First this disclaimer from the New York Times on 20 November 2018:
The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.
It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
Blogger Note
The current occupant of The White House is simply a scam who has weaponized social media to create a mad, mad world dis-order in his maniacal quest for power.
However slow the analysis for his "Game of Trump" he's the loser when he deals-out the cards showing his dirty hands in the shadows.
An American Beauty
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Case in Point:
OPINION
Trump Stands Up for Saudi Arabian Values
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Case in Point:
OPINION
Trump Stands Up for Saudi Arabian Values
"He disregarded the C.I.A.’s conclusions and American values in swallowing the Saudi version of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi .
President Trump confirmed the harshest caricatures drawn by America’s most cynical critics on Tuesday when he portrayed its central objectives in the world as panting after money and narrow self-interest.
Ignoring the findings of the C.I.A., Mr. Trump said in a muddled statement released by the White House that, in effect, no matter how wrong the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, no matter where true responsibility lay, he would not stand up to the Saudi regime. He would not take any chance of risking its supplies of money, oil and help in the Middle East by holding the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, accountable for the killing . . .
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Turbulent Stock Market Is Flashing a Warning About the Economy
- The stock market’s struggles may seem incongruous against the backdrop of strong economic growth as the U.S. economy is set for its best year since 2005.
- Is the uncertainty due to rates, oil, tariffs, Brexit, tech or political drama? Yes.
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