Spies Like Us

Yuri is a big guy, and he has an intimidating stare, which is something I’d expect from a former KGB agent. Right now, he’s toasting the USA across my dining room table.

“I am very impressed with America, especially Kennedy Space Center”, he explains. “The people of the USA and the people of Russia are much alike, but I think the people of America have had it easier.”

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A Rainy Day in Cusco

In the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin there is the most unusual statue of Jesus I have ever seen. Continue reading

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Do you want to play a game? Let’s talk about nuclear weapons

Donald Trump has been excoriated by the liberal media (the “liberal” label is actually redundant) for his ideas on nuclear weapons. Chicago Tribune windbag David Chapman, for example, had this to say:

“In a campaign that appears to be systematically engineered to disqualify him from consideration for any position of responsibility, nothing comes close to his pronouncements on nuclear weapons.”

Wow, you’d think from that screed that trump was just itching to “Nuke ‘em ’til they glow”. But is it the truth?

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