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May 14th, 2017 - 9:24 am § in Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs, The Ave Scene

When Neofascists Confer

How many of us remember that WWII in the Pacific began not with Pearl Harbor but with a conflict between the US and China over access to the South China Sea? While Trump twists, tevoes, and tweets, it  looks like that the Philippines is making love with China and jointly carving up the South Chin[...]

September 23rd, 2016 - 8:21 am § in Misc.

JP: Law and order, Duterte style

Let me state up front that, like it or not, Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the President of the Philippines and Filipinos have a stake in his success. His success should be for the whole country and critics should premise their views upon this fact. That said, let me point out a few things. By many accoun[...]