Author: mtc9393

I’ve mentioned this before but the Boston Globe’s incestuous relationship with the Boston U.S. attorney’s office has its benefits among which is its ability to get inside information as shown by it getting Billy Bulger’s grand jury minutes as well as getting a helping hand in its endless pursuit for a Pulitzer Prize by having…

The United States expressed its outrage at the actions of Ukrainian President  Victor F. Yanukovich’s dastardly double-dealings when he unleashed lethal methods against his own people including using snipers to gun down peaceful protesters. Secretary of State John Kerry said he felt “anger and anguish” at the violence in Ukraine. Mr. Kerry noted: “the United States…

One of the great pull and tugs of recent months is the situation in Ukraine where Russia with the help of some of its leaders is pulling Ukraine back into a state of subservience, very much like it had when it was the Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic; and the Western world with support of the…

I’ve noted I believe the death penalty for Dzhokhar should be on the table. The idea that society has no right to execute a person is for another day. Let’s just keep in mind we do it every day in our war against terror when we use our drones to execute perceived threats. Today I…

The other day I’m relaxing and I get a call from a person I’ll call Rebecca who I’ve been friendly with for years. Rebecca said in passing she was applying for a job at a big corporation. She didn’t know it but I know someone, I’ll call her Sally, who is closely connected with the…

I had my doubts. I don’t understand why it took so long for Attorney General Holder to do the right thing but the end result is what matters. He is going to make Dzhokhar Tsarnaev face the death penalty. I didn’t think he would do it. I didn’t understand how he couldn’t but I described myself…