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14-08-2020, 05:51 PM
#121
Will Israel totally drop the idea of annexation of the West Bank?
Will this ultimately swing the balance of Arab states towards 'moderates' in the Middle East. ie. UAE, Jordan & Egypt?
Israel and the UAE establish 'full normalization of relations'
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/13/p...ump/index.html
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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14-08-2020, 09:16 PM
#122
Finally, something great out of the Trump administration c/o Jarad Kushner
Opinion - A Geopolitical Earthquake Just Hit the Mideast - NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opinion/israel-uae.html
"But there is another message, deeper, more psychological. This was the U.A.E. telling the Iranians and all their proxies:
There are really two coalitions in the region today — those who want to let the future bury the past and those who want to let the past keep burying the future.
The U.A.E. is taking the helm of the first, and it is leaving Iran to be the leader of the second."
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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15-08-2020, 04:36 PM
#123
Real courage and on the 'right side of history':
'The press has to go on': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...defies-beijing
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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15-08-2020, 04:50 PM
#124
US sees embarrassing UN defeat over Iran arms embargo proposal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...o-nuclear-deal
She said the ultimate US aim was also to try to provoke Iran into a reaction, possibly leaving the JCPOA itself, or even expel international nuclear inspectors.
“It is a scorched-earth approach, destroying the JCPOA in order to make it difficult for a Biden administration, and for the Iranians, to return to it,” DiMaggio said.
“They’re not concerned with keeping a lid on Iran’s nuclear program. They really want to kill this deal.”
If the above is true, then the Trump regime is being incredibly irresponsible...
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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15-08-2020, 05:30 PM
#125
A story about my Father's generation who served in WWII - commentary of the legacy on the son, and of the endurance & fortitude of that generation.
(My own father fought in North Africa & Italy, and an Uncle fought in both the European & Pacific theatres - How about Yours?)
Lessons from history in a war letter from Okinawa
https://asiatimes.com/2020/08/lesson...r-from-okinawa
The people who lived through these conflicts were forced to accumulate reserves of endurance and fortitude that are not evident in today’s populations, particularly in the United States.
We should think about them when we feel annoyed at having to put on a mask, wash our hands with alcohol at the supermarket,
skip that after-work drink with friends or postpone foreign travel.
Yes, Covid-19 is a bad thing. But the lesson that history teaches us, as we approach the anniversary of Japan’s surrender on August 15,
is that matters could be far, far worse.
Last edited by Davexl; 15-08-2020 at 06:54 PM.
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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15-08-2020, 05:55 PM
#126
Last edited by Davexl; 15-08-2020 at 06:52 PM.
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16-08-2020, 07:00 PM
#127
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Originally Posted by Davexl
....as we approach the anniversary of Japan’s surrender on August 15.....
Saw a bit about this on the news tonight with representatives from a number of countries. Again, it seems to have otherwise been totally ignored in New Zealand, despite the focus on the Pacific theatre.
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17-08-2020, 05:45 PM
#128
Originally Posted by kiwico
Saw a bit about this on the news tonight with representatives from a number of countries. Again, it seems to have otherwise been totally ignored in New Zealand, despite the focus on the Pacific theatre.
NZ coverage of international news is pretty poor IMO. National Radio has turned into a music station basically, with tiny news bulletins on the hour...Kinda pathetic.
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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17-08-2020, 05:49 PM
#129
Interesting and fast moving situation in Belarus, will they oust Lukashenko and swing to the west?, Will Russia intervene? Lots of imminent questions...
'We will perish': embattled Lukashenko sends SOS to Putin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...s-sos-to-putin
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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17-08-2020, 06:20 PM
#130
All science is either Physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
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