The 18-year-old, who is a former Russian Circuit Racing Series national junior champion and commands a huge social media following, has admitted her “race is over” after she claims she was turned down following a visit to the US Embassy in Oman. One of the rising stars of all-women’s racing and …
Read More »Whatever the outcome of Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial, it has proved Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan was a disaster
The sensational Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial resumed in Sydney this week, after a month- long delay caused by a serious Covid-19 outbreak that forced the city, together with large parts of Australia, into lockdown. During the break the last contingent of Australian troops was withdrawn from Afghanistan – thereby ending …
Read More »China’s hammer blow to private education shows it will do whatever it takes to meet its goals
In a spectacular display of government authority, China has, with the stroke of a pen, demolished its $120-billion private education industry by forcing it to reform into a non-profit initiative. The move has cost at least one billionaire his fortune. It follows a number of crackdowns waged by Beijing against …
Read More »Be careful what you wish for: Biden will do whatever he’s told, even if it gets him kicked out of the Oval Office
Multiple polls indicate a minority of Americans believe Biden is really running the show at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Many seem to think Vice President Kamala Harris is the real power behind the throne, or that some combination of the State Department and National Security Adviser, a Kissinger-style Deep State, is …
Read More »North Korea’s theft of $300m isn’t a sign of desperation, but an indication it’ll do whatever it takes to have nuclear weapons
The UN report was released on Monday and detailed how North Korea had evaded sanctions in 2020 and continued to advance its nuclear weapons program, having “produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure.” One of the most eye-catching elements in the report was the accusation Pyongyang …
Read More »Whatever Pence is planning, he destroyed his political career, and possibly the Republican Party, by tossing Trump under the bus
Even before the fences and barbed wire have been removed from around Washington, DC and the soldiers sent back to their barracks, America is already pondering its next squeaky-clean elections in 2024. And in an effort to deliver the final coup de grace against Donald Trump, relegating the rabble-rouser to …
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