bomb Iran”
Benjamin Netanyahu is currently visiting America. He is very angry that Obama is not joining him to bomb Iran. He got together with John McCain and sang “bomb, bomb, Iran”.:) Maybe Obama will now listen to Netanyahu.
Continue readingLeft Over: WTF McCain?
Years ago, I had a certain grudging respect for John McCain…after all, he had fought his way through debilitating torture as a POW, seemed to be a bit of what, in Canada, we used to call a Red Tory, and until the last several years, was probably the least offensive
Continue readingMust see TV: "Game Change" on HBO
I was a little resistant going into this. I’ve grown weary of Sarah Palin and the inordinate amount of coverage she receives just because she’s an idiot. The director of this movie is the same guy who puts out silly comedies not known for their technical expertise. So the entire
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