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Latest Commentary: Unsealed Filing Shows Trump at Heart of Insurrenction -- Special Prosecutor Jack Smith filed a long motion with the federal court that is dealing with the January 6 rebellion a while ago. It addresses the Supreme Court's idiotic decision to give sitting presidents immunity from prosecution for official deeds. The issue is whether any of his plotting can be considered an official duty. Yesterday, Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a redacted version. It makes for horrifying reading.In showing why the actions are private, and therefore liable for prosecution, Mr. Smith has shown just how awful the behavior of the former president was on that day. It is disqualifying to say the least. [3 October] Israel Invades Lebanon, Iran Fires Missiles -- The mess in the Middle East got messier yesterday as the Israeli Defense Forces crossed the border into Lebanon in an attempt to push Hebollah's missile batteries farther back. Iran finally responded to the attacks on its territory by Israeli intelligence, launching 180 missiles at Israel. Israel has vowed to retaliate despite the fact that the only fatality from the missile barrage was a resident of Gaza. If the Israelis were to respond, the all-out war no one really wants will be that much closer. De-escalation makes sense, but the Netanyahu government and the mullahs in Iran do not seem to see it that way. The next few days will determine a lot about the future. [2 October] Austria Gives Plurality to Far Right -- Austria has an unfortunate history with the far right. Adolf Hitler may have been Chancellor of the German Reich, but he was an Austrian by birth. Over the weekend, the Austrian voters went a few paced back down that sorry and awful road when they gave the far right Freedom Party a plurality in its latest election. While the party did not win power, it did finish first. That is a troubling result. Given that turnout was over 77%, that means far too many Austrians have too much comfort voting for the ideology that destroyed Europe just a lifetime ago. And it is hard to say how they can detoxify their system. [1 October] Israel Decapitates Hezbollah -- Over the week-end, the Israeli Air Force dropped some serious ordnance on Beirut where Hezbollah had a top level meeting going on. Among the dead is Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the group. There were other casualties that will affect the leadership of the terrorist group. In terms of intelligence, this was a grand coup. Tactically, this was a major success. Strategically, it is difficult to determine what, if any, good will come of this. A power vacuum exists at the top of Hezbollah, and communications within the group are problematic. It is likely that some of Hezbollah will lash out at Israel, and it will be hard to control because it will be hard to determine who is leading the fight. It has turned up the heat in the region, and the future is going to be violent. [30 September] Feds Indict NYC Mayor Adams -- The federal government has been investigating the upper tier of the New York City government for some time, and yesterday, the dam broke. The Southern District of New York has brought charges against Mayor Eric Adams stemming from contributions from the Turkish government, which the Feds say are illegal. He faces five counts (which in theory could put him in prison for 45 years) and he has said he will not resign but rather will fight these charges. If the facts as presented in the indictment are proved true, it will be a sorry end to a pitiful term as mayor. Mr. Adams has achieved very little, and these charges underscore the ineptitude and stupidity of the administration. He should resign and save the city further embarrassment. [26 September] © Copyright 2024 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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