Eyeless on Campus: IMPEACHMENT AFTERBATH--The "Post-Impeachment Defense Fund"--A REDACTED EMAIL

Thursday, December 19, 2019

IMPEACHMENT AFTERBATH--The "Post-Impeachment Defense Fund"--A REDACTED EMAIL

JOUR107.1003
James L'Angelle
University of Nevada, Reno
Spring 2020

Never let a good opportunity slide when it comes to promoting. That also holds true of yesterday's vote in the House of Representatives to impeach the President. Today, an email arrived from The Daily Grind News in affiliation with the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, 138 Conant Street, 2nd Floor, Beverly, MA 01915.

"Friend,
Nancy is a (redacted) and a (redacted). We just witnessed the most PARTISAN SCAM in American history and it resulted in the House officially IMPEACHING me.
229 (redacted) Democrats just voted to take away YOUR vote and undo the 2016 election.
Three years of taxpayer-funded WITCH HUNTS all concluded the same thing - I DID NOTHING WRONG.
This is an attack on democracy. An attack on freedom. An attack on everything we hold dear in this country. And it’s an attack on YOU, Friend.
It’s US against THEM in this impeachment war. And we need to (redacted).
I’m upping our goal to (redacted) MILLION in the next 24 HOURS. Only the power of the American people can defend me in this fight and end Democratic (redacted) once and for all.
Previously a group of donors had agreed to double-match all contributions, but with this Impeachment vote, I’m upping the stakes…"

   Along with the note from the President is the address to contribute the money, as the message continues;

   "We need to show Nancy and her (redacted) Democrat followers that REAL AMERICANS still stand with President Trump.
Yesterday’s vote by Democrats was blatantly (redacted). We can’t let this go on any longer.
My team is sending me a list of everyone who does their part and donates in the next 24 HOURS. I need you on my side in this Impeachment Fight, Friend. Don’t let me down. "

   Be advised, in the interests of the Impeachment Caucus, the Mueller Report, the Mueller grand jury testimony, Counselor Giuliani and, of course, "Nancy," sensitive parts of the email have been redacted.

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RED FLAG
Checkpoint Charlie: NATO, Article 5 and the Berlin Wall
There was no North American Treaty Organization, NATO, immediately following the close of World War Two. By the close of the decade, due to pressure from the Soviet Union, particularly in Germany, the alliance was formed with 12 initial members. The concept of “collective security” had been around for over 30 years, at least on the Continent, with respect to the World War One League of Nations; neither the United States nor the Soviet Union were members. (09 March 2025)

Red Flag: The U.S.-Japan Security Pact of 1960
The recent statement by the White House concerning a “bilateral” treaty between the United States and Japan from 1960 raised the issue of the former’s lack of a security-military commitment, with the latter doing the heavy lifting. It comes as no surprise in light of other treaties such as NATO in Europe with the U.S. again carrying The Weight.
Part and parcel to how it all unfolded had to do with certain ambiguous positions by the two nations coupled with the American public not totally informed of the agreement. The situation was quite different in Japan. (09 March 2025)

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BORDERLANDS
Ukraine: The Art of the (Peace) Deal
Nations are big on treaties, enforcing them is another matter. This paper traces some of the more recent, failed and otherwise, then takes a close look at one of the most controversial in history, The Versailles Treaty at the end of World War One. (09 March 2025)

Ukraine and The Rubio Doctrine The purpose of this report is to test the secretary’s three core principles against the Ukraine conflict to see if they are viable and would have been if he became president in the 2015 election. (09 March 2025)

Ukraine Betrayed: American Robber Barons to Steal Rare Minerals
Ukraine possesses significant reserves of rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials that are essential for modern technology and industry. According to reports, Ukraine has deposits of 22 out of 34 minerals identified as critical by the European Union. (09 March 2025)