Monthly Archives: July 2017

A Reckoning Called Pakistan

Posted on July 24, 2017 by William Holland

Today the Trump administration revealed a distinct policy regarding U.S. aid to Pakistan that remained unfulfilled for the fiscal year ending 2016.  This admonishment will definitely anger the ruling Punjabi’s of “the Citadel” who’ve arrogated to themselves a praetorian rule … Continue reading →

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An Emerging Domestic Presidency

Posted on July 23, 2017 by William Holland

The current health care debate is actually the third; Obama’s initial tenure rammed through the ‘Affordable Care Act‘, Trump’s initial foray at the beginning of his presidency  and now the U.S. Senate failure to ‘repeal & replace‘.  It looks like … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Is Cuba Again!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by William Holland

The ideals of romanticized guerrilla war have a long history throughout Latin America, think of Jesuit priests waging insurgent war against oligarchies sanctioned by the Catholic Church throughout Central-South America; the 1980’s saw the tip of a Russian spear in Nicaragua. … Continue reading →

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Islamic Finance Unravels

Posted on July 11, 2017 by William Holland

Dana Gas remains a stellar exploration business in Abu Dhabi, it remains stuck trying to recover nearly $800 million dollars worth of investment in Iraqi Kurdistan.  Having underwritten heavy capital infrastructure with Egypt, it currently faces a liquidity problem, hence … Continue reading →

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The Case for War: Target, Regime Change North Korea

Posted on July 11, 2017 by William Holland

The case has yet to be made for regime change in North Korea.  By any standard, its time to unify the peninsula. Team Trump continues its diplomatic initiatives, but that track will exhaust itself quickly, if only to confirm how … Continue reading →

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Simone Veil: Elizabeth Taylor of French Politics Dies

Posted on July 9, 2017 by William Holland

Contemporary people demonstrate perpetual blindness by refusing to accept things as they are; maybe only a poet or someone who has suffered can easily understand the necessity of accepting things on there terms.  Reading the obituaries of Simone Veil reminds me of … Continue reading →

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