Category Archives: foreign policy

Why Start a War with Iran? Trump in his own Words…

Posted on January 9, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

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Bombing Hospitals in Syria: a Crime against Humanity

Posted on October 13, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

I just saw a documentary on a Syrian underground hospital: The Cave.  It should be compulsory viewing for everyone.  INCLUDING Rep. Lee Zeldin.  He too lived thru a period where his premature born twin girls where in the NICU.  Might … Continue reading →

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Zeldin on Yemen

Posted on November 5, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

By Ken Dorph Amal Hussein, the seven-year-old in the two photos below, died of starvation last week in Yemen. I am working with a Yemeni team here in Cairo and I can’t help but despair over the never-ending war there. … Continue reading →

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Treason

Posted on July 18, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

“President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to Putin, He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious choice to defend a tyrant against the fair questions of … Continue reading →

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A Mom Speaks Out: Wake up America, we are at War!

Posted on February 21, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Speaking at Tuesday’s Feb 20 Rally on gun violence and international security: Mara Gerstein Thank you for being here. I’m Mara. I’m a mom, a lifelong New Yorker, and a constituent of Lee Zeldin. And I’m here to tell my … Continue reading →

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“They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen”

Posted on August 10, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

In regard to the N Korea story… Submitted to this blog by my friend Rajeev Pillay: For want of any better options, one has to assume that even Kim Jong Un is rational. That being the case, one can assume … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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I Would Short Tourism to the USA

Posted on June 27, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

I can personally confirm the unpopularity of DT and the USA in Switzerland where I am currently! Apparently the sentiment is wide spread: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-image-survey-idUSKBN19I00F?utm_source=applenews http://tpc.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-9/html/container.html World News | Tue Jun 27, 2017 | 7:28am EDT Image of the United States … Continue reading →

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Macron invites Americans upset over Trump exit from climate pact to find a ‘second homeland’

Posted on June 7, 2017 by bcolbath42

by Margaret Menge | Updated 06 Jun 2017 at 6:06 AM French President Emmanuel Macron is offering refuge to American liberals upset at President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. In a video posted to Twitter, … Continue reading →

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Trump has damaged America, not the environment

Posted on June 3, 2017 by bcolbath42

Tobias Stone Posted on The Medium Jun 2 Trump has spent his life being powerful just because he is rich. And in America, wealth is everything. If you’re rich you are powerful and revered. The American Dream was never about becoming … Continue reading →

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Trump Has Pulled the US Out of the Paris Accord. Here’s What Some Leading CEOs Think.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by bcolbath42

  As of 1:00 pm EST June 2, 2017 Amazon via twitter: Amazon continues to support the Paris climate agreement and action in climate change we believe that robust clean energy and climate policies can support American competitiveness, innovation and job … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Steal: Trump’s “deal” with the Saudis

Posted on May 25, 2017 by davidf67

It looks like President “Art of the Deal” Trump got hornswoggled by the Saudis. Continue reading →

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Trump Administration Cites Segregation-Era Ruling To Defend Its Travel Ban

Posted on May 9, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published by HUFFINGTON POST POLITICS 05/08/2017 06:57 pm ET | Updated 2 hours ago In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that courts shouldn’t investigate the motivations of officials who closed public pools rather than integrate them. By Nick Baumann, Julia … Continue reading →

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Tillerson says goodbye to human rights diplomacy

Posted on May 9, 2017 by bcolbath42

The Brookings Institute Ted Piccone  Friday, May 5, 2017 ORDER FROM CHAOS With some nice words about values as an enduring guide to U.S. foreign policy, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this week made crystal clear that when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Trump and Duterte to hang out

Posted on May 2, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Apparently, they are best friends:  During their “very friendly conversation,” the administration said in a late-night statement, Mr. Trump invited Mr. Duterte, an authoritarian leader accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug suspects in the Philippines, to visit him at … Continue reading →

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MOAB: The Bomb to End all Bombings?

Posted on April 18, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

This piece was originally posted by The Islamic Monthly on April 14, 2017. Find the original here. Reprinted with permission. By Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Co-Founder/Executive Director, International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) When history looks back to this era, this will be … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Playing Poker with the Future of the Planet Earth

Posted on April 15, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

From my friend John: Understanding the other side is not to be expected from a global power unless it has to, for strategic purposes. [Rather than openly weigh the pros and cons], it is much easier to keep your “subjects” … Continue reading →

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