Jim W. Dean
Jim W. Dean was an Editor for VT (2010-2022)
Trump Impeachment Day 2 – Dem prosecutors take us inside the Insurrection
From what I saw at all the main door crashings, the use of lethal force could have stopped it.
Iran hails UN court’s rebuff of US objections in sanctions case
“Another legal victory for Iran,” Zarif tweeted Wednesday, adding that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “dismissed all US preliminary objections in the case brought by Iran over unlawful US sanctions.”
Schumer and McConnell agree to organizing resolution for 50-50 Senate
The Republicans were caught in a pickle, facing a threat spectacle of the Senate impeachment trial that might enshrine their being viewed as the Banana Republicans.
Trump left a trail of dirty money for investigators to follow — and it...
The Southern District of New York continues its investigation of Donald Trump for various crimes, which may include tax evasion or other types of fraud.
Moderate Republicans are stepping up to take on the Trump Insurrectionists
Bill Krsitol teams up with other Republicans to save the party from the Trump insurrectionists.
Senate weighs jumping Biden judicial picks ahead of the queue
It is going to take years to prosecute all of the Trump era criminal cases, so getting full operational control over the DoJ is critical.
Donald Trump vs the United States
History might view this Trump to Biden change of government as that of the Vandals to the Age of Enlightenment.
Pentagon halts Trump appointments to advisory boards
In the Intel world these are known as "stay behinds", people in low enough positions to not be high profile, but also close enough to what is going on.
Trump sits back, watching State parties attack Repubs who voted against him
The ghost of Donald Trump will cast a long shadow over American politics
Sidney Powell Tweet: Trump should declare insurrection and use “military tribunals” to investigate election...
Jim W. Dean - Having been beaten down in the courts, it looks like Trump is looking for option 'number two', thinking his prospects of the Supreme Court helping him steal the election are going slimmer by the day.
Navalny Comes Out of Coma Proves Novichok Claims a Hoax
I met Soviet sleeper agent Jack Barsky in Atlanta when he was a guest speaker for our Atlanta Chapter of the Assoc. for Former Intelligence Officers.
Senate Intel Report, Vol. 5: Trump lied, Manafort spied, Democracy nearly died
Trump lied when he told Mueller in written answers that he had no memory of talking with Roger Stone about Wikileaks
China Sabotages US attempt to Strangle Iran
China guarantees to buy Iran crude for 25 years. Iran to have access to state of art defensive weapons it did not have plus access to all of China and Russia's technologies that it may need.
US alone in Trade War on China
With every day passing, it is becoming clear that the US-China trade deal will eventually unravel, paving the way for a long-term standoff, even if not a full-fledged ‘cold war’, between the two superpowers.
Government Mischief in an Age of Coronavirus
Enjoy Phil Giraldi's triple play, starting with Israel getting its usual inside rail position to loot the US Treasury, with our elected officials tripping over each other to accommodate
Six cops go nuts in Atlanta, fired in 24 hours, all under arrest
Charges filed against 6 APD officers after college students tased, pulled from the car during Atlanta protests
US Mercenary says Group Plotted to Seize Venezuela’s Presidential Palace
There are key pieces to this story missing, like why were not the Guaido opposition people not rounded up who would have been part of any feasible attempt to take Maduro down?
Iran says ‘Hell No’ to E3
The E3 has humiliated the EU. Politically it is under the gun with its 1% growth rate and Trump has threatened to take it lower.
The Debate – Dismissing ‘Trump Deal‘
Welcome to 2020 Geopolitics where we are off with a bang in the New Year with another close call on a War in the Persian Gulf, and Trump trying to keep his political balloon from being popped by one lie too many.
Iranian President Rouhani Warns U.S. NOT to take new action against Iran
The dust is settling on what really happened during the Iran response to Soleimani assassination. We had thought that the US would refrain a bit from falling back on its standard "We will tell you whatever version that you choose as to what happened."