THE not so UGLY AMERICAN CHINAMAN (Der Spiegel, abridged and edited) Liao Liang’s title is as a senior editor of the China Global Television Network (CGTN), a subsidiary of Chinese state television. That is an understatement. 先生 Liao Liang’s mission in the Kenyan capital is that[...]
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Beyond Mueller: Trump, the Arabs and shady Israeli Intelligence Firms
The picture of the Trump White House in Mueller’s report is, as Mitt Romney says, disgusting. But the report is focused only on Russia. There is more. Trump’s shady interactions were not just with Russia. The campaign also reached discussed interactions with the Saudis and with an offs[...]
Kim Demands Removal of Pompeo From Talks
Pompeo “reckless” and “immature,” NK foreign ministry While launching more missile tests and apparently making more atomic bombs, Kim Jung Un is focussing on the Dear Leader’s personal relationship with Don John Trump. In contrast, they demonize Trump’s appointe[...]
April 17th, 2019 - 1:08 am § in China, Foreign Affairs
Kim to Meet With Putin, Trump Snubbed
Citing sources in Moscow, Yonhap News Agency said, “Chances that Kim Jong Un’s trip to the Russian Federation will take place by the end of April are quite high.” While the Trump Doctrine remains hard to figure, his dear friend Kim Jung Un is meeting with Putin to discuss North K[...]
April 16th, 2019 - 8:34 am § in Foreign Affairs
Kim Jung Un Sets Conditions for Further Talks With Don John Trump
(Global Times, 4/12/2019) During First Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, Kim Jong-un said he is willing to meet the US president again on certain conditions. Kim was re-elected as chairman of the DPRK’s State Affairs Commission (SAC). “If the United States adopts a[...]
March 27th, 2019 - 1:25 pm § in Foreign Affairs
The Mueller Story Needs Cronkite
WHERE IS CRONKITE? Why is Trump getting away with making the Mueller story so boring? He has yelled “no conclusion” over and over again until that is all what TV news is about. The problem is not NOT just FOX. Nor is it just the way CNN/MSNBC/CBS/NPR etc have handled the Mueller stor[...]
March 21st, 2019 - 1:56 am § in Foreign Affairs, Hypocrisy
As Brexit Teeters, What flag should the English fly?
Replace the corporate logo flying at our heritage sites with the flag of St. George (petition at Change.org) Flying a flag is a political act. It means something, even if we cannot always explain quite what it is or why it is important. It is more blood and guts than bloodless theorems, and it can [[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Trump may fire disloyal intelligence chief
In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Alt Right News Site, Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy warned that Trump believes “generally, there’s a deep concern that on the eve of the North Korea summit, to have your Director of National Intelligence in open hearings undercutting y[...]
MAGA FAILURE: US Falls in World Esteem: Trump Desperate for a China Deal
According to Trump’s former chief economist, Mr. T is now desperate for a deal with China. At home, the Trump Administration is faced with scandals that are epic … Grant’s Whisky Ring and Harding’s Tea Pot Dome are now faint memories after and administration where two thirds [...]
March 7th, 2019 - 1:28 am § in Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs
BREAKING NEWS: Air Force One Controls Modified to Deal With Trump
(TANEWS, Feb 1, 2019, over Virginia) A TA news reporter, Margaret McDew, a former US Air Force Pilot, was invited to sit in as copilot on Airforce 1. The reporter, saw something quite out of the ordinary in the plane’s flight plan control module .. an fp:AF-34z. This picture suggests tha[...]