Category: Political

April 28, 2021 Off

Myanmar army base is set ablaze by guerrilla fighters in biggest blow yet to military junta – who respond with air strikes against villagers

A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has been arrested on charges of conspiring with a relative, who also worked for the CIA, to spy for China.Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested on Friday and charged, said the US justice department.

By the melone

November 1, 2020 Off

Thais keep fighting for reform of the monarchy. Will Germany help?

the German government issued a remarkable warning to the king of Thailand. “If there are things that we consider to be illegal, then that will have immediate consequences,” said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. He was responding to a journalist’s question about King Vajiralongkorn. Since 2007, the Thai monarch has been spending large amounts of time in Bavaria — to the point that he is rarely seen in his home country

Paul Ryan Played Dumb On Donald Trump All The Way To The End

By the melone

August 21, 2020 Off

Trump carries on a presidential tradition: Battling the press

Now comes distinguished Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer of the City University of New York’s Hunter College to tell us that this is only the latest chapter in “the endless battle between the White…

By the melone

August 18, 2020 Off

Trump official says U.S. 'less secure' due to president's actions, endorses Biden

A former high-ranking Trump administration official said on Monday the United States is “less secure” under the Republican president as he endorsed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for November’s election.