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As China War Looms, Navy’s Priority is Going ‘Green’

“As Secretary of the Navy, I have made climate one of my top priorities.”

The “age of American naval dominance is over”, Jerry Hendix, a former Navy Captain warned in a high-profile article in The Atlantic.

Hendrix’s article imagines a scenario in which China or other enemy nations seize control of what are now international waters and the cargo that moves across them. “The great container ships and tankers of today would disappear, replaced by smaller, faster cargo vessels capable of moving rare and valuable goods past pirates and corrupt officials.” A handful of nations would end up controlling the chokepoints of international trade and America would not be one of them.

by Blazingcatfur•March 24, 2023March 23, 2023•0•Green-Scam, USA, WTF?

Ottawa has reached a deal with U.S. to allow it to close Roxham Road: sources

Radio-Canada has learned that the Trudeau government has reached a deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border.

Sources told Radio-Canada that Ottawa has agreed to welcome a certain number of migrants through official channels. The precise details of the deal are still not known.

I bet they just bus them to another entry point.

by Blazingcatfur•March 23, 2023March 23, 2023•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada, USA

Border patrol with the RCMP: an inside look at Joe Biden’s and Justin Trudeau’s parallel problems

LACOLLE, Que.—Along the busiest spot for clandestine migrants of the 9,000-kilometre border between Canada and the United States, every approaching set of headlights causes a flicker of doubt.

There is suspicion in a car idling on the side of a dark country road, and a driver at a four-way stop who suddenly activates the turn indicator at the sight of an approaching vehicle, but cedes the right of way.

Or the very sight of a minivan.

by Blazingcatfur•March 23, 2023March 23, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "The China Class", Canada, USA

Biden, Trudeau set to meet in shadow of Chinese influence accusations

President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Thursday for two days of discussions on a range of topics, but both men face Chinese-manufactured crises at home that they may be keen to escape.

“Justin Trudeau had been claiming for months that he had not been briefed by the [Canadian Security Intelligence Service] (CSIS) about Chinese interference in Canadian elections,” Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), told Fox News Digital in a statement. “We’ve learned recently through leaks by a CSIS agent that this wasn’t true of course.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 23, 2023March 23, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Canada, USA

Trudeau Says He Will Discuss China Issues with Biden During the President’s Visit to Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will be discussing China-related issues with U.S. President Joe Biden during the latter’s two-day visit to Canada set to begin on March 23.

However, Trudeau said China is not among the main points he plans to address with Biden, and that topics like climate change, job growth, and the supply of critical minerals will take higher priority.

by Blazingcatfur•March 23, 2023March 22, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Canada, USA

European young adults are critical of both US and China – study

Young people in three European countries are sharply critical of the world’s two most powerful countries, a study has found.

They are concerned about the US’s role as the “world’s policeman” and China’s growing economic might, says US-based Pew Research Center.

The findings are based on focus groups with some 120 adults aged 18-29 in the UK, France and Germany.

Participants were from across the ideological spectrum.

Many voiced concerns about how the US has wielded its power on the global stage and criticised its actions abroad as self-interested.

by Blazingcatfur•March 23, 2023March 22, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Europe, USA, WTF?

We Are at War with Mexico

Are military invasion and annexation the only solutions?

There is a great deal of agonizing handwringing over the crisis that the United States faces at our southern border. Legislators from both ends of the political spectrum talk about comprehensive political reform, increasing border patrol at the U.S./Mexico border, and granting a pathway to citizenship to DACA residents living in America.

Few dare to diagnose and declare the nature of our real problem and proffer viable solutions: that Mexico is a hostile foreign power located at our border, that we are actually at war with Mexico, and that the only solution might be air strikes, military invasion, placing the country into political receivership or, more—outright annexation.

by Blazingcatfur•March 23, 2023March 22, 2023•0•Mexico, USA

‘Unconstitutional’: In Massachusetts, Leftists Want to Give Islam Privileged Status

Just in case you’re not celebrating diversity enthusiastically enough yet, here is more reason to start waving those diversity pom-poms: a new bill in Massachusetts would give Muslims privileged status. Here we see it yet again: “diversity, equity and inclusion” efforts are inherently and in always and every case a gateway to the preferential treatment of the Left’s favored groups.

by Blazingcatfur•March 21, 2023March 21, 2023•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Anti-2A activists see sex in gun shirt

“If you’ve ever taken part in the weekly VIP Gold live chat with HotAir’s Ed Morrissey and myself, you’ve probably heard me utter the phrase “everything is stupid and it’s only getting worse.” I’m sure there are exceptions to that rule, but when it comes to the arguments of anti-gunners, that phrase definitely applies.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 21, 2023March 21, 2023•0•Gun Control, Gun Rights, USA, WTF?

Two Decades Later, the War in Iraq Is Over—Right?

There’s no vital U.S. interest served by this indefinite advise-and-assist mission in the region.

Two decades ago, the war in Iraq began. The regime change mission was “accomplished” in a matter of weeks. Then, after that initial steroid high wore off, the limits of American military might started to show.

The U.S. occupation produced one tragic debacle after another. Public judgment of the war’s proponents moved from “convincing” to “mistaken” to “deceptive” to “deplorable.” Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died, and millions more endured needless suffering. Baghdad did not emerge as a shining city on a hill. Once enthusiastic about the invasion, the American people first stopped delighting in the project and then, unless forced to attention by some discrete new horror like the rise of the Islamic State (IS) group, stopped looking at all.

by Blazingcatfur•March 21, 2023March 20, 2023•0•Iraq, Iraq war 2003, USA

Joe Biden is about to ask Canadians to go stabilize Haiti. Here’s how huge the job is

Vincent Harris arrived in Haiti earlier this year to heal bodies.

Two weeks ago, the medical adviser for Doctors Without Borders found himself instead in the midst of the country’s war.

“There was a really violent clash between two armed groups,” Harris said this week from Port-au-Prince. “Unfortunately, the front line where those groups met was directly in front of the doors of the hospital.”

How bout we just stay out of it?

by Blazingcatfur•March 19, 2023March 19, 2023•0•Canada, Haiti, USA

70 Migrants on Terrorist Watch List Apprehended this Year After Crossing Border

Border Patrol agents along the Mexican and Canadian borders apprehended 70 migrants who crossed between ports of entry so far this fiscal year. This compares to the record-shattering apprehensions last year of 98 migrants on the FBI’s list for the entire FY22. The five-month total also exceeds all four years of the Trump administration combined.

by Blazingcatfur•March 19, 2023March 19, 2023•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", USA

Will Biden push Canada to boost defence spending? Canadian ambassador weighs in

Canada’s ambassador to the United States says U.S. President Joe Biden may be less critical of Canada failing to meet its defence spending targets than former President Barack Obama was when the latter addressed Parliament.

When Biden makes his first official state visit to Canada this week, discussions around defence and security, Norad modernization, and how to deal with Russia and China are on the agenda.

The last American president to visit Ottawa — and to address Parliament — was Obama in 2016, when in a 50-minute speech he said: “NATO needs more Canada.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 19, 2023March 19, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Why Is The New York Times Urging America To Buddy Up With Communist China?

The New York Times editorial board published a piece last weekend that shows a worrying bias for America’s greatest foe: the Chinese Communist Party.

The piece, titled “Who Benefits From Confrontation With China,” is a masterclass in misdirection and falsehood. If it were not published in America’s “paper of record,” it would be just as at home in China Daily.

by Blazingcatfur•March 19, 2023March 18, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", New York Times, USA, WTF?

Is German industry migrating to the US?

German companies love America. According to the German-American Chamber of Commerce, around 5,600 of them have invested in the US market. As of September 2022, that’s an investment volume of almost $650 billion (€605 billion). And it’s not only big firms like Siemens, Volkswagen or Linde that are currently looking to strengthen their commitment to the United States — in some instances, even building entire new production facilities.

“There are various reasons for it,” says Dirk Dohse, who heads the Innovation and International Competition Research Center at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). “One is the increase in geopolitical tensions. Many German companies see the US as a ‘safe harbor.’ Other reasons are the comparatively low energy costs and the very generous subsidies provided under the Inflation Reduction Act.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 18, 2023March 18, 2023•0•Germany, USA