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If the two Secret Service impostors were funded by Iran would that change anything Biden is contemplating?+++
Why the Classroom Activists Never Give Up
Here comes Social-Emotional Learning (or SEL), a backdoor for CRT and gender ideology. More
The Iran Nuclear Negotiations: What's at StakeThe mullahs want a nuclear deal only to secure financing to pay for repression and warmongering. More+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Obama should have taught history rather than Constitution Law.
It amazes me that Americans still believe this snake was a good president.
Barack Obama Rewrites His Russia HistoryHis claim that he was tough on Putin is contradicted by his eight-year record.By The Editorial Board
Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine has sparked an Olympic sprint of sorts as politicians run away from their abysmal records regarding Vladimir Putin. Few are running faster than former President Barack Obama, who this week tried to rewrite the history of his own Russia policies.
“As somebody who grappled with the incursion into Crimea and the eastern portions of Ukraine, I have been encouraged by the European reaction [this time],” Mr. Obama said at an event in Chicago. “Because in 2014, I often had to drag them kicking and screaming to respond in ways that we would have wanted to see from those of us who describe ourselves as Western democracies.”
As for Mr. Putin, the former U.S. President purports to be surprised by the Russian leader’s brutality. “I don’t know that the person I knew is the same as the person who is now leading this charge. He was always ruthless. You witnessed what he did in Chechnya, he had no qualms about crushing those whom he considered a threat. That’s not new. For him to bet the farm in this way—I would not have necessarily predicted from him five years ago.”
Mr. Obama managed to say all this with a straight face while speaking at an event about “disinformation” in politics.
Start with Mr. Obama’s claim he was a champion of harsher measures against Russia after the invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014. His Administration imposed only mild, targeted sanctions on Russia—and then joined with Moscow to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. He refused to sell Javelin antitank weapons to Ukraine. Germany pushed ahead with its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in this era with nary a peep from Washington until the Trump Administration.
Mr. Obama also can’t claim as much ignorance as he does now about Mr. Putin’s intentions and methods at the time. Mr. Putin had risen to power allegedly by bombing apartment buildings in Russia, as U.S. intelligence no doubt knew or highly suspected, and even Mr. Obama concedes Mr. Putin’s 1999 assault on Grozny in Chechnya was “ruthless.”
There also were the 2006 assassinations of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and Putin critic Alexander Litvinenko, Mr. Putin’s provocative speech criticizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Munich in 2007, and the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia.
In 2009 Mr. Obama nonetheless dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Geneva to negotiate a “reset” on relations with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. In 2012 Mr. Obama accused Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of hewing to a retrograde 1980s foreign policy for viewing Russia as a threat, while telling Putin henchman Dmitry Medvedev when he thought no one was listening that he’d have more latitude to cut Mr. Putin some slack after the U.S. election.
Some reset. In addition to the Crimea and Donbas invasions, 2014 saw the shoot-down of a Malaysian Airlines flight by Russia-linked forces in eastern Ukraine. Russia’s cluster bombing of Aleppo in Syria followed in 2015-16. Mr. Putin’s suppression of domestic dissent accelerated, and he amped up his rhetoric against NATO and an independent Ukraine. And don’t forget the meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, which Mr. Obama punished with wrist-slap sanctions only after Donald Trump won.
Mr. Obama’s main concession to Russian reality was to lobby NATO allies to increase their annual defense spending to 2% of GDP, although for the most part they ignored him. One can almost understand why they did, since they saw him cozying up to Mr. Putin on Iran while talking down the Russia threat.
All of this is relevant now because the Biden Administration is loaded with men and women who worked for Mr. Obama and shared his misjudgments about Russia. The conceit in many quarters on the left is that Mr. Putin has changed, or is deranged, such that his Ukraine invasion couldn’t have been foreseen.
But Mr. Obama’s weakness toward Russia, reinforced by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is one reason Mr. Putin felt he could act with increasing aggressiveness and get away with it. No one should believe Mr. Obama’s varnished Russia history.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sent to me by another friend and fellow memo reader:+++Worth the read, even if you hate Trump, Most people of either party would agree, we don't want "open borders", skyrocketing fuel prices the highest inflation rate in 40 years and-- the "gender" poison being taught to our young children.
Very thoughtful essay. How else do we get out of the swamp? Seems everybody is on the take or compromised in some way (owned by China)......look at our current situation!!!
It's not the fireman's personality you want, but rather his/her ability to SAVE YOU AND YOUR PROPERTY!
https://americanmind.org/
For audio versions of our FAIR News and FAIR Weekly Roundup newsletters, subscribe and listen to our FAIR News Weekly podcast here.
For UnHerd, FAIR Advisor Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote about the dangers of attempting to fit all struggles into simplistic narratives of good versus evil, or “as a battle between light and darkness.” While it is still possible to rationally choose sides in a conflict, Ali explains that “when it comes to war, sweeping generalisation is the tool of the despot.”
Ignoring the enormous complexities of life, politics, and war is a necessary and evolved aspect of human psychology, but ignoring too much of this complexity “clouds our understanding of who is fighting and, ultimately, can prolong and intensify a conflict.”
Read the full article.+++For Heterodox, FAIR Advisor Jacob Mchangama wrote about America’s free speech problem and the “too-narrow lens” through which many have come to view and value free speech. While most Americans view the concept of free speech in relation to the First Amendment, which only protects against government censorship, he explains that “the roots of free speech are ancient, deep, and sprawling.”
According to Mchangama, “the introduction of free speech sets in motion a process of entropy” where even the most enlightened leaders “inevitably convince themselves that now freedom of speech has gone too far.” This is a natural human tendency to preserve power, which is why free speech protections must be vigilantly defended.
Those of us who have benefited from the unprecedented advances in human affairs — brought about by the 2,500 years of this counterintuitive, revolutionary, and deeply consequential idea — must resist the impulse of free speech entropy and contribute to keep alive a vibrant culture of free speech.
Read the full article.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
IAF strikes again and this time during the day:
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-703682
Rare daytime Israeli airstrike targets northwest SyriaThe airstrikes were carried out from over northern Lebanon, with Syrian air defenses responding to the strikes++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Obviously, often by the time an investigation has been completed interest has waned, everything has cooled and the impact could be diluted.
It would appear, however, the Durham investigation, of corruption at the highest level of government, was impacted and delayed by COVID. The grand jury is now back at work and it would also appear Durham's investigation has produced evidence causing it to widen. That is one reason why the 3 mass media dwarfs decided they better get ahead of the news, ie. the growing possibility that Hunter will be indicted, that Hillary's involvement in disinformation is clear and it could be an political earthquake.
There is also another reason driving the change in attitude and that is the growing prospect of a severe election defeat in 2022 and thus, growing disaffection with Biden's performance.
As I have often noted, Democrats want to win at any cost and if that means eating their own and throwing the body overboard they will do so and that could be Biden's fate. The problem facing the long knife Democrats is it would mean pulling the plug could leave them with Kamala. Therefore, they might prefer dragging the Durham investigation out closer to the end of Biden's first term and selecting a Kamala replacement for the 2024 election cycle.
Were they to do so, the appearance of stonewalling could become a problem because the Durham investigation is producing enough evidence to be deemed legitimate. The toothpaste is out of the tube. As corrupt as the Dept of Justice has become, going back to Obama's selection of A.G Holder, at some point public opinion can take over the wheel.+++++++++++++++
It amazes me that Americans still believe this snake was a good president.
Barack Obama Rewrites His Russia HistoryHis claim that he was tough on Putin is contradicted by his eight-year record.By The Editorial Board
Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine has sparked an Olympic sprint of sorts as politicians run away from their abysmal records regarding Vladimir Putin. Few are running faster than former President Barack Obama, who this week tried to rewrite the history of his own Russia policies.
“As somebody who grappled with the incursion into Crimea and the eastern portions of Ukraine, I have been encouraged by the European reaction [this time],” Mr. Obama said at an event in Chicago. “Because in 2014, I often had to drag them kicking and screaming to respond in ways that we would have wanted to see from those of us who describe ourselves as Western democracies.”
As for Mr. Putin, the former U.S. President purports to be surprised by the Russian leader’s brutality. “I don’t know that the person I knew is the same as the person who is now leading this charge. He was always ruthless. You witnessed what he did in Chechnya, he had no qualms about crushing those whom he considered a threat. That’s not new. For him to bet the farm in this way—I would not have necessarily predicted from him five years ago.”
Mr. Obama managed to say all this with a straight face while speaking at an event about “disinformation” in politics.
Start with Mr. Obama’s claim he was a champion of harsher measures against Russia after the invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014. His Administration imposed only mild, targeted sanctions on Russia—and then joined with Moscow to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. He refused to sell Javelin antitank weapons to Ukraine. Germany pushed ahead with its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in this era with nary a peep from Washington until the Trump Administration.
Mr. Obama also can’t claim as much ignorance as he does now about Mr. Putin’s intentions and methods at the time. Mr. Putin had risen to power allegedly by bombing apartment buildings in Russia, as U.S. intelligence no doubt knew or highly suspected, and even Mr. Obama concedes Mr. Putin’s 1999 assault on Grozny in Chechnya was “ruthless.”
There also were the 2006 assassinations of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and Putin critic Alexander Litvinenko, Mr. Putin’s provocative speech criticizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Munich in 2007, and the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia.
In 2009 Mr. Obama nonetheless dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Geneva to negotiate a “reset” on relations with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. In 2012 Mr. Obama accused Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of hewing to a retrograde 1980s foreign policy for viewing Russia as a threat, while telling Putin henchman Dmitry Medvedev when he thought no one was listening that he’d have more latitude to cut Mr. Putin some slack after the U.S. election.
Some reset. In addition to the Crimea and Donbas invasions, 2014 saw the shoot-down of a Malaysian Airlines flight by Russia-linked forces in eastern Ukraine. Russia’s cluster bombing of Aleppo in Syria followed in 2015-16. Mr. Putin’s suppression of domestic dissent accelerated, and he amped up his rhetoric against NATO and an independent Ukraine. And don’t forget the meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, which Mr. Obama punished with wrist-slap sanctions only after Donald Trump won.
Mr. Obama’s main concession to Russian reality was to lobby NATO allies to increase their annual defense spending to 2% of GDP, although for the most part they ignored him. One can almost understand why they did, since they saw him cozying up to Mr. Putin on Iran while talking down the Russia threat.
All of this is relevant now because the Biden Administration is loaded with men and women who worked for Mr. Obama and shared his misjudgments about Russia. The conceit in many quarters on the left is that Mr. Putin has changed, or is deranged, such that his Ukraine invasion couldn’t have been foreseen.
But Mr. Obama’s weakness toward Russia, reinforced by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is one reason Mr. Putin felt he could act with increasing aggressiveness and get away with it. No one should believe Mr. Obama’s varnished Russia history.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sent to me by another friend and fellow memo reader:+++Worth the read, even if you hate Trump, Most people of either party would agree, we don't want "open borders", skyrocketing fuel prices the highest inflation rate in 40 years and-- the "gender" poison being taught to our young children.
Very thoughtful essay. How else do we get out of the swamp? Seems everybody is on the take or compromised in some way (owned by China)......look at our current situation!!!
It's not the fireman's personality you want, but rather his/her ability to SAVE YOU AND YOUR PROPERTY!
https://americanmind.org/
For audio versions of our FAIR News and FAIR Weekly Roundup newsletters, subscribe and listen to our FAIR News Weekly podcast here.
For UnHerd, FAIR Advisor Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote about the dangers of attempting to fit all struggles into simplistic narratives of good versus evil, or “as a battle between light and darkness.” While it is still possible to rationally choose sides in a conflict, Ali explains that “when it comes to war, sweeping generalisation is the tool of the despot.”
Ignoring the enormous complexities of life, politics, and war is a necessary and evolved aspect of human psychology, but ignoring too much of this complexity “clouds our understanding of who is fighting and, ultimately, can prolong and intensify a conflict.”
Read the full article.+++For Heterodox, FAIR Advisor Jacob Mchangama wrote about America’s free speech problem and the “too-narrow lens” through which many have come to view and value free speech. While most Americans view the concept of free speech in relation to the First Amendment, which only protects against government censorship, he explains that “the roots of free speech are ancient, deep, and sprawling.”
According to Mchangama, “the introduction of free speech sets in motion a process of entropy” where even the most enlightened leaders “inevitably convince themselves that now freedom of speech has gone too far.” This is a natural human tendency to preserve power, which is why free speech protections must be vigilantly defended.
Those of us who have benefited from the unprecedented advances in human affairs — brought about by the 2,500 years of this counterintuitive, revolutionary, and deeply consequential idea — must resist the impulse of free speech entropy and contribute to keep alive a vibrant culture of free speech.
Read the full article.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
IAF strikes again and this time during the day:
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-703682
Rare daytime Israeli airstrike targets northwest SyriaThe airstrikes were carried out from over northern Lebanon, with Syrian air defenses responding to the strikes++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Obviously, often by the time an investigation has been completed interest has waned, everything has cooled and the impact could be diluted.
It would appear, however, the Durham investigation, of corruption at the highest level of government, was impacted and delayed by COVID. The grand jury is now back at work and it would also appear Durham's investigation has produced evidence causing it to widen. That is one reason why the 3 mass media dwarfs decided they better get ahead of the news, ie. the growing possibility that Hunter will be indicted, that Hillary's involvement in disinformation is clear and it could be an political earthquake.
There is also another reason driving the change in attitude and that is the growing prospect of a severe election defeat in 2022 and thus, growing disaffection with Biden's performance.
As I have often noted, Democrats want to win at any cost and if that means eating their own and throwing the body overboard they will do so and that could be Biden's fate. The problem facing the long knife Democrats is it would mean pulling the plug could leave them with Kamala. Therefore, they might prefer dragging the Durham investigation out closer to the end of Biden's first term and selecting a Kamala replacement for the 2024 election cycle.
Were they to do so, the appearance of stonewalling could become a problem because the Durham investigation is producing enough evidence to be deemed legitimate. The toothpaste is out of the tube. As corrupt as the Dept of Justice has become, going back to Obama's selection of A.G Holder, at some point public opinion can take over the wheel.+++++++++++++++
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