JingerBen

Thanks for that very perceptive observation. Here was me for so long just seeing you as a Hasbara shill with a dangerously high post-count. My sincere congratulations, if you really are starting to notice that there two sides to this terrible problem.

At it again lads... defending the indefensible

That depends on how you define "nuts". In this case, I would say the real meshugas are the radical Zionists who have laid waste to Gaza and are in the process of ethnically cleansing the West Bank. All in the name of Eretz Israel inspired by the silly fables in their holy books. Talk about "nuts" - that takes the cake.

If the radical Zionists achieve their dream of Eretz Israel by forcing tbe Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank, then diaspora Jews worldwide will pay the price. In countries with large Muslim populations a peaceful existence for Jews will become untenable. They will make aliyah whether they want to or not.

For sure. It's obviously a proxy war... the West against Russia. The motley support team is replete with Zionist cheerleaders. Ineptitude and lack of coordination have taken it from tragedy into a farce like something run by the Keystone Kops.

Chiang Mai's Finest... always on the job. In uniform and in civvies. They should have been more discreet about this. A high-profile bust of a Chinese in Chiang Mai for something petty like this will be big news among the travel agents back home. If Thai gov't policy is to promote tourism from that quarter, they had better change tactics and enforce their laws with less ridiculous publicity.

That's a tough one. For flagrant bad behaviour, the prize would have to go to the Brits and Israelis. For discreet organized criminality, it would go to the Chinese.

That's true about China. Probably because they have interests in both countries that they don't want to put at risk. In this conflict, Trump is much more likely to be an honest broker. Unlike the Middle East, he has "no dog in this fight".

+1. Chiang Mai has Gunther's G&M Sausages and bacon... tastes good to me.

Thanks for that. It ain't no fake, bro.

Is that "ruining" or "running"? Either way, it begs the question: "who's running Trump?" Any guesses?

...or a classroom of pupils.

For sure. What the Dems need more than anything else is new talent and new faces. These old warhorses are way past their prime.

Is Tony Blair's demented smile catching, I wonder?

Deport him immediately. Then pick out ten Russians at random and deport them all together. That will send a clear message to all of them.