For as long as the chip war between the United States (US) and China has been going on, the latter has done little to nothing to retaliate. Many viewed Beijing’s nonchalant stand as a way to avoid hurting Chinese ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence, and other related industries.
The US-China chip war is about to get thornier
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Donald Trump Is Promising Peace In A Second Term. War With Iran Seems More Likely.
To hear Donald Trump tell it, a vote for him in 2024 is a vote for world peace.
Donald Trump Is Promising Peace In A Second Term. War With Iran Seems More Likely.
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Waiting for the end of the world
We cannot even begin to imagine the uninterrupted cascading effects of the geopolitical earthquake of 2023 that shook the world: Putin and Xi, in Moscow, effectively signalling the beginning of the end of the Pax Americana.
Waiting for the end of the world
In Ukraine, the United States Is In Over Its Head
By Thomas Meaney. Mr. Meaney, a fellow at the Max Planck Society in Germany, writes regularly on American foreign policy and international relations.
The greatest blunder President Vladimir Putin may have made so far in Ukraine is giving the West the impression that Russia could lose the war. The early Russian strike on Kyiv stumbled and failed. The Russian behemoth seemed not nearly as formidable as it had been made out to be. The war suddenly appeared as a face-off between a mass of disenchanted Russian incompetents and supercharged, savvy Ukrainian patriots.
In Ukraine, the United States Is In Over Its Head
‘Take your dirty hands off Turkey,’ Ankara rails against US envoy
‘Take your dirty hands off Turkey,’ Ankara rails against US envoy
On Thursday, Soylu condemned the closures as an attempt to meddle in campaigning for Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for 14 May. The Turkish interior minister and other officials also suggested that the Western states had issued the security warnings in order to pressure Turkey to tone down its criticism of the sacrilegious move and resolve the NATO dispute.
Video via ShanghaiEye魔都眼
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Turkish minister tells US ambassador ‘Take your dirty hands off Turkey’ as sanctions sparks fly
Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for May 14 are fast approaching—angry rhetoric from the Erdogan regime, designed to nationalistically rouse its core vote, is no surprise. Nor are angry interventions from US politicians who dislike the unreliability of Turkey as a Nato ally, but at the same time stop short of anything that could irretrievably wreck relations with a country crucially located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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Brian Nelson, the US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official, visited Turkish government and private sector officials on February 2 to urge more cooperation in disrupting the flow of goods that Russia can put to use in persisting with its war on the Ukrainians.
In a speech to bankers, reported by Reuters, Nelson said a pronounced year-long rise in exports to Russia left Turkish entities ‘particularly vulnerable to reputational and sanctions risks‘, or lost access to G7 markets.
War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries
Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026 would result in thousands of casualties among Chinese, United States, Taiwanese and Japanese forces, and it would be unlikely to result in a victory for Beijing, according to a prominent independent Washington think tank, which conducted war game simulations of a possible conflict that is preoccupying military and political leaders in Asia and Washington.
War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries
Notice how they blatantly ignore civilian casualties!?
U.S. Congress advances bills targeting war criminals, Russian oligarchs
A pair of bills granting the U.S. Justice Department additional tools to go after Russian oligarchs and alleged war criminals appeared poised to become law, after a last-minute push by a bipartisan group of lawmakers this week.
U.S. Congress advances bills targeting war criminals, Russian oligarchs
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Bolivia’s Socialist Government Confronts Separatist, Racist Uprising
Bolivia’s Socialist Government Confronts Separatist, Racist Uprising
Leaders of the Santa Cruz department in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands, the nation’s largest, immediately demanded a census in 2023, not in 2024. Department governor Luis Camacho and Rómulo Calvo, president of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee, warned that without a settlement on the census, they would initiate a strike aimed at undoing the department’s economy, and thereby the national economy.
In response, “over one million Bolivians mobilized” on Aug. 25 in support of the government and against a regional leadership group that is the vanguard of opposition to Bolivia’s socialist and indigenous-led government. Even so, the strike began on Oct. 22. Recent Bolivian history suggests another coup may be in the offing.
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The U.S. government and the Organization of American States, serving the United States, facilitated the coup that removed the Morales government in 2019 after his election to a fourth term. Luis Camacho of Santa Cruz led the coup and reportedly delivered the U.S. moneys used in various payoffs. Bolivia’s military participated.
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Read More »[10-23-2022] Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines? “Russia, Russia, Russia!”
Matt Orfalea’s video compilation exposes the absurdity of Nord Stream propaganda
Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines? “Russia, Russia, Russia!” (Archived)
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Imran Khan’s first statement after shot in foot + his last interview before being shot
Imran Khan’s first statement after shot in foot during long march rally attack
According to reports, the attacker has been identified as Mohammad Naveed son of Mohammad Bashir, a resident of Sodhra District Wazirabad. He has been arrested with 9mm automatic gun and 2 empty magazines.
He is a guard of MNA Alamgir Khan.
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Nov 3, 2022 – Two hours before he was shot, the former Pakistan PM spoke to Sky News and insisted he was hopeful there would not be violence on his Long March.
Imran Khan’s last interview before being shot
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