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Please do explain why Venezuela is in the shape it's in
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Please do explain why Venezuela is in the shape it's in
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
I'll link you some material later, if I have time.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/25/us-disclosed-flight-route-of-b-1b-bomber-because-north-korea-didnt-seem-to-know.html?recirc=taboolainternal
US disclosed path of B-1B bomber because North Korea didn't seem to know US disclosed path of B-1B bomber because North Korea didn't seem to know
8:54 AM ET Tue, 26 Sept 2017 | 01:00
North Korea has been moving airplanes and boosting defenses on its east coast after the United States dispatched B-1B bombers to the Korean peninsula over the weekend, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the country's spy agency.
The United States seemed to have disclosed the flight route of the bombers intentionally because North Korea seemed to be unaware, the report said.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service was unable to confirm the report immediately.
North Korea's foreign minister said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserved the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space.
US disclosed path of B-1B bomber because North Korea didn't seem to know US disclosed path of B-1B bomber because North Korea didn't seem to know
8:54 AM ET Tue, 26 Sept 2017 | 01:00
North Korea has been moving airplanes and boosting defenses on its east coast after the United States dispatched B-1B bombers to the Korean peninsula over the weekend, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the country's spy agency.
The United States seemed to have disclosed the flight route of the bombers intentionally because North Korea seemed to be unaware, the report said.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service was unable to confirm the report immediately.
North Korea's foreign minister said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserved the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space.
JPX, do you have a response to this? Do you want to take a stand and defend Islam as a peaceful religion?
Runnin
Well-known member
It's very socialistic.
How do you figure?
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-e...-forced-anal-exams-amnesty-idUSKCN1C50D3?il=0
Egypt "hunting down" gays, conducting forced anal exams - Amnesty
#WORLD NEWS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 / 7:48 AM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO
Egypt "hunting down" gays, conducting forced anal exams - Amnesty
Reuters Staff
CAIRO (Reuters) - Six Egyptian men arrested for “promoting sexual deviancy” and “debauchery” on social media will be subjected to anal examinations ahead of their Oct. 1 trial, Amnesty International said on Saturday.
Their arrest is part of a wider crackdown against homosexuality that started last week when a group of people were seen raising a rainbow flag at a concert, a rare public show of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the conservative Muslim country.
Egypt "hunting down" gays, conducting forced anal exams - Amnesty
#WORLD NEWS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 / 7:48 AM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO
Egypt "hunting down" gays, conducting forced anal exams - Amnesty
Reuters Staff
CAIRO (Reuters) - Six Egyptian men arrested for “promoting sexual deviancy” and “debauchery” on social media will be subjected to anal examinations ahead of their Oct. 1 trial, Amnesty International said on Saturday.
Their arrest is part of a wider crackdown against homosexuality that started last week when a group of people were seen raising a rainbow flag at a concert, a rare public show of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the conservative Muslim country.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
https://apnews.com/9da7fcf1ab0f4a3b...w-signals-rightward-political-turn-in-Austria
‘Burqa ban’ law signals rightward political turn in Austria
VIENNA (AP) — A law prohibiting any kind of full-face covering, known popularly as the “Burqa Ban,” takes effect Sunday in Austria, where the strong support for it portends potential political upheaval in the upcoming national election.
Parties campaigning on an anti-migrant message are poised to win on Oct. 15 and to form a coalition government. Such a rightward swing in a country that’s had centrist governments almost consistently since World War II could have repercussions across Europe, emboldening politicians who take a hard line on Islam and immigration.
‘Burqa ban’ law signals rightward political turn in Austria
VIENNA (AP) — A law prohibiting any kind of full-face covering, known popularly as the “Burqa Ban,” takes effect Sunday in Austria, where the strong support for it portends potential political upheaval in the upcoming national election.
Parties campaigning on an anti-migrant message are poised to win on Oct. 15 and to form a coalition government. Such a rightward swing in a country that’s had centrist governments almost consistently since World War II could have repercussions across Europe, emboldening politicians who take a hard line on Islam and immigration.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
https://www.realcleardefense.com/ar...th_korea_the_inevitability_of_war_112397.html
This July I outlined the case for war against North Korea, contingent on the failure of diplomacy and Kim Jong-Un’s continued march towards a long-range nuclear ICBM capability.
Six weeks on North Korea has tested an ICBM, fired two missiles over Japan, and detonated a hydrogen bomb.
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North Korea: The Inevitability of WarU.S. Air Force Photo by SrA Jacob Skovo
North Korea: The Inevitability of War
By Crispin Rovere
September 29, 2017
This July I outlined the case for war against North Korea, contingent on the failure of diplomacy and Kim Jong-Un’s continued march towards a long-range nuclear ICBM capability.
Six weeks on North Korea has tested an ICBM, fired two missiles over Japan, and detonated a hydrogen bomb.
Events are unfolding as predicted. The strategic arguments are exhaustively interrogated in the four-part debate between myself and Dr. David Santoro (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4). The analysis remains unchanged, except to say that diplomatic avenues look bleak, time is running out, and the cost of war mounts daily as North Korea prepares and fortifies.
This piece focuses on the reasons why deterrence is destined for failure and war on the peninsula is increasingly inevitable. A future piece will discuss the ethics of embarking on second Korean war (and those of advocating it).
This July I outlined the case for war against North Korea, contingent on the failure of diplomacy and Kim Jong-Un’s continued march towards a long-range nuclear ICBM capability.
Six weeks on North Korea has tested an ICBM, fired two missiles over Japan, and detonated a hydrogen bomb.
ArticlesVideoContactMore
UP NEXT: CHELSEA MANNING DENIED ENTRY TO CANADA
North Korea: The Inevitability of WarU.S. Air Force Photo by SrA Jacob Skovo
North Korea: The Inevitability of War
By Crispin Rovere
September 29, 2017
This July I outlined the case for war against North Korea, contingent on the failure of diplomacy and Kim Jong-Un’s continued march towards a long-range nuclear ICBM capability.
Six weeks on North Korea has tested an ICBM, fired two missiles over Japan, and detonated a hydrogen bomb.
Events are unfolding as predicted. The strategic arguments are exhaustively interrogated in the four-part debate between myself and Dr. David Santoro (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4). The analysis remains unchanged, except to say that diplomatic avenues look bleak, time is running out, and the cost of war mounts daily as North Korea prepares and fortifies.
This piece focuses on the reasons why deterrence is destined for failure and war on the peninsula is increasingly inevitable. A future piece will discuss the ethics of embarking on second Korean war (and those of advocating it).
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/09/waltzing-toward-two-front-global-war/141393/?oref=d-river
A few years ago, a Heritage Foundation analysis argued that the sine qua non of a superpower was the ability to fight two major campaigns in different regions of the globe nearly simultaneously. That same report noted that reduced defense investment and a decade of counterinsurgency campaigns had left the U.S. military unprepared to do so.
Nonetheless, the U.S. finds itself one step away from war on the Korean Peninsula and perhaps two from military confrontation with Iran, dancing an uncertain waltz in which a misstep would be catastrophic.
A few years ago, a Heritage Foundation analysis argued that the sine qua non of a superpower was the ability to fight two major campaigns in different regions of the globe nearly simultaneously. That same report noted that reduced defense investment and a decade of counterinsurgency campaigns had left the U.S. military unprepared to do so.
Nonetheless, the U.S. finds itself one step away from war on the Korean Peninsula and perhaps two from military confrontation with Iran, dancing an uncertain waltz in which a misstep would be catastrophic.
cajunrevenge
Well-known member
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...panish-riot-police-force-way-polling-station/
Spain sends in the thugs to stop a vote they say doesnt matter anyways. If it doesnt count then why are you sending the riot police to shut the vote down by force? 38 injured so far.... by the "good guys". One of these cops so much as slips on a banana peel and you will hear how the voters turned violent. 38 injured attempting to vote and you wont hear anything about the police turning violent. If 38 cops were injured it would be headline news.
Spain sends in the thugs to stop a vote they say doesnt matter anyways. If it doesnt count then why are you sending the riot police to shut the vote down by force? 38 injured so far.... by the "good guys". One of these cops so much as slips on a banana peel and you will hear how the voters turned violent. 38 injured attempting to vote and you wont hear anything about the police turning violent. If 38 cops were injured it would be headline news.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
I came here to post this but you beat me to it.
At some point we need to come up with a way to change borders that does not involve war.
cajunrevenge
Well-known member
There really is no good mechanism. If there was a legal way to do it there would be independence votes all over the place until the world was a **** load of tiny nations.
What these two sides are doing is jockeying for moral high ground. The only way Catalan is leaving is if public opinion on the rest of Spain is okay with it. If they resist or use counter violence in any way they will be labeled extremists and it will justify putting the military boot yo the areas neck.
My understanding of all this is that Catalan pays 20% of the taxes in Spain, has 16% of the population, and receives only 14% of the total funds back. So they are subsidizing the rest of Spain.