Dear CCI Friends,
Two serious watchers of “all things Russian” make cogent points about this latest rumor being circulated regarding Alexei Navalny. Rumors spread diseased opinions when people in power are deeply worried about their own survivability.
David Speedie and Krishen Mehta are men greatly respected in their own fields of expertise. It is time more such persons speak out about contrived rumors making front page news in The New York Times.
Dear CCI Friends,
How long can this go on???
Read and weep! Is there anyone who can prove this isn’t so?
If not, realize…
This is done with our tax monies. It is supported by our Democratic and Republican Congress who voted for more of the same this past month!
Who will stop this madness???
Dear CCI Friends,
Andrew Bacevich, President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, has hit a political home run with this piece below! All of us have been deeply concerned about … What next, if Joe Biden wins the 2020 Presidential Election? And what next if Donald Trump wins the election? Both have innumerable flaws not to be mentioned here.
Bacevich, a West Pointer, left the U.S. Army early as a Colonel and went back to school. Collecting a MA and PhD from Princeton, he is a professor with numerous positions and accolades to his credit. He humbly shares (on YouTubes) that he’s just an American historian specializing in international relations. I found the following on Google: he also studied U.S. diplomatic and military history, American foreign policy and U.S.security studies. Thankfully, it’s clear from his numerous YouTubes that Bacevich is a military man of considerable honor and truth as expressed in our American spiritual traditions.
He brings political “know-how” to those of us who read him and are watching as his star rises. How thoughtful that he would give the proposed President wise counsel from week one if he is elected.
Dear CCI Followers,
“It’s Time to Rethink Our Russia Policy,” was posted in Politico on Aug. 5th.
The article supports the thinking of 103 American signatories, the top end of U.S. Policy toward Russia over the past 30 years. I know of them and many of them know of our work. The signing of this many persons gives the document serious gravitas. Thus, we feel we must question some of the statements being asserted.
There is quite a bit in this document with which we totally agree, but there are other aspects which need to be questioned in light of today’s knowledge and facts.
Please scan the following: the Politico article, CCI’s statement, and finally the 103 signatories. A document with this many VIP signatories feels more like a Manifesto, which we believe must be addressed.
We have sent this article and our response to Politico and The National Interest … and now to you, our CCI readers, for your perspectives. Please forgive the length of this piece.
Dear CCI Friends,
Please watch The Commemorative Remembrance of Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTigpUvzB78&feature=youtu.be.
Yesterday, August 6th, was the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.Nagasaki was bombed on August 9th. This video was released across the world yesterday.
The film is exceptionally beautiful … haunting I should say. I found myself transfixed by it; literally I was unable to move. I walked into my kitchen for water … planning to take my laptop to the sofa. The video began. I stood mesmerized in my kitchen without changing position until it was finished.
From the voices of Mikhail Gorbachev to George Schultz and many others, it quietly articulated its unbelievably powerful message. Images of loveliness and uplifting music intertwined the lofty yet serious ideas being presented.
