Republicans and Democrats in Washington are clashing over this year’s annual defense authorization bill that comes in at about $895 billion.
Tag: geopolitics
PICK THE ONE YOU HATE LEAST: RECORD NUMBERS OF AMERICANS DISLIKE TRUMP AND BIDEN
Americans will be holding their noses when they vote in the 2024 Presidential Election this November, according to a new poll that shows a record number dislike the incumbent, Joe Biden, and the former president, Donald Trump.
PUTIN SIGNS MUTUAL DEFENSE PACT WITH NORTH KOREA, TURNING U.S. EFFORT FOR PACIFIC DOMINANCE ON ITS HEAD
While the Western media tried to poke fun at Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meeting in Pyongyang last week, the two came up with a mutual defense pact that was heard loud and clear from Seoul to Washington.
A NEW EU NUT TO RUN NATO
Mark Rutte, the Dutch outgoing prime minister, appears almost certain to be tapped to replace Jens Stoltenberg for NATO’s top job at a moment when the Ukraine War continues to heat up—with no end in sight.
U.S. SELLS ANOTHER $360M IN WEAPONS OF DEATH TO TAIWAN WHILE WARNING CHINA NOT TO ARM RUSSIA
Do what the U.S. says, not what it does.
XI SAYS U.S. TRYING TO GOAD CHINA INTO ATTACKING TAIWAN
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been critical of the U.S. for destabilizing the region and trying to surround Beijing to keep it from becoming a regional hegemon, reportedly told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that Washington is trying to push China to invade Taiwan for its own strategic interests.
WWIII: MOSCOW BLAMES U.S. FOR DEADLY STRIKE IN CRIMEA
Russia assigned blame to the U.S. over missile strikes in Crimea that killed at least four people, including two children, and injured more than 120—stating that the weapons fired in the attack were Washington-provided ATACMs with cluster warheads.
WWIII: MEDVEDEV CALLS ON SEVERE RESPONSE TO LATEST ROUND OF U.S. SANCTIONS
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said last week that Moscow should take off its gloves because the West has declared “war without rules” on Russia and said the Kremlin should use every weapon at its disposal to counter.
TRADE WAR 2.0: CHINA BLASTS ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ G7
China lashed out at leaders from the G7 for “baselessly” accusing Beijing of destabilizing the world, from its business relationship with Russia during the Ukraine War to jeopardizing Western economies with oversaturation and a cheap workforce.
‘SERVE’ IN CONGRESS, THEN COLLECT YOUR WINDFALL
Political prostitutes and their staffers make big bucks serving as a link between the government and private sector—so when a politician loses his seat, it often means a big pay day. Journalist Lee Fangjun compiled a short list of some of the political nobodies who went on to become millionaires. He called the revolving door......