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The global explosion of debt is a macro problem that vastly transcends the microcosm of Italy. Like the ancient Roman Empire, the EU has atrophied in its ‘order’ to become an obstacle to change.

Is an authentic democracy possible in such a country as this, where it’s so easy for liars to win and keep public offices?

Donald Trump’s cancellation of his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin at the Buenos Aires G20 is another sign of the now almost certain demise of his declared “America First” agenda

Erdogan is skilfully – and strategically - using Khashoggi ‘leaks’ dribbled out in the media. He is using them to exit from the threat of project to plunge Turkey into a quagmire of encirclement.

Suicidal behavior is not unprecedented for the British. They are now sleepwalking their way to penury and ruin in imaged dreams of reliving their famous “Finest Hour” when they defined Nazi Germany in 1940.

Melting pots are fine, so long as they truly blend together. However, that is not the situation in the US as high government officials have difficulty in consigning the bigotry to the family scrapbooks.

If Assange is convicted, the government would be able to exploit the precedent to operate in secret at all levels while reporters and the papers they represent seeking public interest stories would be subject to legal action by the Justice Department.

Trump’s relationship with Erdogan raises new questions about the credibility of US mainstream journalism. Was Khashoggi a victim of a Turkish ‘honey trap’?

Time is ticking like a bomb for the American people to restore control over its southern border, and there is no good excuse for not completing this monumental project. Americans should not be cowered by accusations of ‘racism,’ when the country itself has been founded on the blood, sweat and tears of migrants throughout history.

Trump’s policy of seeking to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran through sanctions will eventually become seen as ‘the Albatross’ which Trump injudiciously – and without compelling need – hung about his own neck.