Tag: Mike Pompeo

Pompeo finds himself under investigation after speaking at Republican convention from Israel

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Pompeo finds himself under investigation after speaking at Republican convention from Israel

House Democrats have launched an official investigation into the speech. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), chair of the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Pompeo’s remarks “may violate the Hatch Act, government-wide regulations implementing that Act, and State Department policies.” Castro demanded an extensive list of documents and receipts from the secretary’s deputy by September 10.

The Hatch Act, which dates back to 1939, prohibits all employees of the executive branch – except the president and the vice president – from engaging in certain forms of political activity. Amendments passed in 1993 have removed the ban on political campaigns, however.

Another AG soon to be fired!

Oxfam: Saudis Carry Out Equivalent of One Attack Every Ten Days on Yemen’s Medical and Water Facilities

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Oxfam: Saudis Carry Out Equivalent of One Attack Every Ten Days on Yemen’s Medical and Water Facilities

According to a new Oxfam analysis, the Saudi Colation has carried out the equivalent of “one air raid every ten days during the conflict affecting hospitals, clinics, ambulances, water drills, tanks and trucks,” since it began the war in 2015.

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UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine

‘Pax’ Americana: Russia and China are not ‘Barbarians’!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

‘Pax’ Americana: Russia and China are not ‘Barbarians’!

Reprinted from New Eastern Outlook. Published 31.07.2020 Author: Deena Stryker

A decadent Roman Empire was ultimately brought down by vigorous Germanic tribes, which it viewed as ‘barbarians’. The Pax Americana is being brought down by ancient civilizations that whose commitment to freedom of thought does not lead to freedom to act, whether vis a vis other nations, or individual behavior.

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US tightens restrictions on Huawei’s access to chip technology

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US tightens restrictions on Huawei’s access to chip technology

The latest crackdown makes it even harder for the Chinese firm to buy chips produced by the US, even if they are made abroad.

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US Adds 38 Huawei Affiliates to Entity List as Pompeo Urges Allies to Join

Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Prague and urged US allies in eastern Europe to turn down China’s investment offers and have no business with companies like Huawei.

Making Excuses for Trump: Where Does the Buck Stop?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Making Excuses for Trump: Where Does the Buck Stop?

But Trump’s seemingly aimless foreign and national security policies are only part of the problem. More to the point, the president keeps appointing people to senior level positions where they have a hand in shaping the policies ranging from hardline on civil liberties issues to complete interventionism vis-à-vis America’s role worldwide. The list is long and includes John Bolton, Rick Grenell, Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook, James Jeffrey, Robert O’Brien, John Ratcliffe and Gina Haspel. And one might suggest that the latest move might very well be the worst of all, naming Eliot Abrams as Special Envoy on Iran.

Philippine envoy burns cover as new fifth column for US interests?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Philippine envoy burns cover as new fifth column for US interests?

What he missed out thereby making a monumental faux pas, is that the venue of his unsolicited bias is a newspaper whose editorial policy is adversarial to China. The medium is owned by oligarch Manny Pangilinan, who serves as co-chairman of the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies, which is the front of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies who is not just committed to the demonization of China in the world, but the think-tank that has masterminded regime change in the Philippines, specifically the ouster of President Duterte.