Month: September 2024
What’s Wrong with Boris Johnson’s Plan to “Save” Ukraine?
A September 21, 2024 article published in The Spectator written by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson titled, “It’s time to let Ukraine join NATO,” attempts to formulate a theory of victory for Ukraine as war with Russia continues to grind on.
What’s Wrong with Boris Johnson’s Plan to “Save” Ukraine? (archived)
An open and free Indo-Pacific, or stability at home?
The Voice of America, in an article about why the Quad met in Washington this week, claims that the aims of the Quad are to create an open and free Indo-Pacific. Biden, in a prepared remark, suggested his Administration believes “Xi Jinping is looking to focus on domestic economic challenges and minimise the turbulence in China’s diplomatic relationships, and he’s also looking to buy himself some diplomatic space”.
Twofer: Selena Gomez
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah defeated ISIS, protected Lebanon’s Christians, fought Israeli colonialism
Protected: Personal post 09-29-2024: Delusions
Atlantic Council’s Ali Riaz to lead commission on constitutional reforms for Bangladesh
Ali Riaz to lead commission on constitutional reforms
The government yesterday named Professor Ali Riaz as head of the Constitutional Reform Commission, replacing Supreme Court lawyer Shahdeen Malik.
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Prof Yunus announced the formation of six reform commissions in his address to the nation on September 11.
They were formed to reform the judiciary, the election system, the administration, the police, the Anti-Corruption Commission, and the constitution. Prof Yunus also named the chiefs of the commissions.
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Ali Riaz, a Bangladeshi-American, is a distinguished professor of politics and government at Illinois State University, US. He was the chair of the Department of Politics between 2007 and 2017.
He is a nonresident senior fellow of the Atlantic Council and the president of the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies.
Related:
Atlantic Council, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, BBC World Service, Claflin University (South Carolina), Illinois State University, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore), University of Hawai’i (East-West Center), University of Lincoln (U.K.), V-Dem Institute (funders), Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2023 donors), Testified at U.S. Congress in 2013, 2015, and the US Commission on International Religious Freedom in 2008.
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Looking Back, Looking Ahead: World War II Provides Lessons for Pacific Submarine Posture
Previously:
South China Sea: Maritime Counterinsurgency:
Brent Sadler is with the Heritage Foundation:
Its initial funding was provided by Joseph Coors, of the Coors beer empire, and Richard Mellon Scaife, heir of the Mellon industrial and banking fortune. Its founders include Paul Weyrich and Mickey Edwards. The Foundation maintains strong ties with the London Institute of Economic Affairs and the Mont Pelerin Society.SourceWatch
Richard Mellon Scaife (Mellon family), Committee on the Present Danger/Members, Scaife Foundations (WikiSpooks), Atlas Network, Kock Network, State Policy Network, ALEC, Council for National Policy
Israel and Hezbollah Are Escalating Toward Catastrophe (it’s not looking good for the IOF)
Ignore the propaganda. I’ve quoted the most relevant parts of the articles:
09-23-2024 – Israel and Hezbollah Are Escalating Toward Catastrophe
For Israel, the incentives also argue against a large-scale war with Hezbollah. After nearly a year of fighting in Gaza, the IDF is tired, munitions stockpiles are depleted, public support for Israel’s leaders is weak, Israel’s economy is suffering, and its international and regional standing have significantly eroded. And IDF military planners are well aware that Hezbollah’s more advanced fighting capabilities and sophisticated weapons arsenal would make the Gaza campaign look like child’s play.
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Israeli Shock and Awe in Lebanon Aims to Create Anger, Fear, Panic, Division
Accompanying Israeli aggression against Lebanon is a central psychological element of “shock and awe” meant to amplify the very real destruction and damage being done to Lebanon and Hezbollah.
It is designed to create fear, anger, panic, division, and desertion among US-Israeli opponents and disrupt the ability to resist military operations.
Independent media, by remaining objective and avoiding sensationalism, creates a bulwark against the effects of “shock and awe.”
Israeli Shock and Awe in Lebanon Aims to Create Anger, Fear, Panic, Division
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