The photos of President Trump in Utah Monday pushing a shopping cart between rows of peanut butter and pictures of Jesus raised some eyebrows. He turned out to be visiting …
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois (@bmarcois) was the principal deputy assistant secretary of energy for international affairs during the Bush administration. Additionally, Marcois served as a career foreign service officer with the State Department.
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Communist Terror Techniques – The Making a Cat Eat Hot Mustard Doctrine of Rule
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThe death of King Michael of Romania is an opportune moment to reflect on the depravity of the communist terror techniques commonly used by the Soviet Union and its allies. …
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Ali Abdullah Saleh’s Death Is a Turning Point in Yemen
by Bart Marcoisby Bart Marcois“Yemen isn’t the end of the earth, but you can see it from there.” That was the first description I heard of it from a grizzled old diplomat when I …
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Israeli Strike on Syria Killed 12 Iranians
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisBREAKING: The Israeli strike on Syria tonight killed at least twelve Iranian military personnel, according to reports from Arab media outlets. Media reported that Israel fired missiles at an Iranian …
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UAE Deports Egyptian Presidential Candidate Ahmed Shafik
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThe United Arab Emirates today deported former Prime Minister General Ahmed Shafik, the Egyptian establishment figure who just announced his intention to run for president of Egypt. Shafik announced his …
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Yesterday’s announcement that Lt. General Mike Flynn had entered a guilty plea to lying to the FBI was greeted joyfully by President Trump’s political opponents. They were even more pleased …
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Reza Zarrab Cooperates with U.S. Investigation
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisLegal experts predicted last week that “Erdogan’s gold trader,” Turkish-Iranian Reza Zarrab, would cooperate with American investigations into Iranian sanctions evasion. This week, he indeed turned state’s evidence against a …
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cryptocurrencies Look Like Tulips
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisBitcoin, Ethereum and other “cryptocurrencies” made the news again this week for their rollercoaster market swings. Bitcoin passed the $11,000 mark in intraday trading before settling above $10,000 for the …
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Nikki Haley, North Korea, and “Just War”
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisAmbassador Nikki Haley, American Permanent Representative to the United Nations, warned North Korea today that the country would be “utterly destroyed” if it launches an attack against America. “We have …
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China closed the main road link to North Korea Friday, the China-North Korea Friendship Bridge. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a press conference that the closure was temporary. …