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Trump, May, Macron, Don’t Bomb Syria. Ban Russia from Hosting World Cup!

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 8:16 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Scoring macabre political points is the only goal Western powers can accomplish by bombing Syria. This is why I’ve been decrying it for years. In fact, when Western commentators hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin for joining this priapic orgy of bombing in 2015, I wailed in “Bombing ISIS Smacks of Masturbatory Violence,” November 18, 2015.… Read more.

World Cup: Nooooooo! All Is Not Lost (Yet) America…

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Watching U.S. fans collapse into paroxysms of despair at the sound of the whistle ending yesterday’s game against Portugal, you’d think their team had just been eliminated from World Cup contention.  Whereas, in fact, the game ended in a tie, which means that U.S. hopes are still alive. Of course, an outright win would’ve vested… Read more.