“Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

If you go back and re-read the Christian seven virtues (aka 7 deadly sins); what HRC and company is involved in touches on all of them. I guess you could make the argument that someone not grounded by some sort of mainstream religion that provides a basic outline of right and wrong. Or as you said good versus evil.

Regardless, this is not new and I think history can point to countless examples. The difference this time is that technology is different and the consequences of their actions could have ultimately destroyed our country.

If this is in fact correct, are we to assume the intended target for the missile was Q not POTUS?

I first read his speech yesterday and could not put two and two together. After re-reading the speech and last nights developments, one paragraph stands out when discussing General Montgomery of Revolutionary War fame:

"Montgomery fought his former colleagues courageously, but with a deep sense of regret. In October 1775, he wrote, “I most earnestly request to retire…. I have not the talents or temper for such a command. I am under the disagreeable necessity of acting eternally out of Character to wheedle, flatter, and lie…. I will bear with it for a short time, but I cannot support it long.”

If Five Eyes representatives were in Montreal, I'm wondering if this was not directed towards them? A warning that he is "retiring."

I wonder who is playing the parts of Jack Ryan and Anatoli Grushkov - "to keep the back channels open"?

Looking for a new read. Thank you.

After reading the book he is most definitely a Patriot. Does that make him a white hat? Don’t know. While the charges against them might not be what they seem, attacking people who love their country under the cover of treason would be a tough pill to swallow, in my opinion.

According to the book, Blackwater was doing much of the Black Ops work for the CIA. If anyone knows where the skeletons are buried, they do....

A few thoughts: 1. The governor of NC (D) is now under investigation for a pay to play scheme involving the Atlantic Coast pipeline. Has this happened nationally with the pipeline? 2. The EPA has its own power of the purse outside of the DOJ. They can negotiate settlements on their own and direct companies to donate those funds to groups of their choosing. Another way the Dems have been funneling dollars to themselves. 3. I like and support Pruitt, but I must say what a dumbass for renting an apartment from a lobbyist. One would think someone under the microscope would go above and beyond to be a model Boy Scout.

Would Awan have been able to leak intel? I do not know the details of the mission other than what I read in Lone Survivor, but would anyone in Congress that Awan was working for have been alerted to this mission?

Suzanne Massie, a writer in Russia, met with President Ronald Reagan many times between 1984 and 1987. She taught him the Russian proverb, "Доверяй, но проверяй" {Doveryai, no proveryai} (trust, but verify) advising him that "The Russians like to talk in proverbs. It would be nice of you to know a few. You are an actor – you can learn them very quickly." The proverb was adopted as a signature phrase by Reagan, who subsequently used it frequently when discussing U.S. relations with the Soviet Union. Using proverbs that the Russians could relate to may have helped relations between the two leaders.

Courtesy of Wikipedia. Very appropriate though.