May 26, 2019
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Trump’s US Sadomasochist, or Just Plain Stupid?
by Finian Cunningham
The US pulls out of its international commitments and expects everyone else to do too, under pain of imposing sanctions. Huffing and puffing, the petulant American bully seems willing to start World War III in order to get its way come hell or high water – and to hell with the planet.

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Considering that Trump didn’t seem to be fully informed as to what was happening in Venezuela with regards to puppet president Juan Guaido’s recent failed attempt at a coup, it makes one wonder if Trump is equally in the dark as to what is happening with Iran.

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