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      Prince Redux: The Family's Imprint Is Still Being Felt

      Prince Redux: The Family's Imprint Is Still Being Felt

      It’s hard not to marvel at their staying power.

      Christopher Brauchli
      Mar 05, 2021

      It was deja vue all over again.
      --Attributed to Yogi Berra

      They're still with us--the Prince family that is. It's hard not to marvel at their staying power. Those with long memories will recall the great trump friend and cabinet member of the trump administration Betsy Dee Prince. By the time we got her, of course, she was married, and was known as Betsy De Vos. She was especially distinguished since she was one of the few trump appointed cabinet secretaries who managed to hang on to her position for the four years the trump was living in the White House.

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      Report of Illegal $80 Million Arms Transfer by Erik Prince to Libyan Warlord Raises Question of Who's Backing Former Blackwater CEO

      Report of Illegal $80 Million Arms Transfer by Erik Prince to Libyan Warlord Raises Question of Who's Backing Former Blackwater CEO

      Prince has "been linked to the Trump administration, the Emirati leadership, and the Russians," noted one expert.

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 19, 2021

      Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of the mercenary firm Blackwater and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, sent weapons to a Libyan warlord in violation of a United Nations arms embargo, according to a confidential U.N. document reported Friday by the New York Times.

      "To what degree did Trump help facilitate this war alongside Erik Prince?"
      --Anas el-Gomati,
      Sadeq Institute

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      The Trump and Jesus

      The Trump and Jesus

      "The trump bestowed forgiveness on sinners who had already been punished for their sins."

      Christopher Brauchli
      Jan 01, 2021

      Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness. --The Holy Bible, The Book of Nehemiah

      It was a great week for forgiveness. It was the week that the Christian world was celebrating the birth of Christ. Christ was a friend to sinners during his brief life. Even as he was having a last meal with his disciples and facing the end of his life, he forgave the sins of a man who was brought to him seeking forgiveness. When on the cross he asked for forgiveness for those responsible for his crucifixion.

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