British military commanders have confirmed that they have been given “blunt warning” from U.S. commanders. The “warning”, call it a threat, is against the United Kingdom’s planned withdrawal from Afghanistan.
British military leaders say the United States has actually told them to ignore any orders from their U.K. government to withdraw from Afghanistan.
Reporters Without Borders say they have proof that Israeli soldiers intentionally targeted a photographer, who was clearly identified as a journalists.
The incident happened May 17, while Palestinians were protesting in northern Gaza. The photographer was hit several times by Israeli soldiers. He is in the hospital in critical condition.
China reporting that U.S. investments in China has dropped 28%. Some analysts blame rising labor costs. However, other foreign investments into China have actually increased.
Most economists think the decrease in U.S. investment is only short term, but admit it is connected to the bad economy in the United States.
May 17, Chinese media reporting that clashes have broken out between Irish protesting Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland, and turncoat Irish police.
Pics show protesters trying to break through police lines with a garbage dumpster set on fire. Another pic shows a turncoat cop, in full riot gear, squashing an Irish woman to the ground.
May 17, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that China has sold off another $9.2 billion in U.S. sovereign debt (bonds). This makes the 5th month in a row that China has offloaded U.S. bonds.
At the same time China turned around and bought $2.9 billion in Japanese bonds.
“This visit is part of a carefully orchestrated campaign to normalize British rule and the enforced partition of Ireland. Irish Republicans will actively oppose this visit in order to send out the clear message that British rule and the partition of Ireland will never be either normal or acceptable.”-Sinn Féin […] Continue Reading…
“Firstly we oppose it because it is a waste of money. The second reason we oppose this is because of British imperialism, but most importantly we oppose this because she is the commander-in-chief of the British military who continue to occupy the six counties [Northern Ireland].”-Brian Leeson, Eirigi chairman
“But here is seems an individual or a group with specific knowledge of the dissident republican coded warning system has called to make a bomb threat. The police cannot afford to do anything but treat this with the utmost seriousness.”-Mark White, SkyNews Home affairs correspondent
“The real purpose of the ongoing massive garda [police] operation is to deter and intimidate people from engaging in protests against the visit by the commander-in-chief of the British military.”-Louise Minihan, Dublin City Council member
Several Irish protesters were arrested just before Queen Elizabeth II set foot on the Emerald Isle. […] Continue Reading…