1. rainman


    U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a visit to Denmark next month after the prime minister described his plan to buy Greenland as...
      

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  2. rainman


    U.S. Vice President Mike Pence sought on Monday to reassure Poland about Washington’s commitment to protecting it from Russia, saying allies should “remain vigilant”...
      

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  3. rainman


    Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused Chile’s former leader Michelle Bachelet, now the United Nations human rights chief, of meddling in his country’s...
      

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  4. TB


    Chancellor Angela Merkel and the whole German government do not see Germany taking part in a U.S-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz...
      

  5. Zhong Lu


    I understand that most people believe that money does not grow on trees.  That it has to come from somewhere, etc. etc. If money...

  6. Michael Sanches


    The idea of forcing China to change its' laws to stop forced technology transfer is foolish. You cannot change their behavior. However, we CAN...

  7. ronwagn


    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/28/remoaners-completely-lose-it-over-brexit/   Delingpole: Brexit Is Happening. Savour Those Remoaner Tears! 1,242
      

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  8. 50 shades of black


    Taxing the wealthy is becoming the latest sign of how Chancellor Angela Merkel’s already-frail coalition is drifting apart, adding to the political turbulence as...
      

  9. rainman


    Pyongyang appears to be developing warheads to penetrate a ballistic missile shield defending Japan, the country’s defense chief said on Tuesday, pointing to the...
      

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  10. PP


    Russia’s readmission to the Group of Seven nations depends on progress in Ukraine peace talks, a French diplomatic source said, responding to comments by...
      

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  11. James Regan


    https://consortiumnews.com/2019/08/19/trumps-persian-gulf-car-crash/
      

  12. ronwagn


    / Moderator edit, here is direct link to the article: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/24/steven-mosher-china-loses-money-on-everything-but-exports-trumps-tariffs-will-break-them/ ====================   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nkAnzn9R7NH0LqihEeeq4be4ckBgk70YkGKbHsrnbTU/edit Steven Mosher: China Loses Money on Everything But Exports, Trump’s Tariffs Will Break Them Steven Mosher...
      

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  13. HM


    US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has rejected an offer from Israel to visit family in the occupied West Bank on the condition she does not...
      

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  14. TB


    It happens, on average, more than five times a day in Rio de Janeiro: Police open fire and someone dies. Brazilian human rights and...
      

  15. Abby Gham


    Saudi oil minister Khalid Al-Falih announced that Shaybah Field was attacked today by Houthi rebels' drones sent from Yemen. The official stated that there...
      

  16. rainman


    Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but said it would not be drawn...
      

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  17. 50 shades of black


    Immigrants play an increasingly pivotal role in the U.S. economy. They are overrepresented in our labor force, relative to their share of the population,...
      

  18. ronwagn


    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-19/report-militarization-north-australia-must-win-war-against-china Also see Australasia https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H6rUh_HB-e1FclQqbfMxTOr9yQlHInniZ3tr10n2PMs/edit Militarization Of North Australia Is A Must To Win A War Against China, Report
      

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  19. DD


    A person familiar with the probe of Jeffrey Epstein’s death at a federal jail says guards are suspected of falsifying log entries to show...
      

  20. ronwagn


    https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/meet-the-neglected--year-old-stepchild-of-the-us/article_e05514c9-c9ac-5cd7-b2fc-f677b2426049.html
      

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  21. ronwagn


    https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-offers-conflicting-messages-on-hong-kong-unrest-amid-u-s-china-trade-talks-11565802045  
      

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  22. George Doolittle


    Utica and Marcellus shale has been the "nOPEC" destroyer going on a decade now. Also to understand oil pricing one must understand how the...

  23. ronwagn


    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/kyle-bass-chinas-currency-would-drop-30percent-to-40percent-without-support.html?recirc=taboolainternal https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/china-is-working-hard-to-support-its-currency--it-sold-us-government-bonds-for-six-straight-months.html https://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/08/10/5-things-about-chinas-currency-devaluation/  
      

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  24. James Regan


    Hong Kong may soon feel the wrath of China, is this the tipping point? https://www.thestreet.com/amp/investing/stocks/dow-futures-slide-as-trade-concerns-hong-kong-protests-blunt-global-sentiment-15052938
      

  25. Douglas Buckland


    I am interested in have you guys and gals view the latest application of tariffs on Chinese goods destined for the US. Is it 'bullying'...
      

  26. HM


    NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that there was a real chance for peace in Afghanistan as U.S.-Taliban peace talks continue in...
      

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  27. Zhong Lu


    The devaluation move on the Yuan is not primarily about "countering tariffs."  As far as it's concerned, the Chinese government is already preparing itself...

  28. HM


    U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper asked South Korea to send troops to join a U.S.-led maritime force in the Strait of Hormuz off the...
      

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  29. DD


    India on Thursday urged Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the withdrawal of special status to Kashmir, saying it was...
      

  30. Douglas Buckland


    In many recent threads, the US national debt vs. GDP has been mentioned without any comparison to other nation's debt vs. GDP. I thought...