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Category Archives: Foreign Policy
LinkSwarm for July 7, 2017
It’s Friday on CNN Self-Immolation Week! And yes, there are a few CNN items at the top of this week’s LinkSwarm: 4Chan declares the Great Meme War of 2017. (Hat tip: Stephen Green at Instapundit.) Trump just schlonged the media … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, ObamaCare, unions
Tagged 2018 Election, 2018 Texas Senate Race, 4Chan, Abid Awan, AFSCME, Anthropogenic Global Warming, Arizona, Austria, Beto O'Rourke, Border Controls, CNN, Communism, Communist Party USA, Crime, Czech Republic, Democrats, Donald Trump, EU, Europe, Foreign Policy, Glenn Greenwald, Global Warming, Honduras, Illinois, Imran Awan, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Italy, Jamal Awan, Japan, John Paul II, Konami, LinkSwarm, New York Times, Patriot Missiles, Paul Krugman, Poland, rape, Raqqa, Russia, sanctuary cities, South Africa, Soviet Union, Twitter, unions, Zimbabwe
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Video from the Battle for Raqqa
The battle for the Islamic State capital of Raqqa continues. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces continue to advance, but recently met a fierce counterattack featuring drones, snipers, car bombs and minefields. Here are some videos on the fighting, all from … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military, video
Tagged Foreign Policy, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Kurds, Military, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, video
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LinkSwarm for June 23, 2017
Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! There’s so much news I’m going to punt “The Pelosi Question” to the weekend: In case you hadn’t noticed, illinois is going bankrupt. John Podesta to testify before the House Intelligence committee. Hopefully they’ll ask … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, ObamaCare, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors
Tagged 1960s, 2016 Presidential Race, aircraft, airlines, Alan Dershowitz, Amazon, amnesty, Bill Cosby, Border Controls, China, Chip Roy, Chris Jacobs, Colin Kaepernick, Connecticut, Crime, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrats, DHS, DNC, Donald Trump, Elections, F-16, F-35, Foreign Policy, Georgia's 6th Congressional District, Germany, Harvard, Helmut Kohl, Illegal Aliens, Illinois, Iran, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, James T. Hodgkinson, Jihad, John Podesta, Johnny Eric Williams, Jon Ossoff, Kevin Mallory, Michigan, Military, ObamaCare, Obituary, Phil Montag, Regulation, Saudi Arabia, Social Justice Warriors, Syria, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Trinity College, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Turki al-Bin’ali, Ukraine, Voter Fraud, Whole Foods
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LinkSwarm for June 12, 2017
Enjoy a late, out-of-band LinkSwarm to start your week: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is serious about border control: Sessions said 25 judges have already been deployed to detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Politico. Another 50 judges will … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch
Tagged Beppe Grillo, Border Controls, Brexit, Conservatives, Crime, data security, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, Donald Trump, Elections, EU, Evergreen State College, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Scandals, Iran, Italy, James Comey, Jihad, Jim Messina, Labour, LinkSwarm, London, Loretta Lynch, Maggie Haberman, Media Watch, New York Times, NSA, Qatar, Reality Winner, Scottish National Party, Spain, Stanley Greenberg, Theresa May, Twitter, Voter Fraud, War on Terror
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U.S. Backed Forces Enter Islamic State Capital of Raqqa
While the media was presenting wall-to-wall coverage of the Comey hearing, something a lit more momentous was happening in Syria: U.S.-backed forces entered the Islamic State capital of Raqqa: At Raqqa’s eastern edge, a handful of Syrian fighters cross a … Continue reading
Theresa May Screws Up
Despite having an absolute majority in Parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May gambled she could increase Tory numbers in Parliament, strengthen her hand in Brexit negotiations, and KO the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party by calling a snap election. The result: the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy
Tagged Brexit, Conservatives, Democratic Unionist Party, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Scottish National Party, Theresa May, UK
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Is President Trump Behind Qatar Isolation?
When news came down that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt were cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar, I speculated that this might be a direct result of President Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East. Noting longstanding belief that Qatar … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad
Tagged Bahrain, Donald Trump, Egypt, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, Twitter, UAE
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China: Ghost Cities and Ghost Collateral
Remember China’s ghost cities, the sprawling, mostly-empty cities built across China on credit? Well say hello to ghost collateral: Back in 2014, a scandal erupted when media reports confirmed what many had previously speculated about China’s banking system: namely that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy
Tagged China, Economics, Foreign Policy, Ghost Cities, Ghost Collateral
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar
This seems more than a regular diplomatic row: Saudi Arabia broke diplomatic relations and all land sea and air contacts with fellow Gulf Arab state Qatar on Monday, saying the move was necessary to protect the kingdom from what it … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military
Tagged Bahrain, Donald Trump, Egypt, Foreign Policy, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
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Philippines Invasion Update
Remember last Wednesday’s piece on Islamic State-affiliated fighters invading Marawi City in the Philippines? How are things looking there? Much worse: A Muslim militant group linked to ISIS attacked and took control of parts of Marawi city on Mindanao island … Continue reading