OP ED: “JB”-  In my lifetime to date, I have seen many strange things happen in politics. And now in the twilight of my last 1/4, nothing surprises me anymore. Growing up, there was a “FORMULA” to follow back in the States. Ivy League or Military Academy for College. Preferrably …

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado launched a strong message this Saturday, November 15, directed at Venezuelans and especially at the state security forces, whom she asked to “lay down their weapons” and stop obeying orders that she described as “infamous” . https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/bajen-las-armas-maria-corina-machado-urge-a-militares-venezolanos-a-dejar-de-obedecer-a-maduro-IK17598099 What is striking about this message …

The United States Embassy in Panama congratulated the Panamanian government and the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) on Thursday, November 13, for what it called a “historic” anti-narcotics operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 13 metric tons of cocaine in the waters of the Pearl Islands archipelago. https://www.prensa.com/judiciales/dea-apoyo-la-operacion-que-incauto-13-toneladas-de-cocaina-en-un-solo-dia-en-aguas-del-pacifico-panameno/ This is how the …