Azov welcomed the decision, saying US military assistance will increase its ‘combat effectiveness’
US Lifts Ban on Arming and Training Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade
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Andrei Biletsky, the neo-Nazi father of Azov
Biletsky is currently in the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Hypocrisy thrives where double standards prevail.
Earlier, I stupidly tweeted out an article about the Jones Act and shipbuilding and Colin Grabow, from the Cato Institute, liked it (he was quoted in the article). I looked him up and decided to listen to this video on the shipbuilding competition between China and the US, where he and a lawyer for United Steelworkers were on the panel. China is eating their lunch, and it’s the ruling elites’ own fault, yet they scapegoat China for it. The double standards over China’s “unfair economic practices” AKA the subsidizing of their shipbuilding industry irritates me (liars irritate me even more). States give subsidies, grants, and tax breaks to corporations, all the time. Fincantieri Marinette Marine is just one example, but Wisconsin had done the same for Foxconn. Foxconn received tax breaks and $3B in subsidies, which was “the largest ever subsidy provided by a state to a foreign company”, despite not living up to their promises.
Colin Grabow wants to end the Jones Act. I’ve made at least three video clips regarding the Jones Act, two with Sal Mercogliano from What’s Going On With Shipping and one from the government-funded CSIS (I’ve posted them, below). Spoiler alert: Sal says that the problem isn’t the Jones Act. Meanwhile, both CSIS and the Cato Institute (part of the Atlas Network) blame the Jones Act. Deregulation is a wet dream of big corporations (which fund both the Cato Institute and CSIS).
Read More »MANILA –“We are not satisfied with minimum [deterrence capability alone]…movement is life, stagnation is death,” Colonel Micheal Logico, a top strategist at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), recently told this reporter when asked about the country’s evolving defense strategy.“We [need] to elevate ourselves into a world-class armed forces,” he added.
Philippines Gunning For Fast And Massive Military Build-Up
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Hungry Pinoys highest so far under Marcos government
Philippines Conducts Joint Exercises With U.S. In S. China Sea
Batanes eyed for Balikatan military drills
Report: US Military Advisors Deployed to Taiwan-Controlled Islands on China’s Coast
US military advisors have been deployed to Kinmen, a group of small islands that are controlled by Taiwan but located just off the coast of mainland China, Taiwan’s TVBS has reported.
Report: US Military Advisors Deployed to Taiwan-Controlled Islands on China’s Coast
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The Pentagon reportedly plans to pull out some of its troops from the African country
The US has begun “repositioning” the troops it has in Niger and plans to cut their number “nearly in half” over the next several weeks, Politico reported on Friday citing two Defense Department officials.
US to cut military presence in Niger
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As if imposing a $900 penalty on every American household for Ukraine wasn’t enough, American politicians may surprise us further
US to Declare Azov’s a ‘Friendly’ Neo-Nazi Group
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Ukrainian-born US lawmaker seeks to end ban on funding neo-Nazis
FEMA Money For Maui Disaster Relief May Get Caught Up In A Partisan Fight Over Ukraine
But the effort to get a speedy appropriation has foundered after the Biden administration sought $12 billion in emergency funding that would extend disaster relief programs while simultaneously requesting some $24.1 billion in military spending for Ukraine in the same package.
That means that funding Hawaii’s needs for Maui’s recovery has been tied to funding to back Ukraine’s military, an increasingly unpopular topic in some Republican circles. When the House passed its fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill early this summer, a contingent of several dozen House Republicans sought to prohibit additional U.S. assistance to Ukraine.
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Americans must unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’
Now, taking a page from DeSantis, Congress is considering inserting an amendment into the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban visa holders from targeted countries from making certain agricultural purchases. These restrictions would apply to all 50 states, and be based solely on national heritage. This is wrong and legislators must reject it.
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Banning foreign ownership of land doesn’t protect US. It just scapegoats Asian Americans.
Adding a new layer to their already extensive intelligence cooperation, Australia and the United States will create a new Combined Intelligence Center–Australia within Australia’s Defense Intelligence Organization by 2024.
Aussies, US agree to joint intel center, co-production of GMLRS
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