As Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated an invasion of Ukraine early Thursday and reports of attacks emerged, prominent American liberals found a way to make the situation about race.
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Address by the President of the Russian Federation
I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Western politicians created for Russia consistently, rudely and unceremoniously from year to year. I am referring to the eastward expansion of NATO, which is moving its military infrastructure ever closer to the Russian border.
Biden set to unveil new Russia sanctions as GOP faults ‘weak’ leadership
President Biden was set to announce new sanctions on Russia Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a massive overnight invasion of Ukraine — while some congressional Republicans claimed Biden’s “weak” leadership had help cause the war.
The 12:30 p.m. speech follows a phone call lasting more than an hour between Biden and other leaders of the G7 group of nations to discuss the precise punishments to be laid on Moscow’s government and economy.
- Biden remarks moved from 12:30 to 1:30 P.M.
Real Conflicts And Wagging the Dog
A manufactured war opposite a foreign tyrant to distract from the real resistance to tyranny at home here and elsewhere in the world?
Great article by Dana Loesch – covers a lot of ground.
China Vows To Open Fire on US Troops That Come to Taiwan’s Aid
The latest threat to attack the United States during any standoff between China and Taiwan was issued Thursday in the Global Times, an official Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece that prints the regime’s propaganda. “It is credible that the [People’s Liberation Army] will heavily attack U.S. troops who come to Taiwan’s rescue,” the paper wrote. “Such credibility is increasingly overwhelming the deterrence that U.S. troops may have.”
Hitler and Pearl Harbor — How News of Japan’s Surprise Attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet Rocked the Third Reich
“The Führer was surprised — he clearly had no foreknowledge of the date and time of the attack — and ecstatic.”
Sun Tsu and the Virus From Wuhan
The virus is our enemy. We need a modicum of clarity here. If the virus was deliberately seeded into this country, it is not the enemy—it’s the weapon. The enemy lay elsewhere.
If we are to be open-minded, we must consider that while China halted all travel and grounded all domestic air travel in February 2020 to contain the pandemic, it continued international flights unabated until March 27.
With less supporting evidence is the assertion of a high-ranking Chinese defector that the virus was intentionally released in October 2019 into the World Military Games in Wuhan.
FUREY: Now is the time for Canada to show support for Taiwan
If you ask military strategists where they think the next global conflict could be sparked, most of them will tell you the South China Sea. The novel 2034 , co-authored by retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, offers a possible scenario of the third world war breaking out after China attempts an invasion of Taiwan.
Taiwan Signals It Will Ramp Up Military Power In Preparation For War With China
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned over the weekend, as the island national celebrated its National Day, that it would not bow to pressure from communist China and that it plans to continue ramping up its military capabilities to stop China from overtaking the independent nation.
American Forces Have Been Quietly Deployed To Taiwan With Increasing Regularity: Report
A new report from The Wall Street Journal says that contingents of U.S. special operations forces and U.S. Marines have been making more regular rotational deployments to Taiwan for at least a year now. This news comes a day after Chiu Kuo Cheng, the island’s defense minister, said publicly that Chinese forces would be capable of launching a “full-scale” invasion operation across the Taiwan Strait with far fewer risks than they face now by 2025.
Taiwan warns it is preparing for war with China
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu is sounding the alarm on a looming war between the island nation and Communist China.
Wu says if China were to actually strike, Taiwan would be ready to defend itself.
‘3 Warfares’ Doctrine Underpins CCP’s Sprawling Campaign to Infiltrate the West: Report
Psychological warfare. Public opinion warfare. Legal warfare.
Known as the “three warfares” doctrine and relatively unknown in the West, these concepts serve as key strategies guiding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in its quest to win a war against the free world without firing a single shot.
h/t Marvin
Japan To Take Action Against China If Taiwan Is Taken
Tensions are rising between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands. Although, if the Chinese Communist Party tries to take Taiwan, Japan has promised to defend its island neighbor. According to Japan’s defense minister on Thursday, a free Taiwan is integral to maintaining peace and stability in the region.