Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.  ... Whatever you do, don't drink and drive.  The life you save may be your own, -- or mine.

Amazingly, the United States government recently released U.S. citizen and traitor Jonathan Pollard from prison after 30 years of a life sentence.  Pollard had spied for Israel.  Betrayed his country.  The Israelis made him an Israeli citizen during his imprisonment, -- after refusing any assistance three decades ago.  Interestingly, the Israeli embassy at that time would not even agree to allow him, his former wife, and cat into the embassy.  Imagine that.  How times have changed.

Apparently, they earlier believed a man who would betray his country for money and gifts could not be trusted, was of little worth to them, -- other than the classified material he provided his handlers.  Somehow that changed.  Now, they want him off parole and free to travel to Israel.  Pollard wants to go and intends to renounce American citizenship.

Interestingly, the Pollard case has been a thorn in the side of Israeli-American relations.  For the last thirty years, every President, whether Democratic or Republican, has refused to pardon the bastard.  With damned good reason.  He betrayed his country.  Doesn't matter it was to an ally.  Worse, the U.S. government did not do what it should have done at the time he was caught spying for Israel.

Suspend diplomatic relations.  Cut off aid, -- at least temporarily.  Made it clear, not only to the Israelis but all allies such spying is unacceptable.  Won't be tolerated.  Instead, every American President the last three decades was more concerned with the Israeli lobby in this country and its political power than doing the right thing.

Be interesting to see whether or not Pollard is released from parole in the next five years, -- that is, pardoned.  Would be quite a travesty.  Then again, the Israeli lobby is exceptionally powerful.  Can only wonder whether or not GOP presidential candidates will turn it into a campaign issue, -- especially since every one of them backs the Israeli aggressor no matter what it does.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a return to water boarding.  This ignorant nazi bastard hasn't a clue.  Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita was executed for war crimes at the end of the Second World War.  One of those crimes?  Water boarding.  Imagine that.  What's good for the goose is clearly not good for the gander.

What we have here is an egregious example of hypocrisy.  It's okay for George "The Tush" Bush, "Slick Dick" Cheney, and their henchmen to torture, but not so the Japanese.  These two war criminals and their stooges were never brought to justice.  Protected by Obama and his regime.  To ensure Republicans wouldn't return the favor (prosecution) some time in the future.

After all, the President has problems of his own, -- engaged in highly questionable drone activity.  Where American citizens can be ruled enemy combatants, executed overseas sans judge, jury, and executioner.  ... Other than the drone pilot safely ensconced in the United States.  No due process.  Convenient, isn't it?  Certainly, highly questionable to more than a few of us.  Now, we have an insane national socialist bigot running for President calling for the return of water boarding.  Doesn't get any better than that, does it?

Interestingly, Trump has serious memory problems, -- or is deliberately re-writing history.  Continues to claim:

"There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey where you have large Arab populations.  They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down. I know it might be not politically correct for you to talk about it, but there were people cheering as that building came down -- as those buildings came down, and that tells you something. It was well covered at the time."

This man is psychotic.  Has provided no evidence of this phony claim.  Why?  Because there is none.  This nazi also wants a Moslem data base.  Wishes to track all Moslems in the United States.  Has he lost his mind?  Ever hear of the First Amendment, Donnie?  That is, freedom of religion as well as freedom from it?

There are reports UnitedHealth Group, the country's largest healthcare insurer, may withdraw from the Obamacare exchanges.  Fewer people are enrolling than expected.  Premium prices are skyrocketing.  -- Same old story.  Seems this corporation is forecasting losses on the exchanges of $275 million next year.  Tough, isn't it?  Doesn't your heart bleed?

The Turks shot down a Russian fighter, -- allegedly flying over Turkish territory.  Claimed to have warned the pilots 10 times before two Turkish F-16s shot it down.  What is surprising is the fact it took this long for such an incident to occur.  There have been repeated Russian incursions into Turkish airspace as well as that of other European countries.  Still too early to know all circumstances.  Not surprisingly, Putin has his panties in a wad.  Promises there will be consequences.

No matter what, the Russians have been playing an extremely dangerous game recently.  Not just in their own neighborhood, however.  In Syria as well.  Clearly, the Russian dictator has taken advantage of Obama's waffling vis a vis ISIS.  What makes this particularly, if not extremely, dangerous is the fact Turkey is a member of NATO.

NATO, led by the United States, has more than enough military power to not only give the Russians a bloody nose, but defeat them.  -- Provided the conflict does not turn nuclear.  ... Should it, -- would, be hellacious.

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke has finally been charged with first degree murder in the killing of black teen Laquan McDonald, 17, back in 2014.  Amazing how long it takes to indict a murderous cop, isn't it?  This gutless bastard fired 16 rounds into the kid.  Be interesting to see how long long it takes to fully adjudicate this case.

Reportedly, this jackbooted thug has been involved in ten previous incidents of excessive force.  Two of these involved use of a gun, causing bodily injury.  Has been accused of improper searches and using racial slurs.  Appears, indeed, to be one of Chicago's not-so-finest.  The laws need to be changed to impose the death penalty on cops who murder while on duty.

Cops should never be routinely given the benefit of the doubt.  Held to at least the same standard, if not a higher one than those they allegedly serve.  -- The only way this murderous activity, egregious abuse and ineptness will come to an end.  ... Other than an unwanted dreaded second American revolution already catastrophically looming on the horizon.

Interestingly, the government refused to release the video over a year.  Was finally forced to by the court.  What took so long?  Why is this jackbooted thug coddled, given special treatment?  Why?  These vicious bastards must be held to a much higher standard.  Now.

The human race never seems to learn from history.  ... Whether it's egregious police brutality as described above, or our penchant for war.  Nothing seems to change.  As with murderous policing, excuses continue to be made for going to war.  The situation in war is different in the sense we all too often engage in combat to line the pockets of the corporate management suite.  ... Which owns its bought paid for government lackeys who do its bidding.

With the exception of the first few months of Afghanistan after 9/11, this has been true since the end of the Second World War.  In policing, however, corrupt and abusive cops line their pockets not only from asset forfeiture, that is legalized theft, they also steal from those they stop during traffic stops.  Also, get their cookies off abusing power.

Facilitating the corruption of police has been their militarization after 9/11.  Unless and until this changes, the unwanted dreaded second American revolution doomsday clock strikes ever closer to midnight.  Sadly, even 9/11 could have been avoided had the State Department done full background checks on the hijackers and heeded warnings from the flight schools the terrorists only wanted to learn to fly straight and level, not take off and land.

Instead, we lost all civil and constitutional rights and liberties to the USA 'Patriot' Act, Homeland 'Security' Act, 'Real' ID Act, and other egregiously unconstitutional statutes cleverly designed to impose a goddamned fascist police-state.  We've lost our country.  Not only to the goddamned national socialists who falsely believe they run and own our formerly great nation, but to the terrorists as well who have been remarkably successful in eviscerating liberty, falsely in the name of national security.

The effort to expose Wells Fargo egregious deceptive trade practices continues.  Months ago to determinedly apply renewed pressure on our truly worthless, egregiously self-serving Texas Attorney General, now Governor, an excoriating email was sent to the bastard.  Copies of which were also passed on to both offending Wells Fargo officers.  A copy was also sent to the Davis campaign and others.

Voters did have a right to know as Attorney General, the GOP candidate for Texas Governor apparently selectively investigated, or not, bona fide complaints filed by citizens against banks too big to fail.  Possibly, Wells Fargo could have lined his pockets in some fashion.  That has yet to be determined.

The bastard and his office, no matter what, failed to respond to the complaint originally snail mailed over a year ago.  This material, figuratively targeting Wells Fargo and the governor 'wannabe' now Governor, had been posted and can be found by scrolling all the way down and clicking on the links well below.

Will continue to do all I can to publicly expose this to all, both in this publication and elsewhere.  Have done precisely that with the following email sent to Hoss Anderson, Computer Tech, Hill Country Office.  A copy of it was also sent to offending Wells Fargo officer Amanda Wright.  She has, indeed, been promoted to branch manager. Reverse Darwinism.  Survival of the unfittest.

This young woman has indeed been rewarded by the Wells Fargo corporate management suite for engaging in criminal deceptive trade practices and her undying loyalty to her corporate masters.  The process to update those already informed of this fiasco has finally been completed.  This latest material can be found by clicking on Wells Fargo Deceptive Trade Practices Salvo 77, 11-27-15.