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Veteran CIA officer Burton Gerber was unhappy when he returned to headquarters to run the Soviet and East Europe Division. The problem was a policy which he felt stifled operations against the Soviets.
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Lie spreaders should pay
So special counsel Robert Meuller crawled out of the liberal slime following his report that exonerated President Trump — only to start up with half truths, innuendos and insinuations that the president should be impeached. I am sick of this.
EDITORIAL: Angst in Alabama over Roy Moore
The Republicans really, really don't want Roy Moore to run again for the U.S. Senate. He might be the only politician in Alabama more unpopular than Doug Jones, the Democratic incumbent, but he could scramble a primary and might open a way for Mr. Jones to win another term. Republicans know they have to be careful in dealing with Roy Moore. Voters don't like it when outsiders meddle, even if they're friendly outsiders.
Oust destructive 'leaders'
All U.S. citizens, from the blue-collar worker to the president of the United States, are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This principle is a cornerstone of American liberty. However, when radicals in our government start eroding our liberties so their egos and arrogance can be satisfied, it is time to ignore the radicals instead. It is time to oust them using our vote. There is no place for them in our hallowed halls of government.
Health Care Nonprofits Make a Nice Profit
Right now, American health care systems are facing a fundamental challenge in the growing lack of access for patients.
U.S. shouldn't assist in persecuting Kim Jong-un opponents
Ignore, if you can, the tweets, the photo-ops, and the declarations of "love." Sure, President Trump's wooing of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been unseemly, debasing even.
The D.C. statehood vote that counts
Supporters for making the District of Columbia the 51st state are happy because the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has scheduled a hearing for July 24, when Americans everywhere and in the throes of planning for their summer fun and back-to-school routines -- not beating a drum for D.C. statehood, or Donald Trump, for that matter.
Robert Mueller just wants to feel the love again
Robert Mueller just wants to feel the love again. His press clippings have faded and life hasn't been the same for the man choking on rectitude and righteousness, not since he turned in his account of the vain pursuit of Donald Trump and the Russians. After more than two years trying to find the president in bed with Vladimir Putin, he didn't even find the bed.
Growing confidence in the economy and the labor market
Ben will start working at Northwestern Mutual this Monday. I met him this past Tuesday along with other graduates of and students at devCodeCamp. The program is a 12-week boot camp to learn the nuts and bolts of software engineering.
Don't cry for Argentina, yet
Venezuela has been stealing the headlines coming out of the emerging world (actually, the "submerging" world) of late, but Argentina should be getting some attention too.
Advancing the strong U.S.-Taiwan relationship
The United States and Taiwan share a long history as partners for good in a changing world. We have cooperated in recent years through the Taiwan-U.S. Global Cooperation and Training Framework on such issues as energy security, law enforcement, media literacy, public health, humanitarian assistance and women's empowerment. Our work has produced results all over the globe, from alleviating suffering caused by Ebola outbreaks in Africa to housing displaced refugees in the Middle East.
A new political era dawns in Kazakhstan
On June 9, the Kazakh people will have the opportunity to elect a president from seven candidates, the largest number and most diverse group of contenders to participate in a Kazakh presidential election. The election will serve as an opportunity to show our allies how far we've come as a nation. And in that spirit, our government has officially invited more than 1,000 international observers from 10 international organizations, including the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Forget what you heard or read -- here's what the European Union vote was really all about
You can't get more basic and deep in the gut than this: The European Union elections over the weekend were really all about that live rail of politics everywhere -- immigration.
Dealing with a scourge
Every decade produces a new drug to terrorize the mean streets, the family hearth and especially threatens the young. Heroin was the scourge of the '70s. Cocaine scourged the '80s and crack was the nightmare of the '90s, hitting hardest those trying to survive on the margins and who would mortgage the future for a brief escape from misery. To be sure, these drugs have been with man for centuries, but they have returned to modern times with a vengeance.
Thankful for small mercies
In these politically divisive times, I offer a potential point of bipartisan consensus: We should all be grateful that special counsel Robert Mueller did not pursue a career in medicine ("Mueller exits, won't exonerate Trump," Web, May 29). Herewith a snapshot from the hospital wards:
Anything for votes
Special counsel Robert Mueller cast many lines into deep and murky Beltway waters and, after almost two years of fishing for the big one, caught only minnows ("The impeachment pipe dream," Web, May 29). His many casts for a conspiracy to collude between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Russian government in order to deep-six the Clinton campaign were all dry, as empty as the deflated Democrats.
Happy 200th, Walt Whitman
The great "gray bard," poet Walt Whitman, would have turned 200 today. As someone who greatly admires the work of Whitman, I have had many conversations over the years with people who simply do not favor him as much as I do.
Drones in Yemen keep this thriller percolating
This tale from thriller writer David Ricciardi takes place in Zinjibar, Yemen. The main character, Jake Keller, is there on his first mission with the CIA's elite Special Activities Center working alongside senior officer Curt Roach.
LOVERRO: 2013 Angry Gruden might have worked. 2013 Nice Guy Gruden has not
Redskins coach Jay Gruden is not looking forward to the possibility of his team being on the upcoming HBO "Hard Knocks" NFL series.
Trump's full-court press puts the squeeze on Iran
The Trump administration has made the decision to push for regime change in Iran, whether U.S. officials want to admit it publicly or not. There is no "negotiating" with the mullahs in Tehran, even if multiple American presidents in recent history have attempted to do just that, with disastrous results.
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