Foreign Policy
North Korea fires 2 missiles into the sea
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) North Korea has fired two missiles into its […]
US and Allies To Engage in Joint Exercise
Joint exercises in the field are planned: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/03/21/us-belgium-france-and-japan-hold-mideast-naval-exercise/ From the article: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the Mideast amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear program in the region. The Group Arabian Sea Warfare Exercise will see ships from […]
DOD: Climate Change ‘Essential Element’ of Foreign Policy, National Security
Breitbart is reporting; The U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday it is assembling a “climate working group” following President Joe Biden’s executive order. “Yesterday the secretary established the Department of Defense climate working group to support Executive Order 14008, which identified climate considerations as an essential element of U.S. foreign policy and national security,” Pentagon […]
Recently, In the News
And we think we have issues here at home…. Myanmar Under Duress: Myanmar is part of Southeast Asia, next door to Burma. In the past few weeks, the military decided to stage a coup and dispose of the legitimate leader while installing someone they wanted in his place. https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/at-least-three-killed-as-anti-coup-protesters-wave-womens-clothing-in-defiance-of-military-0 From the article: The Myanmar […]
Scotch Whiskey about to get 25% cheaper
The KoB sends word that Scotch (among a couple other products coming out of Britain) are going to get cheaper, for at least a little while. Fox Business reports; A new deal negotiated between the United States and Britain will see a temporary suspension in tariffs placed on certain goods. These items included Scotch and […]
Biden Admin removing the Houthis from the list of terrorist organizations
As if the first two weeks of O’Biden’s presidency wasn’t bad enough. That headline is right. The Houthis, the Iran-backed terrorist organization operating in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, are being removed from the list of terrorist organizations by the Biden Administration. This is the group whose slogan, I shit you not, translates to: God is […]
News From Myanmar
Seems like there’s turmoil just about everywhere these days. Does any of this strike home with anyone here? https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-faces-reckoning-myanmar-blocked-military-rcna249 The military of Myanmar has ordered the complete shutdown of Facebook in that country. From the article: The Myanmar military’s shutdown of Facebook access following the ouster of the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi caps […]
Get in, boys, we’re going back to Saudi!
Both Jeff LPH 3 and the KoB sent me this one, so I figure I better get something up before there comes a vote of no confidence. The Associated Press (via Fox News or Military Times) report that there are plans in progress to open new bases in Saudi Arabia amid the increasing tensions with […]
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