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Gulf Traffic Under Attack…. Still/Again
Reuters Image of Mercer Street tanker A Japanese-owned tanker, used by Israelis to move oil, has come under attack by Iran. In fact, all shipping in the Persian Gulf is being harassed by Iran’s “navy”. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58124489 From the article: Throughout the past week an explosive investigations team from the US Navy’s aircraft carrier the USS […]
New Wu Flu News
It appears that the new variant Delta form of the coronavirus, which originated in India, is now affecting China. More than 300 new cases have been spotted in the last 10 days. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58095909 From the article: When Air China Flight CA910 touched down at the Chinese city of Nanjing on 10 July, it was carrying […]
And In Today’s News, China….
China’s ambassador is cozying up to the Taliban. Not that it’s some big surprise. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/china/china-taliban-tianjin-afghanistan-intl-hnk/index.html From the article: During a meeting with Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who heads the group’s political committee, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described the Taliban as an important military and political force in Afghanistan, and said he expected […]
Taiwan Bests China In 2 Olympic Events, Thumbs Nose At Mainland
Okay, the competitors from Taiwan didn’t really thumb their noses at the mainland, but still…. it’s the thought that counts, right? Here we go: the Taiwanese doubles badminton players won two very bold medals – one gold, one silver – in that competition, and a young Taiwanese lady bested China with a gold in heavy […]
China Stirs Another Pot
China seems to be ramping up something. Remember what I said about China wanting access to or control of Southwest Asia’s rare earth spots? Well, the USGS some time back did a mineralogical analysis and Afghanistan is LOADED with rare earths. And just what are those minerals used for? Look at your phone… your computer, […]
Goldsmith and Woods: the CCP was correct, the US was wrong regarding Internet control
This is what Jack Goldsmith and Andrew Woods expressed in their opinion piece in The Atlantic. In their article, they applauded the tech platforms for taking on new roles involving information control. Civil rights groups, tolerating these measures during the pandemic, are cautioning against making these control measures permanent. From The Atlantic: As surprising as […]
War Hawks hawk war with China
Jeff LPH 3 sends in this article from Military Times. Within they discuss how some “think tankers” are pushing to permanently station a US Army brigade combat team on the island nation of Taiwan. Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) is considered by the communist rulers of mainland China (the People’s Republic of China) to be […]
Chinese scientists wouldn’t do unethical or creepy experiments
Ever wonder how we get something like COVID? This. This is how you get something like COVID. It’s the frickin’ Wild West of science over there. Used to be when someone stitched two live animals together they would be sent to a psychiatric hospital. Now, put them in a lab coat, and they’re “scientists.” I’m […]
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