The declaration of war

One small part of Barr’s broadside

We are now in a crazy position that, if we identify a terrorist enemy on the battlefield, such as ISIS, we can kill them with drone or any other weapon.  But if we capture them and want to hold them at Guantanamo or in the United States, the military is tied down in developing evidence for an adversarial process and must spend resources in interminable litigation.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-19th-annual-barbara-k-olson-memorial-lecture

The Barr declaration suggests the attempt to restrict the rebellion to one man has failed. It is now a cause of it’s own. I don’t think this is Trump anymore.  This is a post Trump challenge to the Left.

Things you ought to know

How to pronounce Ghislaine

According to a quick survey of videos of people introducing her, American and British pronunciations are roughly the same (Maxwell was the founder of an environmental nonprofit, a philanthropic job that often took her to conferences and TedTalks, and before the U.N.). These people, who I assume confirmed how to pronounce the name before saying it in front of others, say “Gee-lane,” with a hard g. For the second syllable, some hit the “–ane” pretty hard, as in “Gee-lane,” or “G’lane.” Others go with “-ahn,” as in “Gee-lahn”. It depends on regional accent (this guy sounds like he’s saying “Glen” when introducing her at a conference some years ago). But regardless of accent, the g is a hard one and the s is silent. “Gee-lane.”