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Chinese troops infiltrating through U.S. southern border?
Among the illegal aliens crossing the southwest border are Chinese nationals. Information from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency indicate an increase of Chinese nationals found to be crossing the border into the U.S. Many of these individuals are of war fighting age. Representative Mark Green commented on the possibility that they are being […]
Chinese ship detained for looting WWII shipwrecks
Malaysia has detained a Chinese ship (above) for looting from two WWII shipwrecks in the South China Sea. The ship was detained after illegally anchoring over the wrecks of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, sunk a few days after Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Old shipwrecks are targeted by scavengers for their rare […]
Covid Friday
May as well circle back to the world’s third biggest pain in the ass (after Putin and Xi) for the last three years: your disease and mine, Covid-19 and all its many variants. Remember when Donald Trump pounded the podium and called Covid various ray-ciss names like Kung Flu, Wu Flu, etc. and all the […]
Tuesday short takes – Ferry, Balloon, Fishing dispute
Let’s start with a good one for once. You may have read that a ferry, the Walla Walla up Washington way, lost power and ran aground this weekend. Bound from Bremerton to Bainbridge Island, she had 596 passengers and 15 crew. Included in the passengers were many off-duty sailors from Naval Base Kitsap, many of […]
And we are somehow the bad guys….
I know, this isn’t news. But China, Iran and North Korea are all getting stroppy – and from their public statements, we are the bad guys. Starting with China. Chinese Army naval and air forces are simulating sealing off Taiwan after one of their politicians had the temerity to visit the US.: Between 6 a.m. […]
Chinese CDC says “Raccoon dogs? Uh, no”
The China version of the CDC has gone over the samples and data from researchers on which the claim that so-called ‘raccoon dogs’ were the source of Covid-19, and say that conclusion is not supported. But on Wednesday, the Chinese scientists released their study in the journal Nature and said there was no way […]
Actions by China and Russia require ramping up military investments
A Democrat and a Republican lawmaker are suggesting that the US government ramp up military investment like what was done for World War II. These lawmakers argue that our ability to deal with China is eroding while Russia and China appear to be increasing cooperation. These lawmakers suggest that if China invades Taiwan; our ongoing […]
Is the U.S. Navy ready for the China challenge?
Norah O’Donnell of CBS News interviewed Admiral Samuel Paparo. The interview focused on events occurring in the Indo-Pacific region, specifically Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Her questions focused on the potential of China’s invading Taiwan, the Navy’s readiness to address such an invasion, as well capabilities for both the People’s Liberation Army and the US military. […]
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