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September 4, 2019

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. Iran: Trump admin sanctions Iranian space program for covering nuclear weapons work. Free Beacon Iran building new classified military base in Syria: intelligence sources. Fox News Rouhani … Read more

Links for International News of the Day

September 3, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. Afghanistan To start Afghan withdrawal, U.S. would pull 5,400 troops in 135 days. New York Times. A blast hit Kabul after the briefing on U.S.-Taliban deal to … Read more

Links for International News of the Day

June 6, 2026September 2, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. China China, U.S. kick off new round of tariffs imposition in trade war. Reuters. Stocks shiver as new U.S.-China tariffs add to global gloom. Reuters. China takes … Read more

Links for International News of the Day

August 29, 2019

Israel White House announces peace plan will not be released prior to Israeli election. The Foreign Desk. Iran Trump talks up credit line for Iran, but no sign of imminent policy change. Voice of America. U.S. sanctions networks it says are connected to Iran’s government, military. The Algemeiner. U.S. sanctions Iranians it says are linked … Read more

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August 28, 2019August 28, 2019

IRAN:

Iran’s Rouhani says there will be no talks with Trump until sanctions are lifted according to the New York Times.

Winning: China’s Economy is Teetering – Want to Talk About a Trade Deal

August 26, 2019 Steve MacDonald

As noted last night, America is not alone in our trade war with China. Everyone that trades with the Chinese could do better. And as of this morning, China is ready to talk to Donald Trump. Their currency and markets are collapsing.

Trump has Allies in Trade War with China – Japan to Buy Excess US Corn

August 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Mr. Trump appears to have had a trade deal done with Japan prior to the most recent set of tariff hikes against China. It has a few tweaks but is complete in principle, with Japan agreeing to buy any excess corn China refuses because of US tariff hikes.

Stock Market Down 600 Points … DemocRATS to Blame …

August 25, 2019 Ed Mosca

So the Dow Jones dropped over 600 points on Friday after Fascist China announced it would increase tariffs on $75 billion of United States goods, and President Trump said he would respond in kind. The press, including Fox, have been calling the trade issues between Fascist China and the United State’s “Trump’s trade-war.” But Fascist … Read more

Meritocracy… What is it?

August 17, 2019

In his 1958 novel George Young coined the term meritocracy. Classicists complain about the word because it has two roots. Merit is from Latin and cracy is from Greek. They claim the term is a hound dog in a thoroughbred language. Yeh, yeh, it’s a niggle. The more correct term would be the all Greek … Read more

Pakistan Likens Inaction in Kashmir to Appeasing Hitler

August 12, 2019

The Pakistani Prime Minister’s (PM) remarks come as tensions rise over India’s removal of special status in Kashmir. Imran Khan described India’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s special status as ethnic cleansing. He called it an attempt to change demographics. He went a step further with his inflammatory rhetoric likening the Indian government to Nazis. Nazi’s, really? … Read more

Pakistan Suspends Trade Ties with India Over Kashmir

August 8, 2019

India and Pakistan have suspended trade ties. India has clamped down on its area of control in Kashmir. The area is and has been a flashpoint for violence. It has been a contested area for a very long time. Both countries have nuclear weapons. They have gone to war in this region before. The conflict … Read more

Meeting of Russia, China, EU and Iran

February 16, 2023July 30, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The U.S. withdrew from the 2015 Iran accord last year and re-imposed sanctions. In recent weeks, Iran and Britain have seized a tanker each. Those actions add pressure to the 2015 accord. Iran also admits breaching restrictions on its production of enriched uranium.

President Trump’s Trade Strategy: Are Tariffs Driving Massive Tech Exodus Out of China?

July 6, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We’ve outlined the Trump Doctrine when it comes to Trade with China. He’s playing a short game and a long game because he knows something lefties don’t. First, target tariffs so they hurt companies in China more than the American consumer. Second, Global high-tech needs the US Market.

Evil Preaches Tolerance Until it Gets What it Wants. Example: China

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 Skip

The US Media hasn’t been covering it well, but there is an uprising in Hong Kong going on over Communist Chinese President Xi Jinping’s efforts to absorb the former British colony into the mainland China’s grip.

Can There Be Civilization Without Justice?

Chinese Missiles in Saudi Arabia?

June 7, 2019

Discovery or announcement? Multiple reports say Saudi Arabia has significantly escalated its ballistic missile program. The advance has come through acquisition of missiles and technology. Assuming the story is true it is not a development that moves the region closer to peace. It is a development threatening decades of US efforts to limit such proliferation … Read more

Only Donald Trump Could Make Democrats Complain About Higher “Federal Taxes”

May 22, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Higher taxation by the left is a message. It says you are an idiot. Too stupid to know how to spend the wages you earn. And since you can’t do it right, you are forcing them to take your money and do the right thing with it. So, for Democrats to complain about higher taxes is rare.

“It is vulnerable [to a trade war] because it is a much poorer country with more fragile political institutions.”

May 15, 2019 Skip

So from this Op-Ed by Bill O’Brien on Trump’s Trade actions, one of our regular commentors left this (reformatted, emphasis mine): Where I work, we’ve been told we will not get raises this year because of the tariffs impacting the bottom line. they also said that the upcoming election was part of it. I asked “why … Read more

Donald Trump – The Free Trade Warrior We Hoped We Elected

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Op-Ed

By Bill O’Brien (former Speaker of the NH House) In 2018 the U.S. bought $559.5 billion in goods and services from China. In turn, China bought $120.3 billion in goods and services from the U.S. In order to sustain even this unbalanced trade, the U.S. had to endure Chinese requirements that U.S. companies transfer our … Read more

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Pras Michel Indicted for Moving Millions in Foreign Money to Obama Presidential Campaign

May 11, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Foreign influence in elections is not new just Democrats caring about it. Which, is to say, being Democrats about it. We’ve had stories going back to at least Bill Clinton of foreign nations funneling political donations to Democrats.

Venezuela, China, Russia, Caravan?

April 10, 2019

What’s going on? The Trump administration notes the return of competition between world powers. States with the ability to wield influence on a global scale are coming increasingly to prominence. America’s national security and national defense strategies need to reflect this new reality. China and Russia, both want to shape a world antithetical to U.S. … Read more