The United States will welcome Helsinki and Stockholm into the NATO alliance with open arms, Washington's top diplomat told lawmakers. Russia has warned of steep consequences should the Western military bloc further expand to 32 members.
Pegasus spyware, made by the Israeli firm NSO Group, was used to spy on Boris Johnson’s office and the Catalan independence movement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he accepts that his country will not be admitted into the NATO alliance, but voiced hopes for “security guarantees” from individual member states. He added that Kiev will not budge on its claims to breakaway territories, however, refusing major concessions sought by Russia.
I mean I know they're mostly rationalizing the fact that Biden just can't keep up a busy schedule and as they admit they're afraid he's going to trip up and say something crazy or forget what he's saying, so they're spinning like crazy in this Politico story. But do they believe their own bs?: "The Democratic nominee is sticking to his strategy: Keep a low profile, and let Trump light himself on fire. “'This is a referendum on Trump, and we’re not playing his game. You shouldn’t, either,' the Biden adviser instructed. 'Real people don’t care about Biden’s travel. Fox [News] does. This is...
Wow. Kent making clear the importance to the establishment of bringing Ukraine into NATO ASAP. He called the Ukrainian militias fighting the people in the east, who are backed by Russian help, "minutemen" like those who served George Washington in America's War of Independence from Britain. Hey, why not? If there was any question here as to the real motives of the American coup plotters here, they've already been put to rest. To the Blob, the eastward expansion of America's military alliance in Eastern Europe is a sacred duty beyond question. No president has the right to overrule their...
Catalonia Spain is seeking to extradite the former Catalan president from Belgium. The Spanish government made two previous requests that were rejected by Belgium. Spain is looking to extradite the president because he held an independence referendum for Catalonia. [Link] Afghanistan The UN reports 85 civilians were killed in last month’s election. [Link] A truck bomb killed at least three people in Afghanistan. [Link] Turkey Invades Syria The US announces it has withdrawn from Manbij. [Link] Italy bans weapons sales to Turkey. [Link] Turkey’s leader Erdogan says he will never declare...
What a disgrace. A "referendum," they call it. Sure. And screw the NYT and their tone here. As though their agenda diverges one iota from that of the U.S. State Department on this or anything else.
The US Envoy to NATO threatens to destroy Russian missiles the US considers in violation of the INF Treaty. [Link] The Envoy walked back the threat on Twitter. [Link] France is accusing Iran of plotting a bombing against an Iran separatists group's rally in Frane. France has frozen some Iranian assets. [Link] The French Defense Minister says the Iranian missile program is a threat to French interests in the Middle East. [Link] Macedonia's name change referendum result puts the country's NATO bid in limbo. [Link] North and South Korea begin to demine the DMZ. [Link] A suicide bomber killed...
With Russia in the news, David P. Goldman joins Scott to talk about the history of U.S.-Russia relations since the fall of the Soviet Union. He describes the policies supported by neocons at the time, in what ways those policies were effective, and the impact they've had on Russian politics to this day. They also discuss the U.S.'s history of supporting foreign regimes, some successful and some not. Discussed on the show: "Trump is right about who’s to blame for bad relations with Russia" (Asia Times) Shock therapy Kosovo War Ariel Sharon 2000 Camp David Summit Rambouillet Agreement...
Individuals are the ultimate nullifiers. Legislation can set the stage to nullify federal acts by withdrawing cooperation and removing a lawyer of laws, but ultimately nullification is most effective when individuals are willing to do the things governments prohibit. The lack of regulation when state and local police stand down creates space for markets to grow, even when the minimal threat of federal enforcement remains. This is exactly what happened after Maine legalized marijuana through a voter referendum. The ballot initiative passed in November 2016 legalized marijuana. Sort of. The...
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