Section: US & Canada
Corruption is the New Communism
Corruption has always existed. In Deuteronomy 16:19 the Bible says, “You must not accept bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.” Corruption’s insidious effects have grown to alarming dimensions, however, in the twenty-first century. Grand corruption – the use of state power by...
The Comedian, the Miracle Worker, the Incumbent: Ukraine Set to Choose Next President
Ukraine is preparing to choose a new president, with the first round of voting in scheduled for Sunday. The leading two candidates then will then face a run off two weeks later. The winner faces daunting challenges in a country struggling to tackle corruption and kick-start a sluggish economy, and still at war with Russian-backed rebels in the...
Right Makes Might
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has eagerly embraced foreign autocrats, portraying brutal dictators as allies to be courted and celebrated. He has backed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, despite evidence that he ordered the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; praised North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as...
Ukrainian workers, seeing little hope at home, head abroad
As Ukrainians get ready for a presidential election on Sunday, millions have already voted with their feet to leave a nation mired in corruption and inequality. With Russia in control … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Yes, Trump Obstructed Justice. And William Barr Is Helping Him Cover It Up.
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Sunday, Attorney General William Barr revealed that he would not charge President Trump with obstruction of justice over his efforts to thwart the investigation into whether his campaign conspired with Russia to swing the 2016 election. In order to do so, Barr performed a remarkable gimmick...
The Mueller Probe Was an Unmitigated Success
So much about the rise of Donald Trump defied reason. But in the spring of 2016, he displayed one habit that I found beyond perplexing: He couldn’t stop praising Vladimir Putin. What made his obsequiousness so galling was that it often came in response to questions that warranted moral disdain: What about the assassination of journalists...
Ukraine’s top cop walks thin blue line between Russian meddling, free election
OTTAWA — Two weeks after Serhii Kniaziev’s military career ended, the Iron Curtain fell, the Soviet Union crumbled and the young ex-soldier returned to Ukraine and quickly found his calling — the thin blue line of policing. In the latter days of his military service, he was posted to the volatile Caucasus region, where ethnic conflict and...
In Ukraine’s bizarre presidential race, one long-shot candidate is looking for a spouse
This is what happens when a campaign becomes a reality show. …read more Source: The Washington...
Mueller Report Draws No Immediate Reaction From Moscow
It was late Saturday evening in Moscow and almost 24 hours since the news that special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his long-awaited report to the U.S. attorney general had reached Russia’s capital. But both the Kremlin and the country’s Foreign Ministry were quiet. While no details of the inquiry were made public, a single...
5,000 nationalists protest corruption in Ukraine
About 5,000 nationalist demonstrators have held a protest in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev calling for arrests in a defense industry corruption case. …read more Source: FOX...
