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PATRICK LAWRENCE: The ‘See-No-Evil’ Phase of Russiagate

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The ‘See-No-Evil’ Phase of Russiagate

May 11, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The media spinfest following the collapse of this conspiracy theory suggests our troubled republic simply cannot accept its errors, leaving us unable to learn from them. The long, destructive conspiracy theory known as Russiagate, the mother of them all, at last…

Are We Witnessing a Coup Operation Against the Trump White House?

Are We Witnessing a Coup Operation Against the Trump White House?

February 22, 2017 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, The Nation.

Our intelligence apparatus is doing far more than stoking paranoia about the Russian bogeyman—it’s threatening democracy. A couple of books come to mind amid the relentless leaks emanating from the spooks on either side of the Potomac and, not to…

Trump’s Tough Stance on Iran: Nothing to Gain, a Lot to Lose

Trump’s Tough Stance on Iran: Nothing to Gain, a Lot to Lose

February 10, 2017 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

President Trump said all along he was going to go after the Iran nuclear pact—another of his “worst evers.” During his campaign, he promised more sanctions, a promise which he has now kept after Iran fired a ballistic missile test…

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