I now sit and wonder: did anyone ask the ordinary American John Doe if he wanted his money to be used to pay for the yachts, private jets, personal islands and bear bellies of those high up in prestigious firms on Wall Street?
The cash that the CIA gave to Poland 'for the prisons' was defrauded. The testimony extracted under torture turned out to be fairly worthless. The airport in Szymany went under despite U.S. financing. What’s left is a big stench.
Nonetheless, this EU idea may trigger a transatlantic air war because the Union wants to impose payment on all air carriers who fly to or from airports within its territory. In addition, American airlines will have to pay for CO2 emissions on the whole route, not just the part which runs in the European air space.
The Trabant 601, with a 594 cc engine and with 26 horsepower, would be a speed demon in Washington or Miami, if one pressed its gas pedal down just a bit more.
When in November they once again, by mistake, destroyed two Pakistan border posts, killing over 20 soldiers, Islamabad closed the border with Afghanistan, ordered to stop the transports with supplies for Western forces, and demanded that Americans left the Shamsi base.
The schizoid situation where the candidates pose as innocents, while at the same time lead a brutal campaign through front men, is new for U.S. politics.