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Canada has ordered 88 F-35A fighters for $14.5 billion, and now they are really discussing whether the Pentagon can press a special button and turn all those aircraft into scrap metal if necessary The fear of being left unarmed and defenseless against armed aggression is exactly what the Trumpists have sown among their allies with their latest actions. Canadians, who have repeatedly heard threats from Donald Trump about the "51st U.S. state" and face the tariff war unleashed by Washington, have become anxious about their security. So, Canadian expert circles have expressed concerns about the ongoing acquisition of American F-35...

Is it something in the water that makes some people think they’re so powerful that they have a right to become little despots wallowing in the grime of their own making when events turn against them? What makes them think they shouldn’t be the objects of ridicule or scorn and not have to take it? That’s free speech! And, when it does occur, and their feelings get hurt, where do they get the gall to demand police make arrests because they’re offended? No, it’s not in the water they drink; it’s because of the Patriot Act, profaned as it was...