Until recently, Yang Jiechi, a 70-year-old Chinese career diplomat, had a reputation, at least among his foreign peers, of being a somewhat mild-mannered and colorless bureaucrat. Sixteen minutes at a meeting with his American counterparts in Alaska last month changed all that. That was the length of time Yang spent …
Read More »‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden announces US pullout from Afghanistan by 9/11 anniversary
“We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result,” Biden said on Wednesday afternoon. “I am now the fourth US president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. …
Read More »Russia is seeking ‘pragmatic cooperation’ with US, not outright conflict, America’s own national intelligence director claims
In an unclassified report released on Tuesday by Avril Haines, the US director of national intelligence, officials were optimistic about their Russian counterparts’ intentions to strengthen bilateral ties. “We expect Moscow to seek opportunities for pragmatic cooperation with Washington,” the analysis stated. However, it added that the Kremlin would insist …
Read More »China’s right. The long, grim death toll from America’s 201 military conflicts since 1945 reveals the world’s real bad guy
A Chinese organization has published a report slamming the United States as responsible for a “History of Humanitarian Disasters” citing what it described as “American aggression” and highlighting the destructive consequences of US-led wars, most often under the guise of “humanitarian interventions” or “human rights.” The document by the China …
Read More »Fail Hydra! Captain America is now so woke he’s fighting a Jordan Peterson parody rather than Nazis hell-bent on world domination
When the character of Captain America was at the height of his popularity in the comic book world, he was best known for punching Nazis in the face and extolling the virtues of patriotism. Today, however, Captain America is as woke as just about every other character being pushed through …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: Goodbye, America – nearly 250 years of being the most free & prosperous nation in history were amazing
Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security Secretary, has fired nearly all the members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) so that he can apparently “reconstitute” it once a “new model” has been developed. Sounds familiar, eh? Joe Biden got rid of the Keystone Pipeline and then told the out-of-job workers …
Read More »Trump launches website dedicated to ‘putting America first’ amid growing speculation over 2024 run
The official site, 45office.com, greets visitors with a slideshow depicting scenes from Trump’s four years in office. The frontpage encourages people to share their “thoughts, requests and greetings” with the president, adding that by contacting him, they would help to fulfill his “promise to put America first.” The website states …
Read More »‘Bring meth-making jobs back to America’: US senator’s nostalgia for ‘homegrown meth’ prompts mockery
“There is a flood of Mexican meth, Mexican heroin, Mexican fentanyl,” Daines said during a visit to the southern border with fellow Republican lawmakers. “Twenty years ago in Montana, meth was homemade. It was homegrown. And you had purity levels less than 30 percent. Today the meth that is getting …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: The entire world should be laughing at America for pretending to care about Muslims in China
The current representative of the US empire finally held his first full press conference yesterday, an embarrassing and undignified affair which saw a gaggle of obsequious imperial stenographers gather round to make believe that important policy decisions about the operation of the most powerful government in the world are actually …
Read More »Biden’s long-awaited press conference hints America should get ready for President Kamala Harris sooner rather than later
Biden was almost 15 minutes late to his own very first “formal press conference” since taking office. He dodged questions, spouted platitudes and talking points, went off on tangents at times while getting angry and uttering what may have sounded like threats at others. No doubt some of that could …
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