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China’s Invasion of Taiwan Will Be the Sequel to Russia’s in Ukraine

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Hegseth speaking at Shangri-La Dialogue ith inset of map showing China blockading Taiwan

iPINIONS contends that China’s invasion of Taiwan will be the sequel to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Xi has made clear he intends to “reclaim” the island — by force if necessary. And with America weaker, more divided, and less credible on the world stage than ever before, nothing stands in his way. Just ask Ukraine…… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: blockade, china, invasion, Russia, Taiwan, Trumpm, Ukraine, Xi Jinping

Trump Addresses Nation He’s Made More Divided and Hated Than Ever

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump delivers congressional address

President Trump didn’t say anything in his Congressional address last night that he hasn’t said a thousand times. He repeated the same pathological lies and gaslighting tropes, bragging that America is stronger and more respected than ever. In fact, America hasn’t been this divided at home since the Civil War. And it hasn’t been this… Read more.

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Filed Under: Trump administration, United States Tagged With: autocracy, democracy, executive orders, MAGA, political fear, Russia, State of the Union, Trump, Ukraine

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Three Years Later

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
destruction of Ukraine three years later

Enough said. Read more.

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Filed Under: Ukraine Tagged With: minerals, Putin, Russia, Trump, Ukraine, Zelensky

Ukraine Traded Nukes for Worthless Security Guarantees—Now the US Wants Its Minerals Too

Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Ukraine security guarantees

Ukraine faces a grim choice: accept Trump’s extortionate deal, handing over $500 billion in critical minerals in exchange for meaningless security guarantees, or refuse and risk losing Western support — only to face another Russian invasion anyway when those promises prove worthless. Either way, history warns that guarantees without real enforcement are just preludes to… Read more.

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Filed Under: General, Ukraine Tagged With: Betrayal, Budapest Memorandum, Crimea, critical minerals, extortion, geopolitics, invasion, Russia, security guarantees, Trump, Ukraine, US foreign policy

Putin’s Travel Warning: Russians Told to Shun the West!

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
image of Rusian and US flags with inset of statues of North Korea leaders and Putin with Kim

Russia has warned its citizens they might be “hunted” if they travel to the US or other Western countries. But this warning reeks of projection and gaslighting — now the hallmarks of Russia’s dealings with the West. After all, Russia has turned arresting Americans and other Westerners on trumped-up charges into a cottage industry, using… Read more.

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Filed Under: Russia Tagged With: dictatorship, Kim Jong-un, Putin, Russia, Travel ban, Ukraine War, Western countries

Genocidal Diversion: Russia Threatening Georgia and Moldova to Divert from Ukraine

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Moldova protesting Russia rigging its parliamentary election

Russia calls in North Korean cavalry Russia has been waging a genocidal war in Ukraine for nearly three years. Now it’s bogged down. In fact, Russian troops are so beleaguered that President Putin has reportedly bartered with fellow pariah Kim Jong-un for North Korean reinforcements. Kim offered tens of thousands of his soldiers for the… Read more.

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Filed Under: US presidential election Tagged With: cyberwarfare, Eastern Europe conflict, Georgia, international relations, Moldova, Putin, Russia, Russian aggression, Ukraine War

Biden, to Stop Election Interference, Don’t Sanction Russia, Arm Ukraine

Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
US announces new sanctions against Russia for election interference. But it should be arming Ukraine to win

The Biden administration’s latest sanctions and criminal charges against Russia for election interference are déjà vu all over again. Since 2016, the US has been slapping Russia with sanctions like a drunk at a piñata party — wildly swinging, hoping to hit something. Yet, the Russians are still at it, manipulating US public opinion to… Read more.

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Filed Under: Ukraine Tagged With: autocracy, Biden, democracy, election interference, Patriot Missiles, Russia, sanctions, U.S. Weapons, Ukraine

Western Allies Commemorate D-Day. But, Despite Putin, Don’t Forget Russia

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Biden greeting veterans at D-Day celebrations in France

Every year, Western leaders gather to commemorate D-Day. It’s a solemn occasion that pays tribute to the sacrifices “The Greatest Generation” made to win World War II. We rightly celebrate the Allied forces from the United States, Britain, France, and Canada for their heroic efforts to save the world from fascist tyranny. But let’s not… Read more.

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Filed Under: The World, war Tagged With: Biden, commemorations, D-Day, Normandy, Russia, veterans

EU’s Shameful Failure to Fully Arm Ukraine

Friday, April 19, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
collage of Zelensky with Biden and EU leaders and inset image of speaker Mike Johnson

Failure of US leadership The US Congress has dithered and reveled in dysfunction for months, delaying a crucial national security bill. This, even though members knew each day’s delay was costing an increasingly defenseless Ukraine dearly in both blood and treasure. US allies and enemies alike watched in utter stupefaction: Democratic allies expressed shock and dismay — as US politicians displayed… Read more.

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Filed Under: Ukraine Tagged With: EU, international crisis, leadership, military support, Russia, Ukraine, US

Putin Boasts about Using Nukes to Bully and Intimidate

Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Putin and Kim marking their military alliance.

Russia using North Korea’s nuclear playbook Russia and North Korea are the only two nuclear powers whose leaders continually boast about using nukes. That is no coincidence.  Russia and North Korea are also the two poorest and most sanctioned among the nine nuclear powers. Both leverage nuclear weapons to compensate for everything from diplomatic isolation to economic stagnation. North… Read more.

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Filed Under: Russia, war Tagged With: Biden, Deterrence, Global Politics, Kim Jong-un, MAD, nuclear weapons, Russia, Trump, Ukraine Crisis, Vladimir Putin

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