{"id":8772,"date":"2020-11-02T08:55:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T13:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?p=8772"},"modified":"2020-11-02T08:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T13:55:10","slug":"the-u-s-cant-be-played-for-puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/2020\/11\/02\/the-u-s-cant-be-played-for-puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Can&#8217;t Be Played for Puppets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While we hope we can bring a smile during these trying times in the best tradition of Jonathan Swift, the threat that Brexit and the Internal Market Bill pose to the Good Friday Agreement is no laughing matter. 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