Oh boy! President Pence has decided to double-down on our first-strike capability! I sure hope this works… The US and South Korea have agreed to the early activation of a defence system designed to shoot down North Korean missiles, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. The decision to activate the Terminal High Altitude AreaContinue reading “US and South Korea agree ‘early’ deployment of THAAD missile defence system | The Independent”
Category Archives: International Relations
Cold War II
And the name fits. I’m glad to see the mainstream news media is giving it some attention. Admittedly, it has a nicer ring than to than does “World War III”. It started after Vladimir Putin changed history by invading an independent country, Ukraine, and seizing its Republic of Crimea. I grew up during the end of the firstContinue reading “Cold War II”
Syrian Rebel Blows Himself Up While Taking Selfie
Wow. I wonder who put this online?
World News: April 7, 2016
So, there’s this cheery little quote I ran across today: “Iraq remains the center of what Jordanian King Abdullah now refers to as the Third World War.” Source: World War Three may have already begun in Iraq and Syria Let’s hope he’s wrong. In other news mid-east news, the House of Saud has become the number threeContinue reading “World News: April 7, 2016”
Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah
Honestly, I don’t believe it. I mean, first off, they’re a terrorist group. And I know the Saudis own a big chunk of Fox; but, I mean — c’mon. How much can this news get filtered, really? A high-ranking Hezbollah commander told IBT the number of victims is much closer to 4,000. They say theContinue reading “Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah”
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