June 13, 2018
...A daredevil raccoon (click here) has been safely rescued after leaving the internet on tenterhooks by scaling a 23-floor building in St Paul, Minnesota.
The critter, dubbed #MPRraccoon after the radio station opposite the high-rise, trended worldwide on Twitter.
Crowds gathered at the building after it went viral, and local media streamed its perilous climb for almost a day.
Twitter celebrated as it reached the roof at 03:00am (07:00 BST) where cat food was waiting inside a trap.
The raccoon has been collected by animal welfare and will be released later.
Evan Frost and Tim Nelson, journalists with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), documented the raccoon's nerve-wracking journey on Twitter.
"One of my colleagues spotted the raccoon on, kind of the ground floor, sitting on a ledge on Monday - it looked like a brown lump, almost like a cat sitting there," Evan Frost told the BBC in the early hours of Wednesday...
There is some habitat loss in the northern counties of Minnesota, but, no in St. Paul.
...Raccoons depend on vertical structures to climb when they feel threatened. Therefore, they avoid open terrain and areas with high concentrations of beech trees, as beech bark is too smooth to climb. Tree hollows in old oaks or other trees and rock crevices are preferred by raccoons as sleeping, winter and litter dens. If such dens are unavailable or accessing them is inconvenient, raccoons utilize burrows dug by other mammals, dense undergrowth, roadside culverts in urban areas, or tree crotches....
There is a good chance #MPRraccoon was scared by someone or something and climbed to a safer perch.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
New UAW President, Gary Jones, comes from a long and succesful history in union leadership.
In 1990, former UAW President Owen Bieber and then-Secretary-Treasurer Bill Casstevens appointed Jones to the International staff. He was assigned to the union’s Accounting Department. A year later, Jones was named chief accountant of the UAW.
A UAW Local 1895 member, Jones was hired at Ford Motor Co.’s Glass plant in Broken Arrow, Okla., in 1975. He became a member of UAW Local 249 when he transferred to the Kansas City Ford Assembly Plant when the glass plant closed.
Jones is a lifetime member of the NAACP and various other civic and political organizations. Jones and his wife, Cindy, live in O’Fallon, Mo., where they are members of the First Baptist Church. They have two daughters and three granddaughters.
The USA Supreme Court seems to be a poor mood these days and workers need protection more than ever. As workers face a workplace that can be compromised in it's safety, fairness and compensation programs that cast them into poverty; it is again time for the rise of the labor union.
I never thought the day would return where labor faced such issues. It's not all happiness and joy in American labor. It is time that returns. It is definitely the time for unions to organize and return quality of life to Americans.
The teacher unions are finally finding their will to stand strong. Michigan is the next big teacher union push to better compensation packages for teachers.
June 13, 2018
Detroit — Delegates of the United Auto Workers (click here) elected Gary Jones, director of the union's Region 5 in the west and southwest United States, its new president Wednesday at its 2018 Constitutional Convention.
Jones succeeds Dennis Williams, who will retire Thursday following a single term as the union's president. Under Williams, the union posted slow but steady gains in membership, rising profit sharing payouts from prosperous automakers, and what Williams has called "fiscally balanced ... finances three years in a row."
The leadership change comes as the union seeks to rebound from a devastating defeat in organizing Nissan workers in Canton, Miss., a failed organizing attempt of line workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga plant, and a continuing federal probe into the use of joint UAW-Big Three training funds financed by Detroit’s automakers....
An article in "Mother Jones" reminds of the appalling circumstances some teachers and students face in the year 2018. Any union has to be aware of the importance of safety in the workplace that includes safety from sexual assault and sexual harassment. Teachers are all part of an important issue surrounding women and men sexually harassed in their work environment, including their students.
Unions and empowerment of their members in educational seminars to protect themselves and their students from humiliating events that take dignity away from them. The issue of sexual assault also carries with it lifelong scars if professional interventions aren't in place.
UAW President Gary Jones needs to take a good like at what exactly unions are protecting at their member factories. The UAW is not exempt in promoting fairness and gender equality in the work place.
Perhaps if Lulabel Seitz was empowered by teachers and administrators long before her speech at graduation none of this would even be an issue.
Unions are vitally important when they hold educational seminars that will empower their members and the peoples' lives their members touch.
Lulabel Seitz had freedom of speach removed from her when she began to address sexual harassment and assault on her campus.
June 6, 2018
By Hannah Beausang
...In the days following the graduation of 304 students, (click here) the event has proved polarizing. Top school administrators said all student speakers were made aware their microphones would be cut if they deviated from the speeches they submitted. Seitz, who’s headed to Stanford University this fall to study applied mathematics and economics, voiced outrage by what she called censorship.
“When they cut my mic, I was appalled at them,” Seitz said.
She said she was sexually assaulted on campus by a person she knew and she wanted to air her frustration over what she viewed as a lack of action taken by the administration.
“I thought this is a public school with freedom of speech,” she said this week in a phone interview. “This is for my class that stood up and said ‘let her speak.’ Even if the administration doesn’t give me a mic, I still want to speak.”
Students were required to audition for their speeches, and during two meetings with Seitz, Assistant Principal Deborah Richardson said she told the teen that “the expectation is that the speech you submitted is the speech you will give.”
Petaluma High School Principal David Stirrat said the school prior to graduation received an undisclosed number of emails expressing concern Seitz might go off script....
The USA Supreme Court seems to be a poor mood these days and workers need protection more than ever. As workers face a workplace that can be compromised in it's safety, fairness and compensation programs that cast them into poverty; it is again time for the rise of the labor union.
I never thought the day would return where labor faced such issues. It's not all happiness and joy in American labor. It is time that returns. It is definitely the time for unions to organize and return quality of life to Americans.
The teacher unions are finally finding their will to stand strong. Michigan is the next big teacher union push to better compensation packages for teachers.
June 13, 2018
Detroit — Delegates of the United Auto Workers (click here) elected Gary Jones, director of the union's Region 5 in the west and southwest United States, its new president Wednesday at its 2018 Constitutional Convention.
Jones succeeds Dennis Williams, who will retire Thursday following a single term as the union's president. Under Williams, the union posted slow but steady gains in membership, rising profit sharing payouts from prosperous automakers, and what Williams has called "fiscally balanced ... finances three years in a row."
The leadership change comes as the union seeks to rebound from a devastating defeat in organizing Nissan workers in Canton, Miss., a failed organizing attempt of line workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga plant, and a continuing federal probe into the use of joint UAW-Big Three training funds financed by Detroit’s automakers....
An article in "Mother Jones" reminds of the appalling circumstances some teachers and students face in the year 2018. Any union has to be aware of the importance of safety in the workplace that includes safety from sexual assault and sexual harassment. Teachers are all part of an important issue surrounding women and men sexually harassed in their work environment, including their students.
Unions and empowerment of their members in educational seminars to protect themselves and their students from humiliating events that take dignity away from them. The issue of sexual assault also carries with it lifelong scars if professional interventions aren't in place.
UAW President Gary Jones needs to take a good like at what exactly unions are protecting at their member factories. The UAW is not exempt in promoting fairness and gender equality in the work place.
Perhaps if Lulabel Seitz was empowered by teachers and administrators long before her speech at graduation none of this would even be an issue.
Unions are vitally important when they hold educational seminars that will empower their members and the peoples' lives their members touch.
June 6, 2018
By Hannah Beausang
...In the days following the graduation of 304 students, (click here) the event has proved polarizing. Top school administrators said all student speakers were made aware their microphones would be cut if they deviated from the speeches they submitted. Seitz, who’s headed to Stanford University this fall to study applied mathematics and economics, voiced outrage by what she called censorship.
“When they cut my mic, I was appalled at them,” Seitz said.
She said she was sexually assaulted on campus by a person she knew and she wanted to air her frustration over what she viewed as a lack of action taken by the administration.
“I thought this is a public school with freedom of speech,” she said this week in a phone interview. “This is for my class that stood up and said ‘let her speak.’ Even if the administration doesn’t give me a mic, I still want to speak.”
Students were required to audition for their speeches, and during two meetings with Seitz, Assistant Principal Deborah Richardson said she told the teen that “the expectation is that the speech you submitted is the speech you will give.”
Petaluma High School Principal David Stirrat said the school prior to graduation received an undisclosed number of emails expressing concern Seitz might go off script....
This is institutionized oppression of women. Pakistan has to stop it's "elder culture" and lean into it's "youth culture."
Then it became a blog entry:
May 27, 2018
By Ahsan Zafeer
What Bahria University (click here) did is nothing new in the spectrum, but it is the latest contribution to the already alarming moral policing culture that exists in the country.
“Men and women are to maintain a distance of at least six inches while sitting/standing together.”
Imagine reading this somewhere, or hearing about it. What would your first reaction be?
Perhaps something like, “Oh my God! The Taliban are back! They must have started enforcing their version of Shariah, and are probably planning to bring the days of terror back to the country!
If so, relax! This notice wasn’t issued by those fanatics, but by a renowned semi-government university, and is applicable only within its premises.
It all began when a notice was issued by Bahria University’s (BU) director, requiring male and female students to keep a six-inch distance when sitting or standing near each other. This is not even the worst part though, as the notice also called to enforce a “no touch” policy between male and female students....
Private university or not, this is oppression of women AND men. Pakistan MUST remove all these oppressive rules and allow the dignity of young Pakistanis to prove they are moral and decent people that live to the social standard they love.
These types of oppression invite extremism and remove dignity and diversity on a college campus. College and university campuses are where students are exposed to all kinds of culture and ways of thought. It is good and it is healthy for university students to direct their own social climate. Of course, there are rules ranging from ethics rules to criminal rules, but, such a silly rule invites criminal disaster into a student's social life.
Imagine the most talented student on campus with a very promising career sits next to another student in the library and all of a sudden the future of that student is erased for silly social rules. This is not necessary. Ladies and gentlemen abound in colleges and universities. The best way to address these concerns is through the health office and meetings with educational content about dating dangers.
Pakistan MUST decriminalize all social rules and allow citizens the right to diverse thinking, the education of social dangers in dating and intimacy and paths of choice that encourage career building and a better future.
Providing all the athletes make their way out of Russia (ie: LGBTQ) the USA MUST end the southern border so called problem.
The United States of America needs to end the drug cartel presence in Mexico. If there are going to be international games in Mexico and it is affiliated with the USA and Canada, there needs to be a concerted effort to end the drug cartels.
Mexico is currently a mess. Even the once tourism is being destroyed because of poverty, drugs and crime networks. Something has to be done and the US Congress needs to pay attention, otherwise, Miami is the next step for these crime networks and drug cartels.
To be clear, the crime networks in Mexico's most beautiful cities that once were tourist havens are not ONLY connected to the drug cartels. The drug cartels are a problem, BUT IN ADDITION, there are crime networks that have developed out of poverty now ravaging the tourist cities of Mexico.
Understand? Not all the crime networks in these cities are connected to drug cartels. There are two huge problems in Mexico, the drug cartels AND the criminal networks that grew out of poverty. BOTH have to be addressed before the World Cup shows up to carry out it's mission which goes on a long time. The World Cup is conducted far longer than Olympics. So, this is a huge commitment.
The US Congress needs to get real about Mexico and cleaning up the country and instilling an economy. Mexico's emigrants will stop as soon as there is a real economy that provides "blessed lives."
GET FOR REAL, USA! No more human rights abuses in the USA and real partnerships with Mexico that changes the balance of power into the hands of the government. Any form of government corruption has to end as well. No more killing students because they are in the way of a political campaign.
June 13, 2018
By Martin Rogers
Moscow — The United States will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup (click here) after its three-way bid – along with Mexico and Canada – was granted staging rights during a vote here on Wednesday.
Mexico is currently a mess. Even the once tourism is being destroyed because of poverty, drugs and crime networks. Something has to be done and the US Congress needs to pay attention, otherwise, Miami is the next step for these crime networks and drug cartels.
To be clear, the crime networks in Mexico's most beautiful cities that once were tourist havens are not ONLY connected to the drug cartels. The drug cartels are a problem, BUT IN ADDITION, there are crime networks that have developed out of poverty now ravaging the tourist cities of Mexico.
Understand? Not all the crime networks in these cities are connected to drug cartels. There are two huge problems in Mexico, the drug cartels AND the criminal networks that grew out of poverty. BOTH have to be addressed before the World Cup shows up to carry out it's mission which goes on a long time. The World Cup is conducted far longer than Olympics. So, this is a huge commitment.
The US Congress needs to get real about Mexico and cleaning up the country and instilling an economy. Mexico's emigrants will stop as soon as there is a real economy that provides "blessed lives."
GET FOR REAL, USA! No more human rights abuses in the USA and real partnerships with Mexico that changes the balance of power into the hands of the government. Any form of government corruption has to end as well. No more killing students because they are in the way of a political campaign.
June 13, 2018By Martin Rogers
Moscow — The United States will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup (click here) after its three-way bid – along with Mexico and Canada – was granted staging rights during a vote here on Wednesday.
The “United” bid, that will see 60 of the tournament’s games held in the U.S., with Canada and Mexico getting 10 each, beat out the underdog campaign of Morocco to bring soccer’s biggest show back to American soil.
The U.S. previously hosted in 1994 and the potential for a highly lucrative tournament, plus the existing stadiums and infrastructure, likely played a major role in swaying voters.
With the breakdown of voting results made public, the United bid claimed 134 votes, with 64 giving their support to Morocco and one country voting for neither bid....
The hottest political topic in Pakistan is water.
If Pakistan can afford a nuclear weapon program, it can afford clean water and electricity first.
June 2, 2018
Karachi: As K Electric (K-E) (click here) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board remained unmoved, the residents of Karachi continued their protest over non-supply of water and hours-long interruptions of electricity in different localities of the metropolis.
At least three protest demonstrations were witnessed on Friday in the metropolis as citizens swarmed took to the streets in multiple areas to protest against power outages and water shortage.
A large number of residents of Sector 11.5, the Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town gathered and blocked the roads to stage a protest against power outages and water shortage in Sector 11.5 and its surrounding areas....
...Ramazan started as we are facing load-shedding of over 10 hours a day as well as water shortage,” ...
...Similarly, residents of Quaidabad, Muslimabad Colony, Muzzafarabad Colony, Sherpao Colony, Majeed Colony, Swati Muhalla and Landhi also staged a protest against power outages and water shortage within their localities.
The residents of the affected areas gathered after Friday prayers and reached the National Highway in the form of a rally and blocked traffic on the highway for vehicular traffic for hours in protest. A large number of protesters burnt tyres on the roads in protest and shouted slogans against the K-E and water board. The protest caused a massive traffic jam on the highway...
The incumbents have a high success rating. Which seems odd as the problems are occurring now.
June 13, 2018
By Zafar Bhutta
Islamabad: Choosing not to blame (click here) the outgoing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government for prolonged power outages, Caretaker Minister for Energy Ali Zafar has said apart from other factors, it is also the weak power transmission and distribution system that is causing load-shedding.
“The electricity generation is higher but the transmission and distribution system is not able to pick it,” said Zafar while addressing a press conference in the federal capital on Tuesday.
The PML-N government says it has ended load-shedding – a claim belied by the continued power outages across the country since the start of hot weather. Later, former premier Nawaz Sharif and PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif had held caretaker government responsible for power load-shedding....
When looking for votes, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
June 11, 2018
By Danish Hussain
Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) (click here) (all the political parties use abbreviations of their names rather than the name itself. Probably causes some folks to vote for people they never intended to vote for. Just a guess.)
...announced countrywide demonstrations on Tuesday (June 12) to protest against hours-long load-shedding in the country.
The party has demanded that the interim government intervene and take immediate steps to overcome the issue of excessive load-shedding. “Interim government should take immediate steps to ensure betterment in day to day worsening situation,” PTI chief Imran Khan said....
This election even has the attention of an old President. I thought Mushy was up on charges of treason. Go figure. The former President-General had his strangle hold on the country dissolved with the work of Condi Rice under "W." Well, he's back. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto was the primary driver behind that accomplishment. She wanted to run for office and the power structure needed better definition and less corruption. But, she was shot by al Qaeda a few months later when she first returned to Pakistan. She is missed, even today.
June 13, 2018
The Supreme Court (SC) (click here) on Wednesday gave former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf till Thursday to appear before the court.
A three judge bench, headed by the chief justice, had summoned Musharraf on June 13 in connection with his petition against the Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict in 2013 for his lifetime disqualification and assured him that he would not be arrested from the airport till the court premises....
There are old parties and new parties, but, women are starting to run for office to bring about resolution to the problems the country face. I mean give me a break. This is 2018 and the Pakistanis haven't got reliable clean water and electricity; but they have a nuclear weapon capacity. Really?
June 4, 2018
By Ali Salman
For the first time in 30 years, (click here) since it was established in 1988, a PML-N government completed its term in the federal government last week.
Largely given the mandate to govern the country to recover economic growth and gain energy security in 2013, the party’s economic performance is being intensely debated.
Presenting highlights of the government, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has highlighted the following facts to defend government’s economic performance. It provides with a good measure to evaluate the five-year economic track record....
But, this entire water problem is sincerely a worry for Pakistan. It has gotten to be such a worry it even started to involve India and the World Bank. So, considering there is a peace agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan it raises concerns to the pressure on Pakistan leaders to even enter into a stronger presense in the region.
When I see this kind of thing being introduced into a country where there are profound problems, I first believe this is not the World Bank's problem so much as a political excuse for the problem. These type of excuses then are parlayed into confrontation and war. Jammu and Kashmir do not need more instability or as an excuse for poor performance by the government to solve problems. The guns need to come off the streets in these regions of the world and real world solutions sought.
May 22, 2018
The Kishanganga project was started in 2007 but on May 17, 2010, Pakistan moved for international arbitration against India under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Pakistan has raised with the World Bank (click here) the alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, which inaugurated the Kishanganga hydro project in Kashmir, as the multilateral lender sought opportunities within the treaty to find an amicable resolution of the issue.
The four-member Pakistani delegation, led by Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali, met the World Bank officials here yesterday, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir.
The inauguration of the hydroelectric project was held amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the dam on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies....
This is the hydroelectric project being used for political posturing. It is a little bit too late for Pakistan to complain. Pakistan has to seek major infrastructure improvements to solve the water problem and at the same time solving the electricity problem. This dam that was part of India's infrastructure project is an excellent proof do how electricity production and water is provided for people at the same time. But, to blame India's project now that it is completed, is nothing but convenient potlical posturing.
I want to see plans for Pakistan's water and electricity needs among the candidates. Posturing is old world politics. There needs to be solutions for the people and it may mean cutting funding for nuclear weapons capacity and denuclearization.
A private vehicle crosses a bridge as excavators are used at the dam site of Kishanganga power project in Gurez, 160 km north of Srinagar.
Pakistan (click here) and the World Bank have failed to reach an agreement on a way forward to address the former’s concerns over violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, as a strong Indian lobby in Washington again frustrated the latest push to stop New Delhi from violating the treaty.
“An agreement on the way forward was not reached at the conclusion of the meetings” between the Pakistani delegation and the World Bank officials, announced the Washington-based lender on Wednesday.
It added that several procedural options for resolving the disagreement over the interpretation of the Indus Basin Treaty’s provisions were discussed by both the parties....
June 2, 2018Karachi: As K Electric (K-E) (click here) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board remained unmoved, the residents of Karachi continued their protest over non-supply of water and hours-long interruptions of electricity in different localities of the metropolis.
At least three protest demonstrations were witnessed on Friday in the metropolis as citizens swarmed took to the streets in multiple areas to protest against power outages and water shortage.
A large number of residents of Sector 11.5, the Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town gathered and blocked the roads to stage a protest against power outages and water shortage in Sector 11.5 and its surrounding areas....
...Ramazan started as we are facing load-shedding of over 10 hours a day as well as water shortage,” ...
...Similarly, residents of Quaidabad, Muslimabad Colony, Muzzafarabad Colony, Sherpao Colony, Majeed Colony, Swati Muhalla and Landhi also staged a protest against power outages and water shortage within their localities.
The residents of the affected areas gathered after Friday prayers and reached the National Highway in the form of a rally and blocked traffic on the highway for vehicular traffic for hours in protest. A large number of protesters burnt tyres on the roads in protest and shouted slogans against the K-E and water board. The protest caused a massive traffic jam on the highway...
The incumbents have a high success rating. Which seems odd as the problems are occurring now.
June 13, 2018
By Zafar Bhutta
Islamabad: Choosing not to blame (click here) the outgoing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government for prolonged power outages, Caretaker Minister for Energy Ali Zafar has said apart from other factors, it is also the weak power transmission and distribution system that is causing load-shedding.
“The electricity generation is higher but the transmission and distribution system is not able to pick it,” said Zafar while addressing a press conference in the federal capital on Tuesday.
The PML-N government says it has ended load-shedding – a claim belied by the continued power outages across the country since the start of hot weather. Later, former premier Nawaz Sharif and PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif had held caretaker government responsible for power load-shedding....
When looking for votes, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
By Danish Hussain
Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) (click here) (all the political parties use abbreviations of their names rather than the name itself. Probably causes some folks to vote for people they never intended to vote for. Just a guess.)
...announced countrywide demonstrations on Tuesday (June 12) to protest against hours-long load-shedding in the country.
The party has demanded that the interim government intervene and take immediate steps to overcome the issue of excessive load-shedding. “Interim government should take immediate steps to ensure betterment in day to day worsening situation,” PTI chief Imran Khan said....
This election even has the attention of an old President. I thought Mushy was up on charges of treason. Go figure. The former President-General had his strangle hold on the country dissolved with the work of Condi Rice under "W." Well, he's back. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto was the primary driver behind that accomplishment. She wanted to run for office and the power structure needed better definition and less corruption. But, she was shot by al Qaeda a few months later when she first returned to Pakistan. She is missed, even today.
The Supreme Court (SC) (click here) on Wednesday gave former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf till Thursday to appear before the court.
A three judge bench, headed by the chief justice, had summoned Musharraf on June 13 in connection with his petition against the Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict in 2013 for his lifetime disqualification and assured him that he would not be arrested from the airport till the court premises....
There are old parties and new parties, but, women are starting to run for office to bring about resolution to the problems the country face. I mean give me a break. This is 2018 and the Pakistanis haven't got reliable clean water and electricity; but they have a nuclear weapon capacity. Really?
By Ali Salman
For the first time in 30 years, (click here) since it was established in 1988, a PML-N government completed its term in the federal government last week.
Largely given the mandate to govern the country to recover economic growth and gain energy security in 2013, the party’s economic performance is being intensely debated.
Presenting highlights of the government, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has highlighted the following facts to defend government’s economic performance. It provides with a good measure to evaluate the five-year economic track record....
But, this entire water problem is sincerely a worry for Pakistan. It has gotten to be such a worry it even started to involve India and the World Bank. So, considering there is a peace agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan it raises concerns to the pressure on Pakistan leaders to even enter into a stronger presense in the region.
When I see this kind of thing being introduced into a country where there are profound problems, I first believe this is not the World Bank's problem so much as a political excuse for the problem. These type of excuses then are parlayed into confrontation and war. Jammu and Kashmir do not need more instability or as an excuse for poor performance by the government to solve problems. The guns need to come off the streets in these regions of the world and real world solutions sought.
The Kishanganga project was started in 2007 but on May 17, 2010, Pakistan moved for international arbitration against India under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Pakistan has raised with the World Bank (click here) the alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, which inaugurated the Kishanganga hydro project in Kashmir, as the multilateral lender sought opportunities within the treaty to find an amicable resolution of the issue.
The four-member Pakistani delegation, led by Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali, met the World Bank officials here yesterday, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir.
The inauguration of the hydroelectric project was held amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the dam on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies....
This is the hydroelectric project being used for political posturing. It is a little bit too late for Pakistan to complain. Pakistan has to seek major infrastructure improvements to solve the water problem and at the same time solving the electricity problem. This dam that was part of India's infrastructure project is an excellent proof do how electricity production and water is provided for people at the same time. But, to blame India's project now that it is completed, is nothing but convenient potlical posturing.
I want to see plans for Pakistan's water and electricity needs among the candidates. Posturing is old world politics. There needs to be solutions for the people and it may mean cutting funding for nuclear weapons capacity and denuclearization.
May 24, 2018
By Shabaza Rana
By Shabaza Rana
Pakistan (click here) and the World Bank have failed to reach an agreement on a way forward to address the former’s concerns over violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, as a strong Indian lobby in Washington again frustrated the latest push to stop New Delhi from violating the treaty.
“An agreement on the way forward was not reached at the conclusion of the meetings” between the Pakistani delegation and the World Bank officials, announced the Washington-based lender on Wednesday.
It added that several procedural options for resolving the disagreement over the interpretation of the Indus Basin Treaty’s provisions were discussed by both the parties....
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
I see no problem with ending the war games.
South Korea and Japan may see it differently than the US Press Corp about the end of war games as well. However, this should not be a surprise and Kim Jong Un, Russia and China are correct, war games are provocations to the belief nuclear weapons are necessary for North Korea.
The idea China and Russia ask for an end to military war games with South Korea only shows the fact they have a long time relationship with North Korea. I am sure every time there is some sort of diplomatic relations between North Korea and its northern neighbors the topic of the US war games comes up. The reason North Korea is worried is because while the US and South Korea are participating in such war games it has the appearance of invading North Korea WHILE IT'S ALLIES, namely China and Russia, sit on the side lines.
Kim Jong Un is more than willing to rely on China and Russia to protect from nuclear attack if it disarms. That is also something Libya didn't have. It did not have a big brother at it's borders. So, Un seems to believe the USA is very good at carrying out military actions that could be an invasion into North Korea. I think Un's point of view is that he cannot defend from an invasion by the USA and South Korea. He would be relying on his northern neighbors to enter the conflict in order to sustain his borders. If one takes that a step further, it begins to explain China's "military islands" in recent years.
But, the military islands are another issue. Un seems threatened by the USA military war games enough to stand his ground on nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and scuttle any talks going forward. It isn't worth it. If North Korean's Kim Jung Un is willing to denuclearize if the USA ends it's war games, it is a small price to pay.
Look, Trump is talking to one of the members of Axis of Evil and the world knows what went on with Iraq. Why would Kim Jong Un believe North Korea would not become an Iraq? The USA gives him no reason to denuclearize. It is time that ends and there is hope for a real peace on the Korean Peninsula.
To validate this point of view, is the Russia war games with North Korea to reassure it's leader Russia is sincere about defending North Korea from invasion in any way possible, including preventing an Iraq style invasion.
The USA has relations with China and Russia in many more ways that validate the "promise of no harm" during war games played out around the world. When Russia or China launch a space vehicle or rockets with satellites or supplies to the International Space Station, it validates an understanding of "no interference" because of prior notification. There are "Honor Flights" over the USA by Russia as a reassurance of "no harm." None of those relationships exist with North Korea. Why? Because it is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with veto powers.
The five permanent nuclear members of the United Nations Security Council have different relationships with each other than other countries with or without nuclear military capacity.
I think Kim Jong Un's request to end military war games with South Korea is a "Good Will" gesture by the USA and it has a very valid basis. Unfortunately, the fearmongers in the USA have a great deal of agita when their military is somehow cut off from being the world's police. Oh, well. I guess that will fuel some politics in their favor, but, it won't bring peace to the world.
Maybe to give the warmongers a feeling of security, Donald Trump can hand out security blankets with the words "Making America Great Again" on them.
June 13, 2018
US President Donald Trump (click here) made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican Party.
At a news conference after the historic meeting with Kim in Singapore, Trump announced he would halt what he called “very provocative” and expensive regular military exercises that the United States stages with South Korea.
That was sure to rattle close allies South Korea and Japan. North Korea has long sought an end to the war games.
Trump and Kim promised in a joint statement to work toward the “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, and the United States promised its Cold War foe security guarantees. But they offered few specifics....
The idea China and Russia ask for an end to military war games with South Korea only shows the fact they have a long time relationship with North Korea. I am sure every time there is some sort of diplomatic relations between North Korea and its northern neighbors the topic of the US war games comes up. The reason North Korea is worried is because while the US and South Korea are participating in such war games it has the appearance of invading North Korea WHILE IT'S ALLIES, namely China and Russia, sit on the side lines.
Kim Jong Un is more than willing to rely on China and Russia to protect from nuclear attack if it disarms. That is also something Libya didn't have. It did not have a big brother at it's borders. So, Un seems to believe the USA is very good at carrying out military actions that could be an invasion into North Korea. I think Un's point of view is that he cannot defend from an invasion by the USA and South Korea. He would be relying on his northern neighbors to enter the conflict in order to sustain his borders. If one takes that a step further, it begins to explain China's "military islands" in recent years.
But, the military islands are another issue. Un seems threatened by the USA military war games enough to stand his ground on nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and scuttle any talks going forward. It isn't worth it. If North Korean's Kim Jung Un is willing to denuclearize if the USA ends it's war games, it is a small price to pay.
Look, Trump is talking to one of the members of Axis of Evil and the world knows what went on with Iraq. Why would Kim Jong Un believe North Korea would not become an Iraq? The USA gives him no reason to denuclearize. It is time that ends and there is hope for a real peace on the Korean Peninsula.
To validate this point of view, is the Russia war games with North Korea to reassure it's leader Russia is sincere about defending North Korea from invasion in any way possible, including preventing an Iraq style invasion.
The USA has relations with China and Russia in many more ways that validate the "promise of no harm" during war games played out around the world. When Russia or China launch a space vehicle or rockets with satellites or supplies to the International Space Station, it validates an understanding of "no interference" because of prior notification. There are "Honor Flights" over the USA by Russia as a reassurance of "no harm." None of those relationships exist with North Korea. Why? Because it is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with veto powers.
The five permanent nuclear members of the United Nations Security Council have different relationships with each other than other countries with or without nuclear military capacity.
I think Kim Jong Un's request to end military war games with South Korea is a "Good Will" gesture by the USA and it has a very valid basis. Unfortunately, the fearmongers in the USA have a great deal of agita when their military is somehow cut off from being the world's police. Oh, well. I guess that will fuel some politics in their favor, but, it won't bring peace to the world.
Maybe to give the warmongers a feeling of security, Donald Trump can hand out security blankets with the words "Making America Great Again" on them.
June 13, 2018
US President Donald Trump (click here) made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican Party.
At a news conference after the historic meeting with Kim in Singapore, Trump announced he would halt what he called “very provocative” and expensive regular military exercises that the United States stages with South Korea.
That was sure to rattle close allies South Korea and Japan. North Korea has long sought an end to the war games.
Trump and Kim promised in a joint statement to work toward the “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, and the United States promised its Cold War foe security guarantees. But they offered few specifics....
The Trump Administration is again playing favorites and deciding winners and losers, namely The Koch Brothers.
June 12, 2018
Washington – A federal judge has approved AT&T’s merger with Time Warner. He rejected the government’s argument that it would hurt competition in pay TV and cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars more to stream TV and movies.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon announced the decision Tuesday, bringing the biggest antitrust trial in years to an end.
The ruling blesses the $85 billion merger, one of the biggest media deals ever. It allows AT&T, a phone and pay-TV giant, to absorb the owner of CNN, HBO, the Warner Bros. movie studio, “Game of Thrones,” coveted sports programming and other “must-see” shows.
The Department of Justice could decide to appeal the verdict. AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
When ATT first wanted to merge with Time Warner, the Trump Administration filed an anti-trust lawsuit while the Koch Brothers attempted to present a package to Time Warner to secure it's ownership by the Kochs.
Live Streaming has become a far bigger slice of the telecommunications business than once was expected. I mean who wants to watch their favorite pictures and shows on an iPhone? Well, as it works out a lot of Americans like the idea of watching shows whenever and wherever they want.
November 17, 2017
By David Goldman
Time magazine (click here) is about to have new owners -- including the billionaire Koch brothers.
Media company Meredith (MDP) announced Sunday that it has agreed to buy the 95-year-old magazine's publisher, Time Inc., for $2.8 billion.
Acquiring the legendary magazine business gives Meredith control of dozens of other big titles such as People, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Entertainment Weekly. Meredith already publishes several top magazines, including Parents, Shape and Better Homes & Gardens.
The two media companies are worth roughly the same on the stock market. To finance the deal, Iowa-based Meredith is taking on some serious debt, borrowing about $3.6 billion from an assortment of lenders....
Picking winners and losers? Definitely. Donald Trump has done nothing but ragged on and on about fake news and CNN. Why CNN? Tell me, knowing the Kochs are supposed to be the new owners of Time Warner, why would a USA sitting president rag on about CNN?
Because if Trump was successful, the value of CNN would drop and the KOCH BROTHERS would have more cash to hand out to political cronies. THAT IS WHY DONALD TRUMP rags on about CNN. That is the only reason why.
Washington – A federal judge has approved AT&T’s merger with Time Warner. He rejected the government’s argument that it would hurt competition in pay TV and cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars more to stream TV and movies.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon announced the decision Tuesday, bringing the biggest antitrust trial in years to an end.
The ruling blesses the $85 billion merger, one of the biggest media deals ever. It allows AT&T, a phone and pay-TV giant, to absorb the owner of CNN, HBO, the Warner Bros. movie studio, “Game of Thrones,” coveted sports programming and other “must-see” shows.
The Department of Justice could decide to appeal the verdict. AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
When ATT first wanted to merge with Time Warner, the Trump Administration filed an anti-trust lawsuit while the Koch Brothers attempted to present a package to Time Warner to secure it's ownership by the Kochs.
Live Streaming has become a far bigger slice of the telecommunications business than once was expected. I mean who wants to watch their favorite pictures and shows on an iPhone? Well, as it works out a lot of Americans like the idea of watching shows whenever and wherever they want.
November 17, 2017
By David Goldman
Time magazine (click here) is about to have new owners -- including the billionaire Koch brothers.
Media company Meredith (MDP) announced Sunday that it has agreed to buy the 95-year-old magazine's publisher, Time Inc., for $2.8 billion.
Acquiring the legendary magazine business gives Meredith control of dozens of other big titles such as People, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Entertainment Weekly. Meredith already publishes several top magazines, including Parents, Shape and Better Homes & Gardens.
The two media companies are worth roughly the same on the stock market. To finance the deal, Iowa-based Meredith is taking on some serious debt, borrowing about $3.6 billion from an assortment of lenders....
Picking winners and losers? Definitely. Donald Trump has done nothing but ragged on and on about fake news and CNN. Why CNN? Tell me, knowing the Kochs are supposed to be the new owners of Time Warner, why would a USA sitting president rag on about CNN?
Because if Trump was successful, the value of CNN would drop and the KOCH BROTHERS would have more cash to hand out to political cronies. THAT IS WHY DONALD TRUMP rags on about CNN. That is the only reason why.
Before al Qaeda, this is what Pakistan and the region was known for.
The great mountains of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran were once a great place for those that loved the land and nature. These mountains attracted many people in activities that had nothing to do with terrorism or war. Three Americans were arrested by Iran when they wandered into Iran in error while hiking. That has been the stark reality of these lands and it is a travesty to the beauty that lies there.
A few years ago, there were films coming out of the region that was action adventure with a hint of romance thrown in to begin again civilization and not war.
Bollywood is another success story that has even provided actors and actresses to The West, too. These are all important shifts in social paradigms that secure civilization and end the "madman era."
June 1, 2018
Tajikistan (click here) wants to sign an agreement with Pakistan on bilateral cooperation in tourism with incentives for tourists and companies to give a big push to the sector.
Speaking at a seminar on “Tajikistan – The Land of Opportunities for Tourism Industry of Pakistan”, Tajikistan Ambassador Sherali Jononov said the two countries were exploring opportunities for cooperation in energy, education, culture and defence sectors. But tourism was a missing subject that should be explored.
“Tourism is a big industry in the world and some countries in the European Union, Asia and the Gulf are depending on it,” he pointed out, adding the industry contributed to the gross domestic product of some countries and generated revenue for the federal budget....
Tourism definitely has a place in a country's GDP. In this case, for all the efforts of countires in this region to achieve normalcy, there are those that still want to take it from them.
June 12, 2018
An overnight ambush, kills the governor of Kohistan district in Faryab along with eight others.
Taliban fighters (click here) killed a governor and took control of his district in northern Afghanistan as clashes broke out across the country, officials said on Tuesday, accusing the militants of defying the start of a government ceasefire with them.
There was intense fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban gunmen in the northern provinces of Faryab and Sari Pul, with officials reporting an unspecified number of casualties on both sides.
The governor of Kohistan district in Faryab was killed along with eight others in an ambush overnight, provincial governor spokesperson Jawed Bidar, blaming the Taliban....
To be clear, there has been an international focus in this region of the world for some time, including what was known as the Durand Line which established a trading area with Europe.
To the left is a "summit climb map" of which China's border is noted on the left of the border and Pakistan on the right. It is this reference of the past of which leaders are trying to return. The concept is a return to normalization. With such efforts, there will be less instability, death, war, and danger to the world.
Realize, al Qaeda established itself in Afghanistan after the government dissolved. Osama bin Laden brought wealth and turned Afghanistan into a training ground to launch international attacks.
While these efforts seem minuscule efforts to the problems these countries have faced in the past two decades; they are not. These efforts are important and need to return function, safety, purpose and the wonder by the world of such extreme environments and their inhabitants, including nature and animals that survive there.
...Jononov said the question “is how we can strengthen people-to-people contact with Pakistan that is the hub of tourists between south and central Asian states.”
Tajikistan would host a meeting of the working group on tourism in July in Dushanbe where leading tourist companies of Pakistan would be present to find ways to promote bilateral relations.
“Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority was approached by Tajik Air to resume direct flights between the two countries, but no response has been received yet,” he disclosed.
The big stories in Pakistan right now concentrate on the upcoming elections and the topic of women, their safety and their happiness. The elections are a huge distraction in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Tajikistan’s Committee on Tourism Development Deputy Chairman Shirin Amonzoda said Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon had declared 2018 as the year of tourism development....
A few years ago, there were films coming out of the region that was action adventure with a hint of romance thrown in to begin again civilization and not war.
Bollywood is another success story that has even provided actors and actresses to The West, too. These are all important shifts in social paradigms that secure civilization and end the "madman era."
June 1, 2018Tajikistan (click here) wants to sign an agreement with Pakistan on bilateral cooperation in tourism with incentives for tourists and companies to give a big push to the sector.
Speaking at a seminar on “Tajikistan – The Land of Opportunities for Tourism Industry of Pakistan”, Tajikistan Ambassador Sherali Jononov said the two countries were exploring opportunities for cooperation in energy, education, culture and defence sectors. But tourism was a missing subject that should be explored.
“Tourism is a big industry in the world and some countries in the European Union, Asia and the Gulf are depending on it,” he pointed out, adding the industry contributed to the gross domestic product of some countries and generated revenue for the federal budget....
Tourism definitely has a place in a country's GDP. In this case, for all the efforts of countires in this region to achieve normalcy, there are those that still want to take it from them.
June 12, 2018
An overnight ambush, kills the governor of Kohistan district in Faryab along with eight others.
Taliban fighters (click here) killed a governor and took control of his district in northern Afghanistan as clashes broke out across the country, officials said on Tuesday, accusing the militants of defying the start of a government ceasefire with them.
There was intense fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban gunmen in the northern provinces of Faryab and Sari Pul, with officials reporting an unspecified number of casualties on both sides.
The governor of Kohistan district in Faryab was killed along with eight others in an ambush overnight, provincial governor spokesperson Jawed Bidar, blaming the Taliban....
To the left is a "summit climb map" of which China's border is noted on the left of the border and Pakistan on the right. It is this reference of the past of which leaders are trying to return. The concept is a return to normalization. With such efforts, there will be less instability, death, war, and danger to the world.
Realize, al Qaeda established itself in Afghanistan after the government dissolved. Osama bin Laden brought wealth and turned Afghanistan into a training ground to launch international attacks.
While these efforts seem minuscule efforts to the problems these countries have faced in the past two decades; they are not. These efforts are important and need to return function, safety, purpose and the wonder by the world of such extreme environments and their inhabitants, including nature and animals that survive there.
...Jononov said the question “is how we can strengthen people-to-people contact with Pakistan that is the hub of tourists between south and central Asian states.”
Tajikistan would host a meeting of the working group on tourism in July in Dushanbe where leading tourist companies of Pakistan would be present to find ways to promote bilateral relations.
“Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority was approached by Tajik Air to resume direct flights between the two countries, but no response has been received yet,” he disclosed.
The big stories in Pakistan right now concentrate on the upcoming elections and the topic of women, their safety and their happiness. The elections are a huge distraction in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Tajikistan’s Committee on Tourism Development Deputy Chairman Shirin Amonzoda said Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon had declared 2018 as the year of tourism development....
The USA middle east policy needs to achieve stabilization and security, not further instability and tragedy.
Netanyahu's warmongering should be his political demise, not his political rise. He is an extremist and human rights abuser.
Netanyahu states Iran lies. Does he actually think the world will follow him like sheep? Has Mr. Netanyahu ever lied? He needs to stop killing Palestinians.
June 18, 2018 edition
By Adam Entous
...Netanyahu (click here) believed that Barack Obama had “no special feeling” for the Jewish state, as one of his aides once put it, and he resented Obama’s argument that Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians was a violation of basic human rights and an obstacle to security, not least for Israel itself. He also believed that Obama’s attempt to foster a kind of balance of power between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East was naïve, and that it underestimated the depth of Iran’s malign intentions throughout the region.
Obama was hardly anti-Israel. His Administration had provided the country with immense military and intelligence support. He had also protected Netanyahu in the United Nations Security Council, when, in 2011, he issued his only veto, blocking a resolution condemning Jewish settlement building. And Obama opposed efforts by the Palestinians to join the International Criminal Court, after Netanyahu shouted over the telephone to the President’s advisers that “this is a nuclear warhead aimed at my crotch!” (Netanyahu’s office disputes the American account of the call.)...
Netanyahu states Iran lies. Does he actually think the world will follow him like sheep? Has Mr. Netanyahu ever lied? He needs to stop killing Palestinians.
June 18, 2018 edition
By Adam Entous
...Netanyahu (click here) believed that Barack Obama had “no special feeling” for the Jewish state, as one of his aides once put it, and he resented Obama’s argument that Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians was a violation of basic human rights and an obstacle to security, not least for Israel itself. He also believed that Obama’s attempt to foster a kind of balance of power between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East was naïve, and that it underestimated the depth of Iran’s malign intentions throughout the region.
Obama was hardly anti-Israel. His Administration had provided the country with immense military and intelligence support. He had also protected Netanyahu in the United Nations Security Council, when, in 2011, he issued his only veto, blocking a resolution condemning Jewish settlement building. And Obama opposed efforts by the Palestinians to join the International Criminal Court, after Netanyahu shouted over the telephone to the President’s advisers that “this is a nuclear warhead aimed at my crotch!” (Netanyahu’s office disputes the American account of the call.)...
I personally don't give a damn about his crotch or political expansionism. I want peace in the Middle East and now. The Trump Peace Plan is poorly named, it is the Trump Plan of Aggression shaped in propaganda satisfying to Kushner.
The USA ideologies need to be defeated and a true path to peace found. There will be no more expansionism by Israel.
The USA has the best fighting force in the world. There is no reason for any American to feel threatened by the world. Following the defeat of Daesh the world has never known such a common fear or such a common cause. I would hope a peace among nations would follow the end of a brutal regime. I would expect every opportunity for peace be pursued to ensure such hatred and danger never exist again on Earth.
June 12, 2018
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa (click here) on Tuesday discussed the implementation of the Afghanistan-Pakistan action plan for peace in a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Tolo News reported.
According to Ghani’s deputy spokesperson Shahussain Murtazawi, discussions pertaining to the fight against terrorism and Afghan-owned peace process also took place.
Earlier today, COAS General Bajwa left for Kabul to hold talks with Afghan President Ghani.
ISPR Spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said that General Bajwa left for Afghanistan at the invitation of Afghan President Ghani....
The USA ideologies need to be defeated and a true path to peace found. There will be no more expansionism by Israel.
The USA has the best fighting force in the world. There is no reason for any American to feel threatened by the world. Following the defeat of Daesh the world has never known such a common fear or such a common cause. I would hope a peace among nations would follow the end of a brutal regime. I would expect every opportunity for peace be pursued to ensure such hatred and danger never exist again on Earth.
June 12, 2018
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa (click here) on Tuesday discussed the implementation of the Afghanistan-Pakistan action plan for peace in a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Tolo News reported.
According to Ghani’s deputy spokesperson Shahussain Murtazawi, discussions pertaining to the fight against terrorism and Afghan-owned peace process also took place.
Earlier today, COAS General Bajwa left for Kabul to hold talks with Afghan President Ghani.
ISPR Spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said that General Bajwa left for Afghanistan at the invitation of Afghan President Ghani....
The USA has a long history of creating war where it didn't exist before, including the Gulf of Tokin (click here).
Enough.
The United States of America should always be lead by peacemakers, not warmongers.
Enough.
The United States of America should always be lead by peacemakers, not warmongers.
I want to congratulate President Moon Jae - in. He got the ball rolling and it is looking very good for the Korean Peninsula.
It took a perfect storm to bring about this movement forward to peace and denuclearization.
I have a smile from ear to ear this morning and it is because President Moon Jae-in was insightful enough and brave enough to lead. I congratulate all involved, it is a return to the NPT and I am grateful.
I am looking forward to a North Korea that is part of the world stage. In realizing how this young leader took in the sights of Singapore it gave me pause to be abhorred by isolation of an entire country. This meeting between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump reaches beyond signatures on a paper, it is opening up the world to the North Korean people. This is a movement of people that will provide families with a place to be together and a world of people to be curious. North Korea is unknown to the world's population except for the myopic rhetoric of politics. That is no way to define an entire country of people.
I look forward to a verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and peace in the region with a return to normal economic opportunities that would be offered any other country seeking peace. This is the beginning of the official end of the Korean War. There is much to be proud of for both Donald Trump and Kim Jong un. The USA is taking the right path this time and I hope reflection of the enormity of this accomplishment will cause reflection of the hideous politics existing with Iran.
Today is a historic day. Well done.
June 12, 2018
By Park Si-soo
The reds, the whites and the blues; can a path forward be more obvious? The single red star on the North Korean flag definitely looks lonely.
...1. The United States and the DPRK (click here) commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
2. The Unite States and the DPRK will join the efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panumunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclerarization of the Korean Peninsula.
4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified....
The decision to end the presence of the USA within South Korea and war games by the USA has been discussed already. Mr. Pompeo has met with generals in North Korea before the joint statement was drawn up. Where has everyone been?
May 30, 2018
Seoul - One of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top officials (click here) arrived at Beijing airport on Wednesday on his way to the United States where he is expected to help lay the groundwork for on-again, off-again talks between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12.
Trump himself confirmed the news of Kim Yong Chol's trip to the US early Tuesday, tweeting: "We have put a great team together for our talks with North Korea. Meetings are currently taking place concerning Summit, and more. Kim Young Chol, the Vice Chairman of North Korea, heading now to New York. Solid response to my letter, thank you!"...
These issues are decided. This is not a new strategy at all. This is where the USA was once before. The USA miltiary ruined the last attempt to end the Korean War before, they won't do it this time.
End of discussion.
I have a smile from ear to ear this morning and it is because President Moon Jae-in was insightful enough and brave enough to lead. I congratulate all involved, it is a return to the NPT and I am grateful.
I am looking forward to a North Korea that is part of the world stage. In realizing how this young leader took in the sights of Singapore it gave me pause to be abhorred by isolation of an entire country. This meeting between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump reaches beyond signatures on a paper, it is opening up the world to the North Korean people. This is a movement of people that will provide families with a place to be together and a world of people to be curious. North Korea is unknown to the world's population except for the myopic rhetoric of politics. That is no way to define an entire country of people.
I look forward to a verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and peace in the region with a return to normal economic opportunities that would be offered any other country seeking peace. This is the beginning of the official end of the Korean War. There is much to be proud of for both Donald Trump and Kim Jong un. The USA is taking the right path this time and I hope reflection of the enormity of this accomplishment will cause reflection of the hideous politics existing with Iran.
Today is a historic day. Well done.
By Park Si-soo
The reds, the whites and the blues; can a path forward be more obvious? The single red star on the North Korean flag definitely looks lonely.
...1. The United States and the DPRK (click here) commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
2. The Unite States and the DPRK will join the efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panumunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclerarization of the Korean Peninsula.
4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified....
The decision to end the presence of the USA within South Korea and war games by the USA has been discussed already. Mr. Pompeo has met with generals in North Korea before the joint statement was drawn up. Where has everyone been?
May 30, 2018
Seoul - One of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top officials (click here) arrived at Beijing airport on Wednesday on his way to the United States where he is expected to help lay the groundwork for on-again, off-again talks between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12.
Trump himself confirmed the news of Kim Yong Chol's trip to the US early Tuesday, tweeting: "We have put a great team together for our talks with North Korea. Meetings are currently taking place concerning Summit, and more. Kim Young Chol, the Vice Chairman of North Korea, heading now to New York. Solid response to my letter, thank you!"...
These issues are decided. This is not a new strategy at all. This is where the USA was once before. The USA miltiary ruined the last attempt to end the Korean War before, they won't do it this time.
End of discussion.
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