Foxx Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: We shall see: if true, the mullahs must be pretty desperate to save their hides. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Iran surpasses cap on uranium enrichment in first major breach of nuclear deal The country's known enrichment levels still remain well below weapons grade, offering possible room for negotiations with Europe and others to lower tensions. By Erin Cunningham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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row_33 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) On 7/6/2019 at 12:34 PM, B-Man said: That's one big step for HIllary. Edited July 8, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, B-Man said: . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 SUDANESE DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SAY U.S. PRESSURE WAS KEY TO REACHING A TRANSITION DEAL WITH THE RULING MILITARY JUNTA: From the Associated Press: The power-sharing agreement reached between Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters last week came after the United States and its Arab allies applied intense pressure on both sides amid fears a prolonged crisis could tip the country into civil war, activists and officials said. The agreement, which raised hopes of a democratic transition following the military overthrow of long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April, was announced days after the protesters held mass marches through Khartoum and other areas. But those familiar with the negotiations say the main breakthrough happened at a secret meeting the day before the protests, when diplomats from the U.S., Britain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pressed the two sides to accept proposals from the African Union and Ethiopia. More: Two leading activists, a Sudanese military official and two Egyptian officials described intense U.S. efforts to force a deal after veteran diplomat Donald Booth was appointed special envoy in mid-June. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the talks. State Department officials declined to comment on U.S. efforts to broker the deal, saying only that Washington welcomes the agreement and commends the AU and Ethiopia for their mediation efforts. Sounds like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his State Department deserve some kudos. This new power transition agreement is a positive, but the situation in Sudan is extremely complicated and dangerous. For good reason many Sudanese are very suspicious of the Sudanese military. . . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Iran is enriching uranium. Obama got them to stop Trump is a failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 He didn't get them to stop really. Which is the point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: He didn't get them to stop really. Which is the point. Bears emphasizing, because leftists feel that if you repeat their lie enough it becomes true.................. . Edited July 8, 2019 by B-Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buffalo_Gal Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 UK ambassador to US who criticized Trump resigns, British Foreign Office says </snip> In a resignation letter on Wednesday, Darroch said "the current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like." “Although my posting is not due to end until the end of this year, I believe in the current circumstances the responsible course is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador," he wrote, noting the situation "has brought home to me the depth of friendship and close ties between our two countries." </snip> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, Buffalo_Gal said: UK ambassador to US who criticized Trump resigns, British Foreign Office says </snip> In a resignation letter on Wednesday, Darroch said "the current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like." “Although my posting is not due to end until the end of this year, I believe in the current circumstances the responsible course is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador," he wrote, noting the situation "has brought home to me the depth of friendship and close ties between our two countries." </snip> Trump Curse strikes again... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Trump Curse strikes again... I don't really believe in a lot of woo-woo, but this is one where the evidence keeps mounting that it is a real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, Buffalo_Gal said: I don't really believe in a lot of woo-woo, but this is one where the evidence keeps mounting that it is a real thing. It's become almost like clockwork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hedge Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 58 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: From what I can remember, this wasn't the first time she gave the "let's get the hell out of here immediately" signal (~1:33 in) at the earliest possible moment to whomever was standing next to her. Normally I would feel bad for someone who appears to be in distress, not in this case, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Trump: Making Liberal heads explode since 2016. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: how's that Obama Presidential Library coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Hedge said: From what I can remember, this wasn't the first time she gave the "let's get the hell out of here immediately" signal (~1:33 in) at the earliest possible moment to whomever was standing next to her. Normally I would feel bad for someone who appears to be in distress, not in this case, though. She does not look well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Hedge said: From what I can remember, this wasn't the first time she gave the "let's get the hell out of here immediately" signal (~1:33 in) at the earliest possible moment to whomever was standing next to her. Normally I would feel bad for someone who appears to be in distress, not in this case, though. I don't know if it's Parkinsons or what, but Merkel should probably step down or at the minimum take a medical leave of absence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiberius Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Turkey, defying U.S. and NATO warnings, takes first shipment of Russian air-defense system The acquisition of the antiaircraft missiles is expected to trigger U.S. sanctions over military purchases from Russia. By Kareem Fahim and Amie Ferris-Rotman 2 hours ago Erdogan says he does not expect U.S. sanctions after purchase of Russian missiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Tibs...yes let’s get Biden to send his son to Turkey. That’ll turn things around. Or maybe we find another suitcase of cash lying around somewhere. Or maybe we can get our European allies to attack Turkey while wait, leading from behind on the mainland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGee Return TD Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 That's not why Coats is leaving. His job is done, and he did it well. Fleitz is a step up in what needs to happen next. He'll accelerate the disclosures coming out of the USIC, and SpyGate matters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 On July 10, 2019 at 12:08 PM, Buffalo_Gal said: Oh nice, the real things that actually drive our foreign policy decisions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) (more) Fleitz is not anywhere close to the hawk Bolton is. He's gotten nothing but high marks from people I've spoken to who have worked with him. They believe this was in the works for awhile. Related: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/05/14/2_colleagues_contradict_brennan_on_use_of_dossier.html https://nypost.com/2018/02/22/yet-another-way-obamas-spies-apparently-exploited-the-trump-dossier/ “The best way to skew an intelligence assessment is to limit the number of players,” said Fred Fleitz, who worked as a CIA analyst for 19 years and helped draft national intelligence estimates at Langley. He says “there is no question in my mind” that political propaganda from the dossier made it into the January 2017 assessment. Brennan and Clapper suggested that a new indictment filed by special counsel Robert Mueller against 13 Russian nationals for interfering in the election validates their assessment. But the indictment doesn’t go as far as the ICA. It doesn’t, for example, link the Facebook trolling gang to Putin or Russian intelligence, or to any hacking operations. So far, the investigative evidence is not lining up with the ICA’s conclusions. That’s because “the ICA is for the most part simply a reflection of the dossier’s central findings,” Fleitz said. Congressional investigators agree the similarities are “suspicious.” Edited July 12, 2019 by Deranged Rhino 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Tibs...yes let’s get Biden to send his son to Turkey. That’ll turn things around. Or maybe we find another suitcase of cash lying around somewhere. Or maybe we can get our European allies to attack Turkey while wait, leading from behind on the mainland. Or maybe Turkey will use their new Russsia system to test against our jets Turkey has and report findings back to the Kremlin. That's why serious foreign policy people are pissed about this. American pilots will die because of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buffalo_Gal Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 New North Korea constitution calls Kim head of state, seen as step to U.S. peace treaty SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un has been formally named head of state of North Korea and commander-in-chief of the military in a new constitution observers said was possibly aimed at preparing for a peace treaty with the United States. </snip> Washington had baulked at signing a comprehensive peace treaty before North Korea takes substantial steps toward denuclearisation, but U.S. officials have signaled they may be willing to conclude a more limited agreement to reduce tensions, open liaison offices, and move toward normalizing relations. Denuclearisation talks between the United States and North Korea have stalled, although fresh talks with Pyongyang are supposed to take place this month. North Korea has frozen nuclear bomb and long-range missile testing since 2017. But it tested new short-range missiles after a second summit with the United States in February broke down, and U.S. officials believe it has expanded its arsenal by continuing to produce bomb fuel and missiles. The new constitution continued to describe North Korea as a nuclear weapons state. </snip> 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Tiberius said: Or maybe Turkey will use their new Russsia system to test against our jets Turkey has and report findings back to the Kremlin. That's why serious foreign policy people are pissed about this. American pilots will die because of this As long as all of this happens in the next eleven years we’ll deal with it. After that we’re all toast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 41 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: As long as all of this happens in the next eleven years we’ll deal with it. After that we’re all toast! like youknow you mean like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Democracy suffers a silent defeat. Trump's authoritarian buddies know they just have to praise him and they can do what they like. The enemies of a free press, elections, human rights are very pleased with Trump Quote Turkey previously ordered about 100 F-35 stealth jet fighters from the United States, and almost 1,000 parts of the jet are made by Turkish companies. U.S. officials fear that if Turkey has both the F-35 and Russia’s most advanced air defense system in its hands, then the Russians may gain access to F-35 technology and learn how to target its weaknesses. In late May, Kathryn Wheelbarger, U.S. acting assistant secretary of defense, said that the“S-400 is a Russian system designed to shoot down an aircraft like the F-35.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/12/what-is-russian-s-air-defense-system-why-is-us-upset-turkey-bought-it/?utm_term=.0614a9b07289 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 So where's the tear gas and rubber bullets? Meanwhile, yellow vests are at week 34: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 US getting closer to a 'safe third country' agreement with Guatemala The United States is getting closer to reaching a "safe third country" agreement with Guatemala, according to multiple US sources familiar with the negotiations. Such an agreement would require migrants who pass through Guatemala to apply for asylum there, rather than continuing to the US. This would likely have the effect of preventing some migrants from applying for asylum in the US. </snip> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 57 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: This would likely have the effect of preventing some migrants from applying for asylum in the US. What kind of crazy talk is this? You mean that some of these asylum seekers aren't going to claim asylum if they're not allowed to disappear into the US forever before having to prove that they're actually seeking asylum?!? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Things that make you go "hmmmmm" Guatemala president postpones Washington visit where asylum talks were planned The government of Guatemala said on Sunday that it would postpone President Jimmy Morales’ visit to Washington as it waits for the Central American country’s top court to rule on migration measures. The Guatemalan government said in a statement that it had “no plans to sign an agreement to convert Guatemala to a safe third country” for asylum seekers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 I agree with his assessment: Mullahs are getting desperate: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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