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Month: June 2018

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Post #209: After Singapore, is Iran the Next US Target?

23 Jun 201822 Jun 2018
Predictably, both sides at the Singapore summit are claiming victory. Kim Jong-un, having shared the stage with Donald Trump, can say that North Korea is now recognized de facto as…
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Post #208: What Happened? Assessing the Singapore Summit

13 Jun 201813 Jun 2018
“Peace and prosperity,” “lasting and stable peace,” “peace regime,” “denuclearization,” “new US-DPRK relations”—these fine words and phrases dominate the joint statement of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Yet it’s difficult…
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Post #207: Trump’s War on the Poor: An Impeachable Offense

6 Jun 20187 Jul 2018
Were it not for the source, it would hardly be news to learn that the United States can’t take care of its most needy—that it may be the richest country,…

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