Playing patsy to North Korea again?
9/28/2018, 4:14:07 AMundefined ✔ If a forecast is made on that mixture, it would likely be mistaken and proven wrong ✔ Bush, a conservative, stood for ABC or anything but Clinton, his predecessor, throwing a monkey spanner into the works of Kim Dae-jung ✔ Still, I am afraid I will succumb to my heart calling
Expectations high for North Korea-US big deal
9/28/2018, 12:26:22 AMundefined ✔ Pompeo's NK visit next month seen crucial By Kim Bo-eun Washington and Pyongyang are moving quickly to find common ground in their denuclearization negotiations after South Korean President Moon Jae-in's landmark visit to Pyongyang last week ✔ Based on talks on North Korea's denuclearization and reciprocal measures from the U.S., a second summit between Kim and Trump is set to take place
Yemen is undeniably the world's worst humanitarian crisis: WFP
9/28/2018, 7:19:30 AMThe UN food agency chief raises alert over Yemen's hunger crisis at the UN General Assembly as famine fears loom. ✔ He also accused Houthi rebel forces of breaking every human principle imaginable, including impeding the delivery of food supplies and using weapons at UN warehouse facilities ✔ This determination to keep the war is alarming since civilian life is not respected in this conflict
Why some Israeli generals believe their army is not prepared for war
9/28/2018, 7:11:05 AMThe military skills of the country’s ground forces have eroded over time ✔ The army’s general staff cite an increase in live-fire exercises in recent years and the acquisition of new weapons and kit ✔ Grunts hauling unwieldy loads across the battlefield, cursing under their breath at the pilots whizzing overhead, have been a part of military life for over a hundred years
Russian Su-35 Tracked a US F-22 Stealth Fighter Over Syria With Infra-Red Sensors
9/28/2018, 6:15:54 AMAn individual purported to be the pilot of a Russian Sukhoi Su-35S has posted a photo that is alleged to the a U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor that supposedly was captured on the Flanker-E’s OLS-35 electro-optical infra-red search and track system. ✔ An individual purported to be the pilot of a Russian Sukhoi Su-35S has posted a photo that is alleged to the a U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor that supposedly was captured on the Flanker-E’s OLS-35 electro-optical infra-red search and track system ✔ Ultimately, it is long-wave infrared search and trackwhich can track stealth aircraft from extended rangesthat poses the greatest threat to aircraft such as the F-22
John le Carré, hunting Nazis and the moral contradictions of the cold war
9/28/2018, 4:51:15 AMundefined ✔ The new objective was to use the valuable ones, getting them out of Europe into the US or, under cover, into the Soviet Union ✔ ‘If you are studying the disease, you’ve got to live in the swamp.’ Philippe Sands is a barrister at Matrix Chambers and professor of law at University College London ✔ He presents ‘The Ratline’, a new BBC podcast and Radio 4 series, and is the author of ‘East West Street’ (W&N/Vintage)
What animals tell us about female leadership
9/28/2018, 4:45:59 AMWhat animals – from hyenas to primates – can teach us about and female leadership. ✔ What do hyenas, killer whales and elephants have in common ✔ Elephant females are born to leadership, says Cynthia Moss, director and founder of Amboseli Trust for Elephants, who has been studying them since the 1970s ✔ The study provides more interesting ideas than hard evidence, but the authors plan more rigorous quantitative analyses in the future
Afghans protest ‘achievements’ of government after airstrikes kill 24 people in 5 days
9/28/2018, 6:15:23 AMAs the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan, the US and local forces have stepped up their bombing campaign, causing a spike in civilian casualties. Fed up with the carnage, Afghans hit the streets to protest. ✔ Fed up with the carnage, Afghans hit the streets to protest ✔ With all these resources you cannot differentiate between gunmen fighters and civilians ✔ The surge in civilian victims of airstrikes in the country, locked in near perpetual war, has caught the attention of the UN ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: NATO news Afghanistan news
Iran furiously HITS BACK at Israeli claims of SECRET NUCLEAR WEAPONS as tensions soar
9/28/2018, 3:53:26 AMIRAN has furiously responded to sensational accusations made by Israel’s President Benjamin Netanyahu that Tehran is harbouring a “secret nuclear weapons programme” containing hundreds of tonnes of radioactive materials. ✔ Iran news: Mr Netanyahu held up a poster detailing the supposed location of the facility (Image: GETTY) Iran news: The Israeli PM made the extraordinary claims at the UN General Assembly meeting in NYC (Image: GETTY) The Israeli commander-in-chief then held up a poster of the supposed location of Iran’s secret atomic warehouse
President Moon's initiative to improve inter-Korean ties
9/28/2018, 6:54:10 AMundefined ✔ The future president became a human rights lawyer following imprisonment for activism during the Park Chung-hee dictatorship ✔ His experience, outlook and temperament reinforce his office ✔ Cyr is Clausen distinguished professor at Carthage College and author of After the Cold War
Journalists slam Bangladesh’s pending digital security law
9/28/2018, 7:04:03 AMDHAKA--Journalists and human rights groups are demanding major amendments to a bill recently passed ✔ DHAKA--Journalists and human rights groups are demanding major amendments to a bill recently passed in Bangladesh's parliament, saying it will further choke constitutionally protected freedom of speech ✔ The journalists say publishing such information is a way to hold officials accountable
US returns 64 sets of Korean soldiers' remains
9/28/2018, 12:35:56 AMundefined ✔ Speaking during the ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, U.S. Navy Rear Adm ✔ Jon Kreitz, deputy director of the DPAA, said the allies' joint recovery and identification of missing troops was a strong testament of our shared values ✔ South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk attended Thursday's ceremony to accept the remains
Trump at United Nations puts ego first, America last
9/28/2018, 6:30:22 AMundefined ✔ He actively undercuts the European Union and wants to blow up multilateral pacts in favor of bilateral deals ✔ He prefers one-on-one summits with adversaries like North Korea, Russia, or China, where he thinks he can best their leaders (and can ignore his briefers) ✔ Her commentary was distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP - September 27, 2018
9/28/2018, 7:18:43 AMCONSEQUENCES KEEP COMING. Moscow’s story is that the Israeli F16s (or at least one) hid behind the Russian aircraft. Jerusalem denies this but the Air Force commander did immediately hustle off to Moscow. ✔ Minister of Defence Shoygu sets out the consequences here ✔ Missile parts have serial numbers, those serial numbers are recorded in logbooks, logbooks exist and the numbers can be looked up ✔ Soon, the way things are going, the only country the USA won’t be sanctioning will be itself
Opinion | China is challenging the U.S. in the Horn of Africa — and Washington is silent
9/28/2018, 1:01:38 AMBeijing’s play for a strategic asset threatens U.S. interests. ✔ 24 letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley ✔ Read more: David Ignatius: China has a plan to rule the world David Von Drehle: China is buying a world of headaches Salih Booker and Ari Rickman: The future is African and the United States is not prepared The Post’s View: China seeks to wage ‘unremitting struggle’ against the country’s intellectuals
Koreas discuss commemorative event in Pyongyang next week
9/28/2018, 7:51:06 AMundefined ✔ It was established according to the Panmunjeom Declaration reached between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in their first summit in April ✔ They also agreed to make efforts to boost inter-Korean economic projects and push for humanitarian projects including reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War
US Strips Middle East of Patriot Missiles to Deploy Them Against Russia, China
9/28/2018, 4:17:50 AMThe Pentagon will remove four batteries of PAC-3 Patriot missiles from three Middle-Eastern countries, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report said the missiles are needed elsewhere to counter China and Russia. ✔ The MIM-104 Patriot is the US counterpart to the Russian S-300 and S-400 systems ✔ Turkey didn’t have a developed national air-defense system at the time and was selecting which long-range SAMs to buy, with American, European and Chinese producers competing for the contract
Security chiefs identify a third Novichok suspect
9/28/2018, 7:33:49 AMMI5 and MI6 are believed to have identified the Russian spy sent as a scout ahead of the first ever nerve agent attack on British soil in March by Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga - and Alexander Petrov. ✔ A 'third man' was probably sent to Salisbury to scope out Sergei Skripal's home ahead of the devastating novichok attack, it emerged today ✔ He and his daughter were poisoned in March in Salisbury ✔ The question now, of course, is what the response of the West will be to this damning revelation
The Corbynista A-Z of everything
9/28/2018, 12:58:21 AMToday, 1,000 Left-wing headteachers are marching on Westminster to protest against the 'cuts'. According to a recent poll, only 8 per cent of teachers support the Tories. ✔ 17/09/18 RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: If Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary is still 'genuinely dangerous', keep him in jail 13/09/18 'If you are wearing a suicide vest don’t press 1': RICHARD LITTLEJOHN imagines a confidential hotline to help MPs and peers cope with their personal problems 11/09/18 RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: As the Flying Squad celebrates 100 years, I've often wondered how Regan and Carter would adapt to life at the Yard today 06/09/18 RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Police stations are being closed en-masse while our brave officers have to defend a shrine to a violent criminal - is it any wonder many have lost confidence in British policing
Germany welcomes Turkey's Erdogan with gritted teeth
9/28/2018, 3:39:42 AMAfter months of mud-slinging and spite between them, the Turkish president has landed in Germany. ✔ The movement is controversial in Germany, where there are concerns about radicalisation and anti-Semitism in some of its mosques, and the city's mayor Henriette Reke has already said she will boycott the event ✔ But given her own diminishing power and the contempt in which Mr Erdogan is held here, her welcome will be a cautious one
It’s not just Trump. Much of America has turned its back on Europe | Timothy Garton Ash
9/28/2018, 5:20:02 AMThe US president is reflecting the national mood, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash ✔ If Brexit goes ahead – and I believe it can and must still be averted through a second referendum – then, as the American foreign policy analyst Walter Russell Mead recently argued, an acrimonious divorce between the UK and EU will further diminish the US commitment to Europe
Abe-Trump deal brings welcome respite in global trade conflicts
9/28/2018, 5:16:40 AMBut preliminary US-Japan accord may pave the way to common front against China ✔ The Department of Commerce's consideration of applying Section 232 to autos, Japan's biggest top U.S.-bound export, however, raised the possibility of real costs for Japanese industry and raised the political stakes for Abe ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
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