There has been virtual unanimity in the political world that Qassim Suleimani was a murdering terrorist that no one should mourn. Thomas Friedman, in a piece for the New York Times, offered an interesting perspective, that Suleimani was also dumb and overrated with his actions resulting in blowback against Iran by anti-Iranian-pro Democracy citizens in … Read more
The annual anti-abortion rights “forced birther” March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C. is January 24, 2020. In advance of this annual ritual calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Roe v. Wade (1973), Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reports, Federal government’s brief in abortion case supports Louisiana’s position, raises possibility of … Read more
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Friday that Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, can provide Congress with evidence in his criminal case that is of interest to impeachment investigators. The Washington Post reports, Giuliani associate can give impeachment investigators phone data, documents seized by prosecutors, judge says: U.S. … Read more
Two panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard back-to-back oral arguments today for the House of Representatives enforcing its subpoena for the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn, and obtaining the grand jury materials of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation. Politico has an early report of what happened … Read more
Last night, the United States launched a drone strike that killed Iran’s leading commando in international guerilla and proxy war, intelligence, and terrorist tactics, Qaasim Suleimani. It also resulted in the death of the leader of the radical Iraqi branch of the Popular Mobilization Forces. Iran has, of course, vowed revenge. Tears should not be … Read more